An inspiring story of a teacher’s leap of faith and a young innovator’s dream that reshaped global learning connections.
The Leap That Changed Everything
NATIONWIDE - AUGUST 2025 - (USAnews.com) — It was the kind of decision that many would call irrational. A mother and seasoned educator in the UK, Prof. Adina Cristina Tulbure booked a ticket to Ghana on a modest teaching salary, determined to meet a young man she had never seen in person but whose vision had ignited something deep within her. She wasn’t chasing adventure. She was following a dream that mirrored her own youthful longing for freedom, education, and cultural connection.
Three years earlier, in Accra, a brilliant 20-year-old Ghanaian student, Martin Kweku Tsogbe, was studying Computer Science online through a scholarship from the University of the People in California. He had an idea: an innovative online school that would bring high-quality education to underserved communities, starting with the Romanian diaspora in the UK.
When he shared his concept with Prof. Tulbure, she saw not just a project but a mission worthy of her mentorship, time, and trust.