Featured Articles

May 8, 2026

ICANN and AAU Advance Universal Acceptance Across Ghanaian Universities

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and the Association of African Universities (AAU) have strengthened their collaboration to advance digital capacity development and […]
May 4, 2026

Press Release: AAU and Partners Launch RELANCE Project to Expand Education Access to 850,000 Youth Across the Sahel

Accra, May 04, 2026 – The Association of African Universities (AAU) is leading the implementation of the Sahel Regional Engagement for Learning and Collaboration in Education […]
April 20, 2026

Women’s University in Africa Becomes First in Africa to Introduce Universal Acceptance into Its Curriculum

The Women’s University in Africa is the first higher education institution on the continent to formally introduce Universal Acceptance (UA) into its academic curriculum, under the […]
March 27, 2026

From vision to infrastructure: why hosting the PAQAA interim technical unit positions Africa for a quality revolution

Olusola Oyewole Secretary General of the Association of African Universities Africa’s higher education sector is expanding at an unprecedented pace. However, beyond increasing access, the real […]
March 17, 2026

Member University in Focus: University of Ilorin, Nigeria, West Africa

The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) is located in the ancient city of Ilorin, about 500 kilometres from Abuja, the Federal capital. Ilorin, the Capital of Kwara State, is strategically […]
March 5, 2026

Digital Transformation in Practice: From Strategy to Execution | An Executive Leadership Workshop

Dates: May 5-8, 2026 Venue – Association of African Universities (AAU) Secretariat, Accra Ghana 1.0 Executive Summary The Association of African Universities (AAU), in partnership with […]
February 18, 2026

Association of African Universities Hosts Inaugural Launch of QS World University Rankings for Sub-Saharan Africa, Advancing Regional Benchmarking and Performance Visibility

As Sub-Saharan Africa expands its higher education capacity amid rapid demographic growth, the measurement of institutional performance has become increasingly strategic. For many years, African universities […]
February 13, 2026

AAU Governing Board Convenes in Accra to Advance Strategic Priorities and Strengthen Africa’s Higher Education Agenda

The Governing Board of the Association of African Universities (AAU) convened today, 12 February 2026, for its 86th session at the Association’s Secretariat in Accra, Ghana. […]