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Workshop on Open Science Policies and Mandates in African HEIs | 14- 15 July, 2022| Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania

Jul 1, 2022 | AAU Workshops

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

The African Education Trust Fund (AETF) makes inroads towards an eventual registration and successful launch

Jul 1, 2022 | Press Release

The processes for the registration of the African Education Trust Fund (AETF) founded by the Association of African Universities, the Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PACCI) and the African Private Sector Summit (APSS) has been initiated by the Steering...

The Association of African Universities Presents A Symposium on Internal and External Quality Assurance Systems and Frameworks

Jun 29, 2022 | AAU Conference, AAU Workshops

REGISTRATION LINK: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/QA7ZANZB22 Preamble and Rationale Virtually all development players now concur that for any meaningful and sustainable economic growth to be realized and sustained, Higher and Tertiary Education (HTE) must be centrally...

Mapping the Capabilities of Using Data in African Higher Education Institutions: A case Study of 36 ACE Impact Host Universities

Jun 29, 2022 | Featured Articles, News

Written By: Ms. Nodumo Dhlamini - Director ICT Services, Communications and Knowledge Management at AAU Background The ability of any institution to use data is critical because when data is well managed, it can be used to support decision making through the mapping...

International Conference on Education and Restitution – 30 August – 1 September 2022

Jun 29, 2022 | AAU Conference

Theme: The past, the present and the future – Afrofuturism and Africa’s Development 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...

Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program Announces Partnership with the Association of African Universities and Selects New Fellows

Jun 27, 2022 | Press Release

NEW YORK, and ACCRA, GHANA June 27, 2022 – The Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP) announces the award of 56 fellowships to individuals and institutions to take part in joint academic projects with resident institutions in Africa. To date, the CADFP...

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

Jul 4, 2022

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...

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...

AAU holds Virtual Institutional Quality Assurance (QA) Workshop for Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) QA Directorate

Nov 24, 2020

The Association of African Universities (AAU) held a virtual workshop on quality assurance for the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), South Africa, from the 16th to 18th November, 2020. The workshop was facilitated by Dr. Violet Makuku, Quality Assurance...

INVITATION: A conversation with ICT/IT Directors from African Universities

Oct 2, 2020

On behalf of the Association of African Universities (AAU) and the Association of South African University Directors of Information Technology (ASAUDIT) - you are invited to participate in a webinar where we would be having a conversation with Directors of Information...

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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...

President of the Association of African Universities participates in the inauguration and investiture of UNISA’s first female Vice Chancellor

Sep 7, 2021

The President of the Association of African Universities (AAU), Professor Bakri Osman Saeed received a kind invitation from Professor Puleng LenkaBula, the new Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of South Africa (UNISA), to participate in her inauguration...

The 6th ACDE General Assembly and Conference

Aug 25, 2021

Overview of the 6th ACDE General Assembly and Conference Theme: Open and Distance Learning, The Continental Education Strategy for Africa and The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4). Convener: African Council for Distance Education (ACDE) Host...