With the strategic acquisition of Uni-Life, the Studyportals group stated is it taking “one other step in providing a holistic resolution to help college students all through their whole journey” whereas elevating universities’ means to digitally recruit numerous college students.
For universities, this partnership gives a complete engagement software that helps college students ranging from the supply stage, maximising yield to enrolment, and their touchdown, connectedness and retention after that, a joint assertion from the businesses defined
Uni-Life was based in 2019 as an answer to allow college students to attach with one another and enhance their social expertise on campus and was created in response to the challenges many college students face in forming connections with their college.
Since, it has advanced to help each pre- and post-enrolment engagement, serving to college students construct robust social connections from the second they get accepted till they graduate, whereas retaining a novel concentrate on welfare.
By becoming a member of the Studyportals group, Uni-Life will “increase its attain and influence, enhancing the genuine student-first method on a world scale,” its assertion learn.
“For years, we’ve recognised the rising demand communities within the examine alternative course of,” stated Edwin van Relaxation, CEO of Studyportals.
“Uni-Life stands out for having scholar welfare and retention at its core, whereas additionally driving robust economical good points for the college. This aligns completely with the broader imaginative and prescient of our choices: best-fit, finest for college students, nice ROI,” he continued.
“This acquisition permits us to help college students not solely in choosing the correct examine program but additionally in constructing connections and feeling at dwelling even earlier than they arrive. Our college companions will improve each enrolment ratio and scholar success/retention with minimal effort. Buying Uni-Life is a pure extension of our mission to empower college students and elevate international, digital, direct-to-student recruitment.”
Buying Uni-Life is a pure extension of our mission to empower college students and elevate international, digital, direct-to-student recruitment
Edwin van Relaxation, CEO of Studyportals
Uni-Life’s platform goals to assist universities enhance enrolment conversion charges, scale back pre-arrival dropouts, and enrich the scholar expertise via options like personalised invites, dialogue threads, and peer-to-peer scholar teams.
The corporate’s CEO, Joep Annega, stated its mission “has all the time been purpose-driven”, in pursuit of offering each scholar with the absolute best college expertise.
“Throughout the Studyportals ecosystem, college students are in management, permitting them to make well-informed selections that result in greater retention charges in comparison with different channels,” stated Annega.
“Uni-Life aligns completely with this imaginative and prescient, as we’ve all the time believed that participating with different college students early on fosters confidence and independence. With Studyportals’ international attain, sources and accomplice community, we will increase our mission of constructing genuine, significant and vibrant scholar communities for much more college students worldwide.”
