{"id":19,"date":"2025-07-06T17:52:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T17:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thinkupacademy.com\/mw\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2025-07-07T12:58:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T12:58:58","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thinkupacademy.com\/mw\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19\" class=\"elementor elementor-19\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1adbfa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f1adbfa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30a22a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"30a22a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Our Story Section with Image -->\n<section class=\"our-story-section\" id=\"our-story\">\n  <div class=\"our-story-container\">\n\n    <div class=\"story-grid\">\n      <!-- Left Image -->\n      <div class=\"story-image\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thinkupacademy.com\/mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ChatGPT-Image-Jul-7-2025-02_33_29-PM.png\" \n             alt=\"ThinkUp Academy Our Story\" \n             loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <!-- Right Content -->\n      <div class=\"story-text-content\">\n        <div class=\"story-header\">\n          <span class=\"story-subtitle\">Our Journey<\/span>\n          <h2 class=\"story-title\">Our Story<\/h2>\n          <div class=\"story-divider\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"story-content\">\n          <p>\n            <strong>ThinkUp Academy<\/strong> is a proudly private education provider operating under the umbrella of <strong>ThinkUp Group Ltd<\/strong>, a pan-African holding company headquartered in <strong>Mzuzu, Malawi<\/strong>. ThinkUp Group leads a diversified portfolio in education, technology, and enterprise development, with a clear mission to transform lives and build a better Africa through skills, innovation, and opportunity.\n          <\/p>\n\n          <p>\n            Formerly established as <em>Genius Business College<\/em> in Springs, Gauteng, South Africa, the institution was founded on the belief that quality education should be a vehicle for personal growth and societal advancement. As the organization expanded in scope and vision, the brand evolved into <strong>ThinkUp Academy<\/strong> \u2014 a name that captures our bold, future-focused commitment to elevating learning across the continent.\n          <\/p>\n\n          <p>\n            Today, ThinkUp Academy serves diverse learners across Africa with flexible, practical training that equips them for work, business, and beyond.\n          <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- Styles -->\n<style>\n.our-story-section {\n  background-color: #f8f9fb;\n  padding: 4rem 1.5rem;\n  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;\n  color: #2d3748;\n}\n\n.our-story-container {\n  max-width: 1200px;\n  margin: 0 auto;\n}\n\n.story-grid {\n  display: flex;\n  flex-wrap: wrap;\n  gap: 2rem;\n  align-items: center;\n}\n\n.story-image {\n  flex: 1;\n  min-width: 280px;\n}\n\n.story-image img {\n  width: 100%;\n  border-radius: 12px;\n}\n\n.story-text-content {\n  flex: 1;\n  min-width: 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