Dr. Nicos Nicolaou is the Founder and CEO of UNICAF, the leading online higher education educational platform in sub-Saharan Africa. Nicos studied business and education in the US and the UK and has been involved in higher education for the last 25 years. He founded UNICAF approximately 6 years ago, which became the most successful and fastest-growing online higher education platform in Africa with more than 30,000 students from 160 countries. UNICAF operates its own universities and partners with European, US and UK universities to offer quality higher education degrees. UNICAF has its own degree-awarding powers in Africa and operates in 12 countries with plans to operate in 5 additional countries in the next 2 years. Nicos was able to raise more than $35 million in funding for Unicaf. Dr. Nicolaou is committed to ensure that access to quality higher education is not limited by geographical location, tuition fees, or lack of access to academic resources.