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Contents
UniHaven Way..........................................................................................................................................................2
Company Summary.............................................................................................................................................2
Mission.......................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Vision.............................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Recognition & Accreditation......................................................................................................................... 3
Our Pathways........................................................................................................................................................... 4
Education Levels................................................................................................................................................... 4
Management Team.............................................................................................................................................6
Academic Experience.......................................................................................................................................7
UniHaven Way
Our Way is Our Culture which is represented in our name and logo. Its’ how we act
and how we deliver on our brand promise. It is the set of values that guide our Com-
pany. Our Way is also about our student’s stories and how our employees live our
values in their daily lives.
’Uni’ represents the university education international students seek and ‘Haven’ rep-
resents the safety and security we provide to students throughout their time with us.
The Celtic Tree of Knowledge represents a “Gateway to Other Worlds and A Source
of Sacred Knowledge” to mirror international students’ search for knowledge and for
“other worlds” in which to study and flourish.
The Celtic origins identify well with our Irish base.
Company Summary
UniHaven is partnering with educational institutions over the world to provide gate-
way opportunities for foreign students to transition from their home countries to
study in high ranked universities in Ireland and the UK. UniHaven has evolved as a
tertiary education pathway that exists to create education and career opportunities
for students who cannot access University directly. We do this through the delivery of
the highest quality international degree pathway programmes in partnership with our
University partners. Our students gain admission to International Universities with
options to suit their own personal education goals. From our Irish college, with over
30 years delivering the highest education standards, UniHaven ensure the student’s
pathway to success.
UniHaven offers a wide range of options across our program portfolio and study
options at our international centres, each with its own unique features and qualities.
Ensuring that our students progress safely to universities through the provision of life
changing study abroad educational experiences, we nurture and support each stu-
dent along the way. We aim to empower students to realise their full potential and
achieve their academic and personal goals as they share their experiences and
inspire others to follow their lead.
UniHaven not only prepares students academically but in a way that also arms stu-
dents with the knowledge and experience to be able to easily adapt to their target
university's culture, norms and regulations as well as the relevant national culture.
Consequently, becoming an independent learner in an Irish or UK university is one
they are well equipped to navigate. We teach our students to work hard and smart
with Higher Education advice from the start to the end of their pathway studies.
Mission
• Create focused pathways for unsatisfied academic demands through the provi-
sion of cost-effective outsourced solutions drawing from tier 2 and 3 markets in
ways that overcome student mobility and affordability constraints.
• To create student experiences where leadership is encouraged, self-belief is
strengthened, and hard work is rewarded.
Vision
• Create an international network of academically strong colleges to supply well
prepared students to select universities that mirror our own values and that com-
plement our strategic objectives.
• Create a global community of students to nourish and support those who come
after them.
Recognition & Accreditation
As an accredited partner, all our programmes and awards are internationally recog-
nized. Our foundation and diploma programmes are regulated by Ofqual, and
through our awarding accreditation we are able to give assurances to employers,
centres and learners of consistent, rigorous quality standards and valid valued learn-
ing. Our qualifications provide both learners and employers the recognition of com-
petency that can build employee careers and global enterprises. Our qualifications
combine international standards with relevant international content, so learners can
achieve their full potential in today’s global economy.
• UK Regulated Awarding Organisation
• Rigorous and consistent assessment standards
• Regulated and bespoke qualifications
• International scope

Vocational training and University degree pathways

Our Pathways
Our University specific pathways offer guaranteed degree progression in subject
areas that include Health Sciences, Business, Humanities, Sciences and Engineering
& Technology. We offer access to a wide range of degree programmes at Undergrad-
uate and Masters’ level.

UniHaven in partnership with local educational institutes provides international edu-
cation to students making the entire proposition affordable. UniHaven offers:

• UniHaven Level 3 Foundation Year Diploma Programs
• Level 4 Advanced Diploma Programs (Equivalent to first year of a Degree Pro-
gram)

• Level 7 Postgraduate Diploma Programs (Entry to Masters Studies)

• Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Business Management and Leadership (Progres-
sion through a research proposal to potentially continue to DBA or equivalent)

UniHaven has partnered with Universities in UK and Ireland offering guaranteed
places for final year students in their campus.

As a University student, after finishing the degree program, students are eligible to
apply for work visas and work in UK or Ireland for two years.

Management Team

Brian McDonald CEO

• Degree - BSc. Biotechnology, Dublin City University

• Masters - MSc. Talent, Leadership & HR Strategies, Dublin City University

• Membership – Certified Institute of Personnel Development

• Has 30 years of management experience in the private sector including roles as

Group General Manager, Group Operations Manager and Owner/Director.
10 years of Higher Education experience in Ireland as University External Quality
Reviewer/Trainer, Irish University Association Project Lead and as CEO & Academic
Operations Director of a Multi Centre Foundation Provider.

Laurence Foure Chief Revenue Officer

• Masters - MSc. Strategic Business IT, University of Portsmouth

• Masters - LLM International Business Law, University of Wolverhampton

• Membership - Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)

17 years’ experience in international higher education in both the private and public
sectors in Ireland and the UK.
Has a deep and intimate knowledge of international higher education and pathway
markets, having established trusted and strategic university partnerships with over 8
higher education institutions – 5 of which he personally led the set-up of.

Experienced commercial negotiator in the international education sector with a
strong track record of strategic growth, organisational performance and leadership,
both within The University of Wolverhampton and NCC Education where he estab-
lished new markets across Africa, South East Asia, Asia and the Middle East.

Sami Baig Executive Director, Head of Operations, Asia

Has 25 years of experience in senior roles achieving revenue, profit and business
growth objectives from start-up, multinational, and high-paced organisations in
challenging environments within the very competitive education, technology and
publishing sector in Asia and Middle East and Africa region.

Has been head of student recruitment department of Bangor University, UK for the
South East Asia region covering 10 countries –Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philip-
pines, Brunei, Thailand, Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar.
Has worked in senior management roles within international organisations based in
UK-NCC Education, Pearson Education, Bell Education, and Taito Education.

Academic Experience

• Established, experienced team available to set up an International Network of
Colleges bringing hundreds of students to Ireland annually with over 40 combined
years’ experience of Irish Higher-level Education, International Higher-level Educa-
tion and International Foundation College Education.

• Over 20 years combined experience of International Foundation Education at an
Irish provider, Study Group, NCC Education Ltd (UK) and the University of Wolver-
hampton including the recruitment, teaching and placing of students from
multi-college operations into over 40 worldwide university partners.