The network was started as a personal project of Gospel "Gossy" Ukanwoke, in
Kyrenia,
Northern Cyprus, in June 2010, as a collaboration tool for
students at
Girne American University, where he was studying. Gossy Ukanwoke was referred to as the
Mark Zuckerberg of
Nigeria and as "Africa's top technology entrepreneur". In December 2010, the platform was launched worldwide and reached 1 million visits. By January 2011, it reached 2 million visits and was averaging over 50,000 visits daily. In April 2012, Gossy Ukanwoke resigned from active management of the platform to focus on the creation of Beni American University, with a goal of creating affordable
education in Africa. In 2012, Students Circle Network was a finalist at the Future Africa Awards in the Innovation in Education Category. Students Circle Network won the People's Choice Award from Study.com. ==Partnerships==