Moving between systems, without losing ground
Education mobility is what happens when a learner or an academic moves between institutions, countries or education systems mid-journey. It is the hardest part of international education to get right, because credits, credentials and timetables rarely line up cleanly. This is the work RFI Travels specialises in.
What is included
- Credit transfer and articulation — mapping completed modules onto a receiving institution’s requirements so you do not repeat years unnecessarily.
- Credential evaluation — arranging recognised assessments of Nigerian and other qualifications for overseas admission and employment.
- Exchange and semester-abroad placement — placing students into partner institutions for a term or a year.
- Short courses and summer schools — intensive academic and professional programmes with visa support attached.
- Faculty and staff mobility — research visits, teaching exchanges, conference travel and sabbatical placement.
- Transfer between institutions — for students already abroad who need to change course, institution or country mid-programme.
Why it needs specialist handling
A transfer touches admissions, the registry, the funding body and the immigration authority at the same time, and each of them has a different deadline. We sequence those steps so a visa is not jeopardised by an academic decision, and an academic place is not lost to an immigration delay.
How the process runs
- Audit. We review transcripts, module descriptions and current visa status.
- Mapping. We establish what will transfer and what will not, in writing, before you commit.
- Placement. We approach receiving institutions and negotiate advanced standing where it is available.
- Compliance. We handle the immigration consequences of the move alongside the academic paperwork.
- Handover. We confirm enrolment and make sure records follow you.
Who this is for
Students partway through a programme, graduates whose qualifications need recognising abroad, researchers and lecturers moving institutions, and schools and universities running structured exchange arrangements.