‘The services offered by AfaraEd have given us the unique opportunity to employ a staff member in Nigeria in a safe, engaging and professional working environment. The ability to work alongside in-country staff from other UK HEI’s to share ideas and best practice is exciting and has created a real sense of community for our team.  We are also benefiting from AfaraEd’s wealth of knowledge and expertise in the market, and they have a number of key contacts that will help us grow our student recruitment numbers. I have thoroughly enjoyed working closely with the team and we now have a fantastic partnership and support network in place to accelerate our activity, and successfully achieve our recruitment goals in West Africa.’

“I had the pleasure of working with Stuart at AfaraEd when recruiting a Regional Manager in Africa. Stuart clearly has extensive regional knowledge and a strong network. He provided a strong long list of candidates which made creating a shortlist a good but difficult decision – exactly the scenario you want when hiring! From advertising the role through to appointing a candidate he provided valuable guidance and advice making what can be a difficult and time-consuming process, so much easier.”

We first engaged Stuart Rennie’s consultancy services in 2020 to deliver a customised report, including a number of key recommendations, to help inform the University’s ongoing strategic direction in the Sub Saharan Africa region. Since August 2021, we have been working collaboratively with AfaraEd to operationalise our Sub Saharan Africa Strategy. Thanks to AfaraEd’s demonstrable knowledge, respected position and expertise in the region, we now have a very clear strategic and operational plan in place to support the delivery of our growth ambition, while enabling us to avoid the ‘trial and error’ period that inevitably comes with entering a new region. AfaraEd continues to expertly guide us through every aspect of our engagement with the region, prioritising our institutional reputation above all. It is clear that AfaraEd is genuinely committed to, and invested in, our relationship, continually proving themselves to be an invaluable and trusted partner. It is very much a pleasure and privilege to work with such a highly professional, informed, reliable and exceptional team.