by Felicia Kuagbedzi | Mar 31, 2016 | Featured Articles
Below is a list of some of Africa’s oldest Universities. Do you know other equally old African universities? Please respond by posting a comment to this post. University of Timbuktu, Mali (982CE) University of Al-Karaouine, in Fes, Morocco (859AD) Al-Azhar...
by Felicia Kuagbedzi | Mar 31, 2016 | Opportunities from the Secretariat
Call for Applications: Small Grants for Post Graduate Theses & Dissertations (Issued March 2016 ) Deadline: 30th June, 2016 ENGLISH Version The AAU is pleased to announce the 2016 session of its Small Grants for Theses and Dissertations Programme. In line with...
by Felicia Kuagbedzi | Mar 17, 2016 | Opportunities from the Secretariat
English Version 1. Introduction The Association of African Universities (AAU) has intensified its advocacy for students from African universities to acquire employable skills for the world of work upon graduation from their universities. Through financial...
by Felicia Kuagbedzi | Mar 17, 2016 | Featured Articles
Enabling Virtual Research and Education Communities (14-18 March 2016) The West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) held its 2nd Annual General Meeting in Dakar Senegal this week – in collaboration with the Senegal Research and Education...
by Felicia Kuagbedzi | Mar 11, 2016 | Opportunities
The first Call for Proposals of the new “Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme” has been launched on 9 March 2016 with a total available budget of EUR 10 million. The new scheme builds upon the positive experience of the “Intra-ACP Academic Mobility...
by Felicia Kuagbedzi | Mar 8, 2016 | Centers of Excellence
The Econet Foundation has awarded a USD 600,000 grant to the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) for the training of 10 PhD students who recently enrolled in the flagship PhD programme in Plant Breeding at the University of Ghana. The students, who are...
by Felicia Kuagbedzi | Mar 8, 2016 | AAU Workshops
3rd Training Workshop on University-Industry Linkages for African Universities Nomads Court Lodge, Lusaka, Zambia 12th to 14th July, 2016 Under the aegis of its flagship Leadership Development (LEDEV) and Management Development (MADEV) workshop series which aim to...
by Felicia Kuagbedzi | Mar 8, 2016 | AAU Workshops
3rd Training Workshop on University-Industry Linkages for African Universities Nomads Court Lodge, Lusaka, Zambia 12th to 14th July, 2016 Under the aegis of its flagship Leadership Development (LEDEV) and Management Development (MADEV) workshop series which aim to...
by Felicia Kuagbedzi | Mar 3, 2016 | Featured Articles
The Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Sun Baohong, has presented awards to eight outstanding Chinese language students of Wisconsin International University College. Speaking at the awards ceremony , H.E. Sun Baohong said: “When we met last year, I promised I would...
by Felicia Kuagbedzi | Mar 3, 2016 | Featured Articles
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATIONS International Women’s Day (8 March) is a global day set aside to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women and girls. This year’s celebration is on the theme “Planet 50-50 by 2030:...