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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

Message of Condolence by the Association of African Universities on the passing of Professor Faiza Mohamed Osman Mahmoud, Coordinator of the AAU East Africa Regional Office, University of Khartoum, Sudan

Message of Condolence by the Association of African Universities on the passing of Professor Mohamed El-Mahrasahwy, Vice-President of the AAU and former President of Al-Azhar University

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Invitation to AAU Member Universities to respond to a Higher Education Data Mapping Exercise

Jul 15, 2022 | Featured Articles, Members News

The Association of African Universities invites all its members and higher education stakeholders to contribute to a questionnaire on existing Higher Education data sources in Africa. This work is being done in the context of HAQAA2, an initiative funded by the...

Press Release – The Association of African Universities (AAU) signs a Partnership Agreement with the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) to Advance STEM Education in Africa and North America

Jul 13, 2022 | Press Release

Accra, Ghana and Washington, DC July 13, 2022 - 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 American Society for Engineering...

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: Evaluation & Recommendation of digital finance systems for the AAU

Jul 5, 2022 | Opportunities from the Secretariat

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Title of Assignment: Evaluation & Recommendation of digital finance systems for the AAU (CONSULTING SERVICES - INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SELECTION) Introduction The Association of African Universities intends to recruit an...

Statement by the Association of African Universities (AAU) on the Passing of Professor Christine Dranzoa, Vice Chancellor of Muni University, Uganda

Jul 4, 2022 | News

The Association of African Universities (AAU) and the entire African higher education community are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Professor Christine Dranzoa, the Vice-Chancellor of the Muni University, which occurred on June 28, 2022. As the first female...

Invitation to In-person Training Workshop (Institutional Repositories) in Zanzibar, Tanzania

Jul 4, 2022 | AAU Workshops

22 -25 August, 2022 Theme: Restructuring Institutional Repositories to support teaching learning and research The covid-19 pandemic has shown why it is urgent that African Universities have E-content in our institutions to support the academic environment. The...

Invitation to Regional Workshop on KOHA – An Open-Source Integrated Library Management Software

Jul 4, 2022 | AAU Workshops

15 -18 August, 2022 | Rwanda Is your library still using the manual system to deliver services to your clientele? Is your university under a heavy load of paying yearly subscription of about $2500 or more for the proprietary library management software? Are you...

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Invitation to In-person Training Workshop (Institutional Repositories) in Zanzibar, Tanzania

Jul 4, 2022

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...

Virtual AAU Quality Assurance Workshop on Marketing & Digital Marketing for Tertiary Institutions

Nov 27, 2020

The Association of African Universities (AAU) is pleased to invite all its stakeholders to participate in the upcoming virtual workshop titled - Marketing and Digital Marketing for Tertiary Institutions . Kindly share this invitation among your network and with ...

Notice of the Upcoming Virtual AAU Workshop on Quality Assurance in Journal Establishment, Management/Maintenance & Sustainability

Nov 27, 2020

DECEMBER 1 - 17, 2020 The Association of African Universities (AAU) invites all stakeholders to participate in the above mentioned workshop which is being organised in response to a high public demand. The topics to be covered under the various modules include:...

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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...

Invitation to contribute to international collaboration in doctoral education

Oct 15, 2021

INVITATION TO RESPOND TO SHORT SURVEY ON DOCTORAL EDUCATION The International Association of Universities (IAU) and partners (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden; University of Bergen; NORDUnet and Nordic Insight), invite you to contribute to a short survey on...

Celebrating the First Female Prime Minister for Tunisia

Oct 5, 2021

On the 29th of September 2021, the President of Tunisia, President Kais Saied, appointed Professor Najla Bouden (also referred to as Professor Najla Romdhane) to form and lead the Tunisia government as Prime Minister. This is a first in Tunisia for a woman to be...