Broadly, the AAU Regional Offices will be responsible in achieving the following objectives;
- To facilitate activities of the membership in the sub-regions in relation with the Secretariat;
- To pursue membership drive in order to increase and improve relations with existing and potential members;
- To enhance the role of governments at the sub-regional level in supporting the activities of the Association;
- To strengthen relationships among members and other development partners at the sub-regional levels;
- To promote knowledge sharing within the sub-region and with the other 4 sub-regions;
- To improve information sharing within members in the sub-region;
- To engage in fund-raising and resource mobilisation at the sub-regional level;
- To encourage active participation of the membership at the Community level;
- To actively promote collaboration among academia, civil society, private sector and governments at the sub-regional level;
- To promote collaboration among Centres of Excellence in Africa; and
- To work collectively with the other regional offices and the AAU Secretariat to support major educational strategies such as the CESA 16-25, STISA, TVET,
Whilst the AAU continuous to reach out to governments and institutions in line with hosting the regional offices, we are through this medium inviting all governments and institutions interested in hosting the regional offices to contact us via secgen@aau.org for further discussions.
A. The Association of African Universities Regional Offices
Eastern Africa Regional Office (EARO)
The AAU Eastern Africa Regional Office is hosted by the University of Khartoum in Sudan. The office was inaugurated in March 2018 in Khartoum with a mission to increase the impact of AAU in East Africa and also maximise the benefits of AAU to its members in the region.
Southern Africa Regional Office (SARO)
The AAU Southern Africa Regional Office will be inaugurated in September 2024. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed on 22nd September 2023.
Contact: Mrs. Semukeliso Gono - Director, International Programs & Global Initiatives. Designate Officer, Association of African Universities Southern Africa Regional Office (AAU SARO), Women's University in Africa.Email: sgono@wua.ac.zw
Tel: WhatsApp: +263 772216806
- Virtual Event: Introduction of Women's University in Africa as host of AAU Southern Africa Regional Office (SARO), 31 July 2024
- Workshop: Education without Borders: Fostering International Partnerships in Africa Higher Education – Harare, Zimbabwe, 26 - 28 September 2024
- Hybrid Event: Launch of the AAU Southern African Regional Office, Women's University in Africa – Harare, Zimbabwe, 29 September 2024. Download the event report
Northern Africa Regional Office (NARO)
The AAU Northern Africa Regional Office, located at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, was established in March 2019. Its mission is to improve the quality and relevance of higher education across the North African subregion and strengthen its contribution to the continent's development.
B. The Association of African Universities Continental Offices
Europe Regional Office
The European Regional Office is hosted by the University of Nottingham, UK. It was inaugurated on 6th March 2024 following a Memorandum of Understanding signed on 26 January 2023.
Contact: Professor Juliet Thondhlana SFHEA. UNESCO Chair in International Education and Development. Head, Association of African Universities Europe Regional Office. Co-Convenor, Centre for International Education Research. Lead, School Global Engagement, School of Education
Website: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/aau/
Email: Juliet.Thondhlana@nottingham.ac.uk
Tel: +44(0) 115 951 5151
- Launch of the AAU European Regional Office University of Nottingham – Nottingham, UK, 6 March 2024 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC6grEJ6DiI
- AAU-UoN British Academy Writing Workshop for Sub-Saharan Africa – Accra, Ghana, 12-14 March 2023
- Webinars
- Data Ethics Webinar Series: #Data1 - Ethics Policy in Higher Education https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YtQlQYCLVU
- Data Ethics & Human Rights in the Platform Economy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUXd9zhsPGs
- The Ethics of AI & Data in Higher Education https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTsfCdgp54g
- Unveiling Bias – Navigating Gender Disparities in Data and AI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZGYJ-XhisQ
Latin America Regional Office (LARO)
The Latin America Regional Office (LARO) is hosted by Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) whose offices are located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The AAU signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the UFRJ on 25th April 2024.
Contact: Prof. Papa Matar Ndiaye