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Formal Announcement of the Passing on of the AAU Director of ICT, Communication and Knowledge Management – Ms Nodumo Dhlamini, a Giant in Africa’s Higher Education

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New Initiative Targets the Development of a Guiding Framework for Transforming Research Collaborations with Africa

Feb 17, 2023 | News, Press Release

The Association of African Universities (AAU), together with some of Africa’s major research and higher education (HE) constituencies, including , the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), the African Academy of Sciences (AAS),...

Call for Contacts – Human Resource Officers and Registrars of African Universities

Feb 9, 2023 | Featured Articles

The African Jobs Board at the Association of African Universities is reaching out to all Higher Education Institutions in Africa to share contact details of their Human Resource Officers / Registrars / anyone in charge of staff recruitment, with the Jobs Board team...

Call to Participate in the African Jobs Board’s Enhancing Human Capital Webinar – 4th Edition

Feb 9, 2023 | AAU Webinars

The African Jobs Board at the Association of African Universities is inviting all stakeholders and partners of the association to participate in the 4th edition of the Jobs Board Enhancing Human Capital Webinar themed “Emerging HR Technologies, Best practices and...

Press Release – The Association of African Universities (AAU) and the University of Nottingham sign a Memorandum of Understanding to Advance Academic Excellence in Africa and Europe

Feb 7, 2023 | Press Release

Accra, Ghana and UK, February 7, 2023 - The Association of African Universities (AAU), Africa’s apex higher education organization established in November 1967, has signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Nottingham, a top-ranked...

A Tribute to the late Prof. George Magoha – Former President, Association of African Universities (AAU)

Feb 7, 2023 | News

The Secretary-General of the Association of African Universities (AAU), on behalf of the Governing Board and all African Universities, express the AAU’s deepest condolences to the family and friends – near and far – of the late Prof. George Albert Omore Magoha, who...

Call for Papers – 2023 Conference of Rectors, Vice-Chancellors & Presidents of African Universities (COREVIP 2023) by the Association of African Universities

Jan 16, 2023 | AAU Conference, Opportunities from the Secretariat

Note: Authors of selected papers will be funded to participate in this conference . Deadline for submission extended to March 10, 2023 Theme: Advancing Excellence in African Higher Education African higher education has recorded phenomenal growth in the last decades...

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Advanced Moodle Practitioner Workshop | 1-2 August 2023

Jul 12, 2023

Introduction In lieu of the current technical models across the continent, with Africa in focus, the training workshop is drafted uniquely to fulfil and satisfy the continental demand for locally sourced talents to support the technical architectural demands of...

Call for Hosting the Association of African Universities (AAU) General Conference 2029

The Association of African Universities (AAU) will hold its 17th Quadrennial General Conference (QGC) in July 2029. The QGC, comprising representatives of members, associate members and observers, is the supreme authority of the Association and is responsible for...

AfriQAN Forum 2023: Advancing Excellence in African Higher Education through Digital Transformation

The African Quality Assurance Network (AfriQAN) Forum took place at the Serena Hotel in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, from 28th to 30th November 2023. Organized by the African Quality Assurance Network and hosted by the Tanzania Commission for Universities, this important...

Press Release: AAU Gears Up for Africa Universities’ Day 2023 and 56th Anniversary—Focusing on Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education

Accra, Ghana, October 5, 2023 - The Association of African Universities (AAU) is calling on all higher education institutions across the continent to join the commemoration of this year’s Africa Universities’ Day. A week-long schedule of activities, slated for Monday...

Call for Co-Hosting by the Association of African Universities – 2023 Conference of Rectors, Vice-Chancellors and Presidents of African Universities

The AAU will hold its Conference of Rectors, Vice-Chancellors, and Presidents of African Universities (COREVIP) in July 2023. The COREVIP is an assembly of the Chief Executive Officers of AAU member institutions or their representatives. It is held once every two...

2022 Africa Universities Day Celebrations to Focus on Bringing Equity to Research and Publishing Through Open Science

Accra, Ghana, September 02, 2022 In commemoration of this year’s Africa Universities’ Day, the Association of African Universities (AAU) is inviting all Higher Education Institutions across the continent to join the AAU mark this important statutory event on the...

AAU, Highlights the ACE Impact Project’s Mid-Term Review Results

The Association of African Universities, the Regional Facilitation Unit for the ACE Impact Project Highlights the Project’s Mid-Term Review Results The 7th ACE Impact Regional Workshop being hosted in Cotonou, Benin from 14-17 June 2022 featured nine plenary sessions,...

Innovative Societies Have Stable Economic Growth – Dr. Danica Ramljak

A senior consultant and expert in entrepreneurship and innovation at the World Bank, Dr. Danica Ramljak has underscored the critical role innovation and entrepreneurship play in advancing the economic growth of countries. Speaking during the session on...

