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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

Media Masterclass for Higher Education Institutions

Invitation to Participate – Virtual Capacity Building Workshop on Infodemic Management | 5th -6th July, 2022

Jun 23, 2022 | AAU TV, AAU Workshops

The COVID-19 pandemic has produced one of the unprecedented relationships between public health issues and media reportage. Accordingly, a key highlight which was underscored within this unexpected pandemic period is the infodemics churned out in the various media...

The Association of African Universities (AAU) Launches the African Quality Rating Mechanism (AQRM) Institutional Assessment & Evaluation for Self-Improvement

Jun 23, 2022 | Uncategorized

The African Quality Rating Mechanism (AQRM) institutional assessment and evaluation for self-improvement has been launched by the Association of African Universities in a virtual event hosted on 3rd June 2022 and attended by close to 400 higher education stakeholders....

Call for Applications – 3rd ASRIC-UEMF PhD Scholarships for African Students

Jun 20, 2022 | Opportunities

Posted on Behalf of ASRIC & UEMF Introduction The role of science, technology and innovation, as essential tools for Africa’s socio-economic transformation cannot be overemphasized, and this is the bedrock of the ASRIC-UEMF partnership which birthed the ASRIC-UEMF...

The 7th ACE Impact Workshop Ends After Four Days of Intense Discussions in Cotonou

Jun 17, 2022 | AAU Workshops, Centers of Excellence, Featured Articles, News

The 7th ACE Impact Workshop Ends After Four Days of Intense Discussions in Cotonou, Benin – The Gambia is set to host the 8th ACE Impact Regional Workshop in November 2022 The highly successful and productive 7th ACE Impact regional workshop hosted from 14 June 2022...

“Place Students and Faculty at the Center of Digital Infrastructure Implementation” – a Senior Digital Education Expert Advises

Jun 17, 2022 | AAU Workshops, Centers of Excellence, Featured Articles, News

Mr. Moussa Traore an International Digital Education Expert from the World Bank has advised African Universities to always prioritize the needs of students and faculty when designing and implementing digital infrastructure. This is important because technological...

Strong M&E helps track DLIs

Jun 16, 2022 | AAU Workshops, Centers of Excellence, Featured Articles, News

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...

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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

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...

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...

Over 1, 500 University Lecturers Receive Training Under the ACE Project

Sep 30, 2020

The World Bank, in collaboration with its partners in the Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence (ACE) project, namely the Association of African Universities (AAU) and the Inter-Universities Council for East Africa (IUCEA) organized a series of capacity...

African Academic Diaspora Virtual Homecoming 2020

Jul 30, 2020

The Association of African Universities (AAU), in collaboration with the African Union and the Government of Ghana, is inviting all educational stakeholders to the first Virtual AAU-Academic Diaspora Homecoming. The overall objective of the Homecoming is to strengthen...

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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...

New Workshop Series on Journalism and Media Studies by the AAU Kicks Off

Aug 20, 2021

The Association of African Universities (AAU) has started a new workshop series on Journalism and Media Studies in response to demands by some stakeholders for attention to be paid to this area. Looking at the needs analysis report, the AAU, through its Workshops...

A webinar on a continental platform for sharing African Scholarship

Aug 16, 2021

The growth of the African continental publishing platform The open access (OA) movement has been growing across the world albeit not at the anticipated pace. As much as this philanthropic movement advances the open sharing of scholarship, the movement has evolved with...