Edtech : Tooshare launch of Graduate Scholarship Program of One Billion US$

TooShare,  » the first social learning platform created in Africa, launching, during eLearning Africa 2022 in Kigali, a graduate scholarship program of One Billion US$ funded by the IU Group and TooShare partners to all African countries to promote access to higher education in tech subjects with great employability.

By the editorial staff

Access to higher education in Africa is facing a growing gap between supply and demand. Only ~9% of the population is enrolled in higher education, about 4 times less than the world average. At the same time, the demand for higher education is much higher than the available places. With the demand for well-trained people, especially in the technology sector, high and expected to grow even more in the coming years, the need for higher education with a strong focus on labor market-relevant skills is critical to the employment of students and employers looking for talent.

 » Access to a learning community and additional content on the TooShare platform to support them during their studies by preparing them for the job market »

TooShare and the Study Access Alliance have partnered to offer full scholarships for university degrees from IU International University of Applied Sciences in technology and management subjects to African students who do not have access to funding for higher education that meets international standards. These students will have access to high-quality online degrees (Bachelor’s, Master’s, and MBA) at Germany’s largest, state-accredited university through the Study Access Alliance. They will also have access to a learning community and additional content on the TooShare platform to support them during their studies by preparing them for the job market.

« A pilot project will be launched in June that will provide 10,000 scholarships to talented young people from Senegal, Rwanda, Ghana, South Africa, and Morocco »

TooShare and the Study Access Alliance further plan to work closely with national and international stakeholders to jointly select and support students in their skills development. The partnership will also focus on engaging potential employers to connect students to the job market. A pilot project will be launched in June that will provide 10,000 scholarships to talented young people from Senegal, Rwanda, Ghana, South Africa, and Morocco.

« TooShare’s virtual classrooms for the students offer them the opportunity to connect, learn from each other, and gain the skills employers are looking for in candidates »

“We are delighted to partner with TooShare to jointly provide access to high quality university education to students across Africa. TooShare’s virtual classrooms for the students offer them the opportunity to connect, learn from each other, and gain the skills employers are looking for in candidates. We invite other partners to join us in making an impact on future students as well as African economies” said Ms. Laura Bake, Director of the Study Access Alliance.

“IU initiated the Study Access Alliance because we strongly believe that everybody should be able to access education to grow. The Study Access Alliance in partnership with TooShare will game change access to high-quality university education and skills development – and I hope to see many partners on board who want this change as much as we do” explain Prof. Dr. Holger Sommerfeldt, Rector, IU International University of Applied Sciences.

« A major turning point in the edtech sector in Africa »

“The One Million African Talents program that we are launching in its first phase with our partner the Study Access Alliance and IU International University of Applied Sciences – one of the world’s leading, German state-accredited universities with the world’s largest online degree portfolio – marks a major turning point in the edtech sector in Africa. Maintaining a high level of quality in our digital education is a key objective of our educational platform. Our association with this initiative is therefore primarily aimed at all those young African talents for whom we facilitate access to education and a better future” comment Mr Abdoulaye Mbengue, Founder and CEO of TooShare.

Interested candidates can already register on the TooShare platform at https://saa.tooshare.com to join the pre-selection program