EduGo Abroad will join Manifest’s portfolio of international education businesses, which includes Cialfo, BridgeU, Kaaiser and Explore.
The company said the acquisition adds a “dedicated Europe corridor” to its platform and will expand its reach among students, universities and recruitment partners globally.
It said that the move comes at a time when Europe is “increasingly moving from an alternative study destination to a first-choice corridor for internationally mobile students” and said that “with active policy support for student mobility across the region, Europe has become one of the world’s most connected higher education markets”.
Founded in 2009 by brothers Chintan and Bhargav Modi, EduGo Abroad has developed partnerships with more than 280 universities and colleges across 18 European countries. The company has supported almost 10,000 students to date and works with a network of channel partners across India and the wider region.
Through the acquisition, students using Manifest’s platforms will be able to consider European study destinations alongside the other markets served by the group.
EduGo’s university partners will also gain access to Manifest’s international student network and its technology for student recruitment and enrolment.
“EduGo Abroad built its position in Europe before the market moved there,” said Rohan Pasari, CEO of Manifest Global. “Our approach is to back operators who know their corridor better than anyone else, and to give them AI and reach they could not build alone. Chintan, Bhargav, and their team are those operators.”
Our approach is to back operators who know their corridor better than anyone else, and to give them AI and reach they could not build alone
Rohan Pasari, Manifest
Chintan Modi, managing director of EduGo Abroad, said the acquisition would give the company’s partners access to a wider range of destinations and Manifest’s technology.
“In Manifest Global we have found a powerful new home for EduGo Abroad and for the partners who have grown with us,” he said.
“Our partners get more destinations and Manifest’s transformative AI technology. Our universities get access to students well beyond India. For everyone who has grown with EduGo, the ambition just got larger.”
The acquisition forms part of Manifest’s wider strategy of bringing together regional education specialists and technology to support international student mobility.
Manifest describes itself as building an AI platform for “global human capital mobility”, spanning student recruitment, talent development and cross-border movement.
The group said more than 80,000 students who choose to study outside their home country each year use platforms across its portfolio, while its university network spans more than 150 countries.
