By Ibrahim Adeyemo
Picture a typical week as a university student. You need last session’s past questions, but they’re buried in a WhatsApp group you muted weeks ago. You hear about an internship opportunity third-hand, days after the deadline, but the only option is a Telegram channel full of scam warnings. None of these problems is new, and none of them is unique to one student; they’re the quiet, everyday friction that comes from student life being scattered across a dozen different platforms, none of which talk to each other.
CampusLink was built to close that gap.
CampusLink is an all-in-one digital platform designed to make student life easier by bringing important academic, social, financial, and career-related resources into one place.
With CampusLink, students can access academic resources and past questions, participate in discussions and questions-and-answers with other students, discover jobs and internship opportunities, buy and sell products and services through the student marketplace, advertise their businesses, access campus news and updates, and participate in referral and reward programmes.
The platform therefore gives students access to study materials and updates, while also helping them discover jobs, scholarships and other opportunities.
Students can also use the platform to buy and sell products and services.
One of the notable features of CampusLink is that students do not need to pay before accessing the core platform, making it accessible to students. Users only need to create an account and provide basic information to verify that they are students.
CampusLink is primarily designed for students and is intended to serve students across different universities and higher institutions.
The creation of CampusLink was inspired by its founder, John Oloruntobi, a 100-level student of Agriculture and Environmental Engineering at the University of Ibadan and a backend developer.
According to the founder, the idea was inspired by the challenges students face in accessing academic materials, opportunities, accommodation, products, jobs, events and information. Students often depend heavily on WhatsApp groups, social media, Telegram channels, websites and word-of-mouth, leaving these resources scattered across different platforms.
CampusLink was therefore created from the belief that there should be a dedicated platform where students can find these resources in one organised environment.
The platform has recorded some achievements so far, including over 500 students currently on its waitlist, more than 15 ambassadors supporting its growth, and interest and representation from over 35 universities.
CampusLink has also developed a multi-feature student platform; it has developed a student referral and reward system using its C-Moni reward currency, as well as a marketplace focused on safer transactions.
The platform has also begun early partnerships and collaboration discussions aimed at expanding its reach among students, while building a community-driven ambassador network to connect with students across different institutions.
The internal reward currency known as C-Moni is designed to reward students for certain activities and contributions on the platform. Students can earn rewards through activities such as referrals and other approved engagement activities.
Students and interested partners can visit the CampusLink website to learn more about the platform, register, join the community and follow its development.
CampusLink website: www.campulink.com
