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Press Release: Association of African Universities (AAU) set to Convene its 16th Quadrennial General Conference in Rabat Morocco

Mar 12, 2025 | AAU Conference, AAU Governing Board

Higher Education Stakeholders to Deliberate on Shaping the Future of Higher Education for Innovation and Sustainable Development in Africa Accra, Ghana, March 12, 2025 – The Association of African Universities (AAU), the apex organization for higher education in...

Call for Expression of Interest to Organise Special Sessions, Association of African Universities’ 16th Quadrennial General Conference, 21st – 25th July 2025, Rabat, Morocco

Mar 11, 2025 | AAU Conference

The Organizing Committee of the 16th Quadrennial General Conference of the Association of African Universities (AAU) is pleased to invite institutions, groups, networks, projects, and various categories of organisations to express interest in organising special...

1st Webinar on Food Agro Industry Innovations in African Universities by the AAU Food Agro Industry Network Learning Hub

Mar 11, 2025 | AAU Webinars, Opportunities from the Secretariat

The Association of African Universities’ Food Agro Industry Network Learning Hub invites you to participate in its first webinar with details as follows: Date: March 13, 2025 Time: 2 pm Nigeria time. Speaker: Professor John H. Muyonga, Professor of Food Science at...

PRESS RELEASE: Addressing Female STEM Lecturers’ Underrepresentation in Leadership in Technical Universities in Ghana – New Initiative Aims to Break Down Systemic Inequalities

Mar 6, 2025 | Press Release

Accra, Ghana, March 5, 2025 - Ho Technical University (HTU), The University of Nottingham (UoN), and the Association of African Universities (AAU) announce the commencement of a new project targeted at addressing the underrepresentation of female STEM lecturers in...

Join us for the 2025 International Women’s Day Celebration

Mar 3, 2025 | Featured Articles, Opportunities from the Secretariat

Theme: 'Accelerate Action: Advancing Gender Equality in African Higher Education' The Women in Higher Education Network (WoHEN), hosted by the Association of African Universities (AAU), invites all stakeholders to join us in commemorating the 2025 International...

Building Sustainable Higher Education Data Management Systems for Informed Decision-Making: Insights from the 2025 DAF Project Webinar

Mar 2, 2025 | AAU Webinars

Data is an essential component for effective planning, decision-making, and policy development in higher education. However, across many African universities and higher education commissions, the lack of strong, institutionalized data management systems remains a...

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The Association of African Universities (AAU), in collaboration with the African Quality Assurance Network (AfriQAN) presents a Virtual workshop on Institutional Quality Assurance for Impact

Apr 17, 2025

Date 29-30 April 2025 | Venue: ZOOM - http://bit.ly/4jrGnwX Target audience Quality Assurance Officers from universities, colleges, and other higher education institutions (HEIs), Directors/Heads of Quality Assurance Units, Higher Education Institution Leaders,...

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...

Building the Capacity of Science Granting Councils for Effective Research Infrastructure Management in Africa through the SGCI Public-Private Partnerships Project

Jan 12, 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa grapples with a critical shortage and inefficient use of research infrastructure. Limited availability, uneven distribution, and high costs of research infrastructure hinder research and scientific progress. Furthermore, the lack of readily...

Contemporary Legal Issues in Higher Education Training Programme, 2024

Oct 21, 2024

The Association of African Universities in collaboration with the University of Dar-Es-Salaam presents the CONTEMPORARY LEGAL ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAM 2024. The details of this programme are as follows: Date: 3rd December - 5th December 2024;...

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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...

Call for Applications – AAU/IUFoST Young Scientists Innovation Competition

by Felicia Kuagbedzi | May 8, 2025 | Featured Articles, Opportunities, Opportunities from the Secretariat | 0 Comments

Scaling UP Food Processing in Africa – The Role of Young Scientists Background and Rationale The Association of African Universities (AAU), in collaboration with the International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST), recognizes the vital role of young and...

Call for Abstracts & Papers – Association of African Universities’ 16th Quadrennial General Conference, 21-25 July, 2025 |Rabat, Morocco

Feb 19, 2025

Introduction As Africa strives to address socio-economic challenges and achieve sustainable growth, the transformation of the continent’s higher education institutions (HEIs) to drive innovation, address sustainable development goals (SDGs), and empower future...

Science Granting Councils Initiative’s PPP Project Promotes Cooperation for Shared Access to Research Facilities

Jan 14, 2025

Access to and sharing of scientific research facilities, such as laboratories, experimental farms, and space launch installations, are essential for modern scientific inquiry. In the 21st century, the specialized and sophisticated research infrastructure required for...