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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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Request for Expression of Interest – Industry Liaison Officer

Sep 19, 2022 | Centers of Excellence, News, Opportunities from the Secretariat

Consulting Services - Individual Consultant Selection Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence for Development Impact (ACE Impact) (P164546) Consultancy Services for the engagement of Industry Liaison Officer at the Regional Facilitation Unit of the Association...

Call for Participation – Workshop on Advocacy and Capacity Building in Open Access (OA) and Open Science (OS)

Sep 16, 2022 | AAU Workshops

The Association of African Universities is inviting its stakeholders to a workshop on Advocacy and Capacity Building in Open Access (OA) and Open Science (OS) to top management staff (Vice-Chancellors, Presidents and Rectors and Deputy Vice Chancellors Directors of...

Press Release – Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence for Development Impact (ACE Impact) to Reward Quality, Applied Research and Innovation

Sep 16, 2022 | Centers of Excellence, Opportunities from the Secretariat

ACE Impact Launches its First Students Innovation Research Awards (SIRA) Download the full Press Release from here - English & French Accra, Ghana, September 15, 2022. The Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence for Development Impact (ACE Impact) project...

Redefining Higher Education in Africa – AAU Secretary General calls for urgent actions as he addresses the QS Forum in Morocco

Sep 9, 2022 | News

The Secretary General of the Association of African Universities (AAU), Prof. Olusola Bandele Oyewole, participated in the inaugural edition of the QS Africa Forum, held at the Rabat - Morocco’s Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) in Morocco, from September 1-2,...

AAU Hosts the World Conference on Education and Restitution themed – Afrofuturism and Africa’s Development

Sep 8, 2022 | Featured Articles, News

The Association of African Universities (AAU), the Pan African Heritage World Museum (PAHWM) and UNESCO, under the auspices of the Government of Ghana and the African Union Commission, organized a special Diaspora Conference titled: World Conference on Education and...

The Association of African Universities participates in a stakeholder engagement forum to strengthen data collection and management in African higher education for evidence-based policy making

Sep 8, 2022 | News

A two-day stakeholder engagement forum focused on providing the platform to explore opportunities for enhancing the collection, consolidation, and management of secure quality data to boost evidence-based policy making in higher education and research was organised in...

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African Ministers of Higher Education and Key Stakeholders Meet in Banjul for the 8th Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence for Development Impact (ACE Impact) Regional Workshop

Nov 11, 2022

Accra, Ghana (November 8, 2022) – Stakeholders of the Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence for Development Impact (ACE Impact) project will be convening in Banjul, The Gambia, for the 8th bi-annual meeting to be held from 14th-17th November 2022. The meeting...

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...

Register for the Academic Writing Skills Support for Quality Research Output Virtual Workshop | 4th May, 2021

Mar 18, 2021

TITLE OF THE WORKSHOP Academic Writing Skills Support for Quality Research Output Virtual Workshop for the 21st Century Higher & Tertiary Education Personnel Workshop Theme: Improving Research and Academic Writing Skills in the 21st Century Higher and Tertiary...

AAU Successfully Holds a Workshop on Best Practices in the Management of Higher and Tertiary Education Funded Projects

Mar 16, 2021

From February 2nd - 17th 2021, the Association of African Universities hosted a virtual workshop to equip participants with the requisite knowledge to enable them better manage Higher and Tertiary Education Projects, which are funded by development partners. Having...

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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...

AAU and Afrobarometer hold strategic dialogue to explore areas of collaboration

Mar 8, 2022

Prof. Olusola Oyewole, the Secretary-General of the Association of African Universities, on Thursday 3rd March 2022 paid a courtesy call on the Chief Executive Officer of Afrobarometer, Dr. Joseph Asunka at the latter’s office in Accra, Ghana. The visit was at the...

Delegation from the African University College of Communications and the Pan African Heritage Museum visits the AAU Secretary-General

Feb 18, 2022

A three-member delegation from the African University College of Communications (AUCC) who also serve on the Council of the Pan African Heritage Museum (PAHM) on Thursday 17th February 2022 paid a courtesy call on the Secretary-General of the Association of African...