Umii
Helping university students make friends
Umii is a networking app for universities. It matches students with others who share their interests, course or societies.
- Sector
- Education
- Platforms
- iOS and Android
- Universities
- 12+ in the UK
- Daily matches
- 3 to 5
The client
Umii is used at more than 12 UK universities, including Bolton, Hull, Lincoln, Chester, Kent and Essex. Students download it from the App Store or Google Play and sign in with their university details.
The challenge
Umii describes its purpose as supporting students and applicants so that no one feels lonely or isolated. For universities, its stated aims are to improve the student experience, retention and recruitment.
The product
Verified sign-up
Students verify their university email or enrolment before they can use the app.
Daily matches
Each student receives three to five matches a day, based on interests, course and societies.
Ice-breaker questions
Suggested questions help students start a conversation.
Wellbeing contacts
A list of mental health and wellbeing contacts for each university and students' union.
Ambassador profiles
University and union staff can create profiles to help students.
Applicant access
Prospective students can connect with others before they enrol.
Usage reports
Universities receive monthly figures on new users, connections and messages.
In numbers
Survey figures as published on umii.app.
Our part
SevenTech Global worked with the Umii team on building this app.
The product covers the iOS and Android apps that students use, sign-up that checks a university email or enrolment, daily matching on interests and course, messaging between matched students, and the monthly usage figures each university receives.
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