Honoris United Universities

Honoris United Universities
Company typePrivate
IndustryEducation
Founded2017; 7 years ago (2017)
Key people
OwnerActis Capital
Websitehonoris.net

Honoris United Universities (HUU) , is a group specialising in private higher education and professional education on the African continent. It owns several higher-learning institutions in Morocco, Nigeria, Tunisia and South Africa.[1][2] The group is run by a board and an academic council and led by a chief executive officer.[3][4] As of 2021, the Honoris network consists of 14 private higher-learning institutions in 10 countries and 32 cities with 57,000 students.[5]

In 2017, Actis Capital announced the launch of Honoris United Universities as an educational group in which it was investing $275 million.[6] The group announced Luis Lopez as its chief executive officer.[7][8] He was made a non-executive chairman in January 2021 and Jonathan Louw became the new CEO.[5]

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  2. ^ "Private equity firm Actis sets up Africa education platform| Financial Times". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  3. ^ "Honoris United Universities Announces Academic Council". Honoris United Universities. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  4. ^ Office, Press (2019-05-27). "Honoris United Universities announces Academic Council and appoints new independent board member". How we made it in Africa. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  5. ^ a b Office, Press (2021-01-14). "Honoris United Universities appoints Luis Lopez as non-executive Chairman and introduces Dr. Jonathan Louw as its new CEO". How we made it in Africa. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  6. ^ Nsehe, Mfonobong. "A Private Equity Firm Is Investing $275 Million To Create Africa's Largest University Network". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  7. ^ "DGAP-News: Honoris United Universities Announces Senior Leadership Appointments". Bloomberg.com. 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
  8. ^ Savana, Albert (2020-09-09). "Nominations au sein de l'équipe dirigeante d'Honoris United Universities". Financial Afrik (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-08.