EpicQuest Education Awarded CES Speed Award for Global Branding

Rhea-AI Summary

EpicQuest Education (Nasdaq: EEIQ) was awarded the CES Speed Award for Global Branding at CES 2026 on January 9, 2026. The award recognizes the company’s internationalization strategy that exports its academic programs and builds a hybrid “global campus” enabling students to take courses online and in person across home countries.

EpicQuest said it is developing an AI platform for student engagement and tutoring and aims to create an AI-based university. Its collaborative programs for Davis University and EduGlobal College are cited as drivers of increased international enrollment and diversified revenue streams.

News Market Reaction

-3.89%

2 alerts

-3.89% News Effect

-$297K Valuation Impact

$7M Market Cap

0.0x Rel. Volume

On the day this news was published, EEIQ declined 3.89%, reflecting a moderate negative market reaction. Our momentum scanner triggered 2 alerts that day, indicating moderate trading interest and price volatility. This price movement removed approximately $297K from the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $7M at that time.

Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.

Key Figures

Registered resale shares: 18,253,425 shares Potential warrant proceeds: $6,665,000 Shelf registration capacity: $75,000,000 +5 more

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Registered resale shares 18,253,425 shares F-3/A resale registration by selling shareholders

Potential warrant proceeds $6,665,000 If all registered warrants are exercised for cash

Shelf registration capacity $75,000,000 Maximum securities issuance under Form F-3 shelf

Shares outstanding 23,396,667 shares As of October 30, 2025, in F-3/A filing

Public offering proceeds $3,441,000.58 Gross proceeds from August 26, 2025 offering

Shares offered 5,068,494 shares August 26, 2025 Nasdaq offering

Foundational students 175 students Record enrollment in Fall 2025 foundational programs

Enrollment growth YoY 52% Increase in foundational program enrollment vs Fall 2024

Market Reality Check

Price: $0.2551 Vol: Volume 295,096 vs 20-day ...

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$0.2551 Last Close

Volume Volume 295,096 vs 20-day average 244,339 shows interest above recent norms ahead of this branding news. normal

Technical Shares at $0.314 are trading below the 200-day MA of $0.52 and far under the 52-week high of $1.7399.

Peers on Argus

EEIQ gained 5.72% while peers were mixed: AMBO -0.21%, GV flat, WAFU +1.89%, YQ ...

EEIQ gained 5.72% while peers were mixed: AMBO -0.21%, GV flat, WAFU +1.89%, YQ +5.17%, KIDZ +6.33%. Scanner data flags this as stock-specific rather than a broad sector move.

Historical Context

5 past events · Latest: Jan 05 (Positive)

Pattern 5 events

Date	Event	Sentiment	Move	Catalyst
Jan 05	International expansion	Positive	+10.6%	New MSM graduate program in Sri Lanka via four-year MOU with Lyceum Campus.
Oct 29	Program agreement	Positive	+2.2%	Amended agreement in South America to expand transfer pathways and global enrollment.
Oct 09	Enrollment update	Positive	+2.1%	Record foundational program enrollment with strong growth and high-margin characteristics.
Sep 24	Enrollment growth	Positive	-8.4%	Reported 5x increase in Davis University international associate enrollment over two years.
Sep 04	Conference appearance	Positive	+3.6%	Participation in H.C. Wainwright conference to showcase international expansion strategy.

Pattern Detected

Positive international expansion and enrollment updates usually saw positive price reactions, with one notable selloff despite upbeat metrics.

Recent Company History

Over the last six months, EEIQ has repeatedly highlighted its internationalization strategy and enrollment growth. On Sep 04, 2025, it detailed capital structure changes and financing capacity, followed by a 5x rise in Davis University associate enrollment on Sep 24, 2025. Subsequent releases on record foundational enrollments, South America agreements, and a Sri Lanka MSM program all emphasized global expansion and diversified revenue. Today’s CES branding award and AI-focused strategy fit this ongoing push to position EEIQ as a global, technology-enabled education provider.

Regulatory & Risk Context

Active S-3 Shelf · $6,665,000

Shelf Active

Active S-3 Shelf Registration 2025-10-31

$6,665,000 registered capacity

An effective Form F-3 shelf framework is in place via an amended filing dated Oct 31, 2025, registering the resale of up to 18,253,425 ordinary shares held or issuable to selling shareholders. EEIQ itself is not selling shares in this registration but could receive up to $6,665,000 if related warrants are exercised for cash, implying both potential dilution from warrant exercise and additional capital inflow.

Market Pulse Summary

This announcement highlights EEIQ’s CES Speed Award and underscores its strategy of a hybrid global ...

Analysis

This announcement highlights EEIQ’s CES Speed Award and underscores its strategy of a hybrid global campus and development of an AI-based university model. It fits a series of recent releases on international enrollment growth and new overseas programs. At the same time, investors must weigh prior financings and the registration of 18,253,425 resale shares under the F-3/A, as well as the broader $75,000,000 shelf capacity disclosed in recent filings.

AI-generated analysis. Not financial advice.

The Award Recognizes the Company's Internationalization Strategy that Exports its Academic Programs and Pioneers Initiatives that Integrate AI into Higher Education

TOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- EpicQuest Education Group International Limited (Nasdaq: EEIQ), ("EpicQuest Education," or the "Company"), a provider of higher education for domestic and international students in the US, Canada and the UK, today announced that it has been awarded the CES Speed Award for Global Branding at CES 2026, the world's largest global technology event held in Las Vegas. The award is a signature initiative presented by Attencity Marketing and SMG, CES's exclusive China media partner.