Observations and Recommendations by the ACE Impact Subject Matter Experts

At the ongoing 7th ACE Impact Regional Workshop holding in Benin from June 14-17, 2022, one key group of stakeholders that is represented is the Subject Matter Experts. As part of the strategy to effectively implement the ACE Impact for Development Project, the...

Centres of Excellence Explore More Effective Ways to Accelerate Development Impact in the Region

To propel the overarching goal of the Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence for Development Impact (ACE Impact), and to ensure that the research outputs of higher education institutions address national and regional challenges, the Disbursement Linked...

Press Release – Commemoration of the 2021 Africa Universities’ Day will focus on Building Technology Based Resilient Universities

Accra-Ghana, October 11, 2021 - The Association of African Universities (AAU) is inviting all Higher Education Institutions across the continent to celebrate the 2021 Africa Universities’ Day which comes off on November 12, 2021, under the theme “Building Technology...

First 2022 Virtual Meeting of the HE Cluster of CESA 2016-25

Feb 1, 2022

The AAU invites you to participate in the first 2022 virtual meeting of the higher education cluster of the 2016-2025 Continental Education Strategy for Africa. This event will take place on Monday 7th February 2022 at 1130am GMT | 1230pm Nigeria |1300 Southern Africa...

Strategic Meeting on National Research and Educational Networks in Africa

Jan 28, 2022

The Association of African Universities (AAU), in partnership with ICANN & AFRINIC is inviting Vice Chancellors, Rectors, Presidents and all heads of African Higher Education Institutions to a strategic meeting on National Research and Educational Networks in...

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AAU President, Prof. Kenneth Matengu and AAU Ambassador Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, Attain Key Global Leadership Roles on ACU Council

by Felicia Kuagbedzi | January 14, 2026 | Featured Articles, Members News | 0 Comments

The Association of African Universities (AAU) celebrates a proud and historic moment for African higher education. Two of our most distinguished leaders have ascended to high office within the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), placing the continent’s...

Forging a New Era of South-South Cooperation: AAU Hosts Colombian Vice President and Delegation for Landmark Dialogue

by Felicia Kuagbedzi | December 11, 2025 | Featured Articles, Press Release | 0 Comments

Accra, Ghana – The Association of African Universities (AAU) Secretariat in Accra was the setting for a historic high-level engagement on December 11, 2025, as it welcomed Her Excellency Francia Márquez, Vice President of the Republic of Colombia, and a distinguished...

Who Teaches the Teachers and Who Will?

by Felicia Kuagbedzi | November 25, 2025 | Featured Articles | 0 Comments

By Daniel Omanyo and Izel Kipruto Kenya’s education reforms are ambitious, but their success hinges on a question too often overlooked: Who Teaches the Teachers and Who Will? Behind every well-trained teacher stands a university lecturer shaping the quality of...

AAPAM and eLearnLXD Announce Scholarship Opportunities for Online Master’s in Public Administration

by Isaac Korankye | November 19, 2025 | AAU LMS, Featured Articles, Members News, News, Opportunities, Opportunities from the Secretariat, Press Release, Social Media, Uncategorized, University in Focus | 0 Comments

The African Association for Public Administration and Management (AAPAM), in partnership with eLearnLXD, is pleased to announce scholarship opportunities for eligible AAPAM members in good standing to pursue the Online Master’s in Public Administration (MPA) offered...

Linking Quality Assurance to Institutional Performance and Development

by Felicia Kuagbedzi | August 4, 2025 | AAU Workshops, Featured Articles, Opportunities from the Secretariat | 0 Comments

The African Quality Assurance Network (AfriQAN) and Association of African Universities (AAU) invite stakeholders to participate in an upcoming workshop with the following details: Date & Time: Thursday, 28 August 2025 , 9:00 GMT Venue: Virtual (via Zoom)...

Call for Expression of Interest – Understanding African universities’ capacity for climate adaptation research: Co-creating and implementing a climate-focused organizational capacity assessment tool (CO-CAT)

by Felicia Kuagbedzi | May 9, 2025 | Featured Articles, Opportunities, Opportunities from the Secretariat | 0 Comments

This call for expression of interest seeks to invite African universities and research institutions interested in joining a 24-month initiative to co-create and implement a climate adaptation research-focused institutional capacity assessment tool (Co-CAT). Selected...

Strong M&E helps track DLIs

Jun 16, 2022

Strong Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Systems and Processes Helps Track the Status of the ACE Impact Project’s Implementation & Achievement of Disbursement-Linked Indicators (DLIs) To promote greater transparency, data-driven decision making, improved...