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Njala University Unveils Flexible Payment Plan for New Online Master of Business Administration(MBA) Program

Vacancy Announcement – President of Nile University

Register to Participate -AAU/IUFoST Roundtable Discussion on Scaling Up Food Processing in Africa – The Role of Young Scientists

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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Workshop on Best Practices in Donor Fund Management

Nov 18, 2019 | AAU Workshops

18-21 February, 2020 | Venue: Nobleza Hotel| Kigali, Rwanda Programme Overview Many institutions lose projects and continuous support from funding sources due to poor performance of the project and poor grant management systems. The consequences of any failed program...

Project Development and Grant Writing Workshop Series

Nov 18, 2019 | AAU Workshops

Dates|Venues : March 2020 -Accra, Ghana & August 2020 - Kigali, Rwanda Programme Overview Donors are increasingly willing to fund community developed projects that are sustainable and impactful. After several years of AAU analysing successful projects and...

Participate in the AAU Policy Webinar Series| Implications of the AfCFTA Agreement for HEIs in Africa| Monday, November 25, 2019

Nov 18, 2019 | Opportunities from the Secretariat

ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES POLICY WEBINAR SERIES| MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2019 AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA (AfCFTA) AGREEMENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN AFRICA Synopsis Consistent with the African Union’s Agenda 2063, the African Union Summit...

Terms of Reference Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant

Nov 15, 2019 | Opportunities from the Secretariat

Terms of Reference Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant Location: Accra – Ghana Expected Start Date of Assignment: January 2020 Duration: 12 months (including 3 - month probation period) CONTEXT: West and Central African...

Workshop on Online Teaching and Learning Management

Nov 8, 2019 | AAU Workshops

Background and Rationale The beginning of the twenty-first century is being perceived as an information period, of which advanced education assumes a critical role. The essential objectives of advanced education foundations are improving and keeping up scholastic...

Procurement Consultant for ACE Impact

Oct 31, 2019 | Opportunities, Opportunities from the Secretariat

Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence for Development Impact (ACE Impact) Project (P164546) Terms of Reference (TORs) – Procurement Consultant Contract Title: Procurement Consultant for ACE Impact Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence for Development...

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An Open Call to Higher & Tertiary Education Institutions in Africa to Apply for the 2021 AAU Facilitated Institutional Workshops

Dec 18, 2020

THE CALL The Association of African Universities (AAU) (www.aau.org and www.blog.aau.org) is pleased to invite all African Higher and Tertiary Education Institutions to apply for Institutional Workshops for the 2021/2022 Academic Year. Interested HEIs are requested...

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...

Invitation to attend 3rd Regional Workshop on KOHA

Aug 22, 2018

The Association of African Universities, AAU in collaboration with the Instituto Superior de Ciências e Educação á Distância (ISCED) warmly invites you to the third regional training workshop on KOHA an open source Integrated Library Management System Software, taking...

African Students’ Leadership & Capacity Building Training – Nigeria

Aug 7, 2018

The African Students’ Leadership and Capacity Building Training Programme seeks to equip student leaders with the soft skills they need to operate in a modern academic environment. Objectives of the workshop The specific objectives of the training include: Equipping...

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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 partners with Educational Technology Companies to host inaugural EduTech Forum

Nov 23, 2017

The Association of African Universities (AAU) Secretariat partnered with ten (10) Educational Technology Companies to host the inaugural Executive Educational Technology Forum (Executive EduTech Forum) in Accra Ghana from 21-22 November 2017. The ten Educational...

8th World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), November 14-16, 2017, Doha, Qatar

Oct 26, 2017

AAU members are invited to join the 8th World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) to be held from November 14-16, 2017 in Doha, Qatar, with the theme “Co-Exist, Co-Create: Learning to Live and Work Together”