"We are very pleased to receive the CES Speed Award that recognizes excellence in global brand acceleration for emerging international companies. The award is testament to our success in advancing our internationalization strategy by establishing a hybrid 'global campus' that enables students to seamlessly take courses offered by educational institutions the Company owns and operates, both online and in-person within their home countries," said Zhenyu Wu, EpicQuest Education's CFO .

"Concurrently, we are developing an AI platform focused on student engagement and tutoring that uniquely integrates human interaction to ensure personalized support. These innovations serve as foundational steps toward EpicQuest's ultimate objective: the creation of a comprehensive AI-based university," he continued.

"Our innovative approach of building foundational and collaborative programs in student home countries has fueled strong company growth. This approach has empowered access to students around the world to our distinctive academic offerings and strengthened their pathways to higher education in the United States, Canada, and other regions. In turn, this allows us to diversify our revenue streams and build a robust enrollment pipeline for both Davis University and EduGlobal College," Dr. Wu concluded.

EpicQuest Education's Strategy of Internationalization

EpicQuest Education believes that its collaborative programs for Davis University and EduGlobal College, its two owned and operated institutions of higher learning, are a key element of its internationalization strategy to expand its student enrollment and academic programming. The Company's strategy provides enhanced globalized learning and enriched multicultural experiences that can help students reach their full potential and better prepare them for careers in the global economy. Further, EpicQuest Education's strategic growth plan has increased its international student enrollment in recent periods which can lead to strong and sustainable financial results.

About CES (a/k/a Consumer Electronics Show)

CES is an annual trade show organized by the Consumer Technology Association that is held in January at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Winchester, Nevada. The event typically hosts presentations of new products and technologies in the consumer electronics industry. CES is the world's largest gathering for consumer technology and CES 2026 is expected to record attendance of over 140,000 people. For more information, please visit https://www.ces.tech/.

About EpicQuest Education Group International Limited

EpicQuest Education Group International Limited ("EpicQuest Education" or the "Company") provides comprehensive education solutions for domestic and international students seeking university and University degrees in the US, Canada and the UK. The Company owns and operates EduGlobal College, based in British Columbia, Canada, which focuses on English proficiency educational programming for students pursuing academic degrees. The Company operates and is a 70% owner of Davis University, a career training university located in Toledo, Ohio. In addition, the Company has a recruiting relationship with the Miami University Regional campuses, where it maintains residential facilities, a full-service cafeteria, recreational facilities, shuttle buses and an office for the regional campuses that provides study abroad and post-study services for its students; these facilities are not owned, maintained, operated or are a part of Miami University. The Company is also a recruiting agent for the University of the West of Scotland (through The Education Group (London) Ltd) and Coventry University, both of which are located in the UK. EpicQuest Education recently established a wholly owned subsidiary, Gilmore Inv LLC ("Gilmore"), in Ohio, that will offer international educational programs related to kinesiology and recreation education. The Company also established a company in Ohio, SouthGilmore LLC that has been formed to organize sports-related entertainment projects, which is 40% owned by Gilmore. For more information, please visit www.epicquesteducation.com/.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain of the statements made in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning and protections of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements include statements with respect to our beliefs, plans, objectives, goals, expectations, anticipations, assumptions, estimates, intentions, and future performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may be beyond our control, and which may cause the actual results, performance, capital, ownership or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be forward-looking statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements through our use of words such as "may," "will," "anticipate," "assume," "should," "indicate," "would," "believe," "contemplate," "expect," "estimate," "continue," "plan," "point to," "project," "could," "intend," "target" and other similar words and expressions of the future.

All written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary notice, including, without limitation, those risks and uncertainties described in our most recent Form 20-F and otherwise in our SEC reports and filings. Such reports are available upon request from the Company, or from the Securities and Exchange Commission, including through the SEC's Internet website at http://www.sec.gov. We have no obligation and do not undertake to update, revise or correct any of the forward-looking statements after the date hereof, or after the respective dates on which any such statements otherwise are made.

Contacts:

EpicQuest Education Group International Limited
+1 513-649-8350
info@epicquesteducation.com

Investor Relations:
Precept Investor Relations LLC

David Rudnick
+1 646-694-8538
david.rudnick@preceptir.com

Source: EpicQuest Education Group International Limited

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FAQ

What did EpicQuest Education (EEIQ) win at CES 2026 on January 9, 2026?

EpicQuest won the CES Speed Award for Global Branding at CES 2026.

How does the CES award relate to EpicQuest Education's internationalization strategy (EEIQ)?

The award recognizes EpicQuest's strategy of exporting academic programs and creating a hybrid global campus that combines online and in-person courses.

What AI initiative did EpicQuest (EEIQ) announce alongside the CES award?

EpicQuest said it is developing an AI platform focused on student engagement and tutoring that integrates human interaction and aims toward an AI-based university.

Which institutions does EpicQuest (EEIQ) operate that benefit from the internationalization strategy?

The company cited collaborative programs for its two owned institutions, Davis University and EduGlobal College.

What investor-relevant effects did EpicQuest (EEIQ) claim from its global strategy?

EpicQuest said its approach has increased international enrollment, diversified revenue streams, and built a stronger enrollment pipeline for its institutions.

Will the CES Speed Award directly change EpicQuest Education's financial guidance (EEIQ)?

The announcement does not provide new financial guidance or quantified financial impacts.