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Workshop on the 21st Century Quality Assurance Knowledge and Skills, Kampala, Uganda 12-15 December 2017

Nov 23, 2017 | AAU Workshops

The Association of African Universities (AAU) will be holding a 4-day intensive training course on the 21st Century Quality Assurance Knowledge and Skills Workshop to equip Quality Assurance personnel in Higher Education and Tertiary institutions with knowledge and...

Companies that AAU partnered with to host the Educational Technology Forum

Nov 23, 2017 | Featured Articles, Opportunities from the Secretariat

Private Sector Companies that AAU partnered with to host the Educational Technology Forum Below is a description of the 10 Educational Technology Private Sector Companies that the Association of African Universities partnered with to host the inaugural Executive...

AAU partners with Educational Technology Companies to host inaugural EduTech Forum

Nov 23, 2017 | Featured Articles, News, Statutory Events

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...

ACE I and ACE II Universities encouraged to Continue the Great Work!

Nov 14, 2017 | News

The Joint ACE I and ACE II Projects workshop was concluded on a high note at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra Ghana (9 November 2017). The key take away message for the ACE I and ACE II universities was that they must continue the great work that they are doing...

Call to Celebrate the African University Week

Nov 12, 2017 | Statutory Events

Celebrate the African University Week 20 – 24 November 2017. It is mandatory for all AAU member universities to commemorate the Day with various activities.

Joint ACE I & ACE II Project Workshop of the World Bank Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence (ACE) Project| Accra, Ghana| November 7-10, 2017

Oct 31, 2017 | AAU Workshops, Statutory Events

The Association of African Universities (AAU), and the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE), will host the 1st Joint ACE I & ACE II Project Workshop of the World Bank Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence Project.

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Workshop on Quality Assurance (QA) + Higher Education Learner-Centred Teaching Knowledge and Skills for the 21st Century Higher Education Personnel, 6-7 July 2019, Cairo, Egypt

Jun 3, 2019

Theme: Revitalizing the 21st Century Higher Education Quality Assurance (QA) Personnel, Systems, Tools, Processes and Procedures Aim of the workshop Intensive training to equip HE QA personnel with the foundations for efficient and effective operations. In addition,...

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...

MADEV 2017 – Call for Participants

May 3, 2017

MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP (MADEV VII) Date: 24 – 28 July, 2017 Venue: The Ultra-Modern 2000 Hotel, Kigali, Rwanda The AAU MADEV series is a forum for discussion of topical African higher education issues and equips middle level university and HEI managers with...

Call for Participation-Leadership Development Workshop(LEDEV) for H.E.Is

Mar 13, 2017

The Association of African Universities (AAU) is pleased to invite you to participate in the 10th AAU Leadership Development (LEDEV) workshop holding in Kigali, Rwanda from 26 – 30 June, 2017. The workshop is co-organised with Mahatma Gandhi University in Rwanda. The...

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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...

Open Access for Knowledge Sharing

Sep 18, 2015

SHERPA/ROMEO and opening access to research The inequality of access to information among scientists becomes a crucial factor in formal science, and Africa can be said to be suffering from a scientific information famine. This famine has largely been due to the high...

Celebrating Prof. Komi Paalamwé TCHAKPELE

Aug 21, 2015

AAU wishes to celebrate our very own Professor Komi Paalamwé TCHAKPELE who has been appointed as the Minister of Primary/Secondary Education and Vocational Training. Professor Komi Paalamwé TCHAKPELE is the current Président of de l'Université de Kara, Togo, West...