June 14, 2022

7th ACE Impact Regional Workshop officially opened by the Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research for Benin

Professor Mrs. Eléonore Yayi Ladekan, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the Republic of Benin officially opened the seventh regional workshop of the […]
June 8, 2022

The AAU Secretary General joins the Cote d’Ivoire Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research during the launch of the ACTS Workshop at the HAQAA2 Advisory Board Meeting

Professor Adama Diawara, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Cote d’Ivoire launched the African Credit Transfer System (ACTS) workshop during the HAQAA2 Advisory […]
June 7, 2022

Key HAQAA2 Meetings hosted in Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire (6-10 June 2022)

The Harmonisation of African Higher Education Quality Assurance and Accreditation Initiative phase two (HAQAA2) Implementing Team, consisting of OBREAL Global, the Association of African Universities (AAU), […]
June 2, 2022

Global University Associations Forum: Press Statement

GLOBAL UNIVERSITY ASSOCIATIONS FORUM PRESS STATEMENT   On 17 May in Barcelona, the Global University Associations Forum (GUAF) was formally constituted. The Forum brings together representatives […]
January 18, 2019

Terms of Reference: A Study on the Factors that Affect Female Participation in Science in African Universities

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) in collaboration with the Association of African Universities (AAU) is calling on seasoned researchers to conduct studies on factors that […]
December 21, 2018

Call for Consultants: Mid-Term Review of the AAU 2016 – 2020 Strategic Plan

The Association of African Universities is calling for applications from consultants to undertake a mid-term review of its 2016-2020 Strategic Plan. The Mid-Term Review (MTR) will […]
October 17, 2018

(New Dates) Strengthening the delivery of post-graduate Education in African Universities

Confucius, a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher is quoted as having said “I hear and I forget. I see and I believe. I do and I understand”. This statement links very well with the concept of being innovative in teaching. Clearly innovative methods of teaching and learning require a total mindset change in terms of the roles of the professors and the learners.
August 19, 2018

Obituary Kofi Annan 1938 – 2018

The Secretary General of the Association of African Universities (AAU) on behalf of the Governing Board and African Universities, expresses our profound shock at the passing of Ghana's Nobel Peace Laureate and her finest international diplomat of all-time, Busumru Dr. Kofi Annan, which sad event occurred in the early hours of Saturday, August 18, 2018 in Berne, Switzerland. He was 80.