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SUMMARY:Vice Chancellors Forum
DESCRIPTION:Vice Chancellors Forum \n\nAssociation of African Universities House Trinity Avenue\, Accra\, Ghana\n\n\nPMA/AAU TV
URL:https://aau.org/event/vice-chancellors-forum-5/
LOCATION:Association of African Universities House\, Trinity Avenue\, Accra\, 233\, Ghana
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LOCATION:Association of African Universities House\, Trinity Avenue\, Accra\, 233\, Ghana
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SUMMARY:Strategic Financial Planning & Resource Mobilization Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Strategic Financial Planning & Resource Mobilization Workshop \nNottingham\, UK \nFinance Department/PMA
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SUMMARY:Vice Chancellors Forum
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SUMMARY:Digital Transformation in Practice: From Strategy to Execution | An Executive Leadership Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Dates: May 5-8\, 2026 \n\n\n\nVenue – Association of African Universities (AAU) Secretariat\, Accra Ghana \n\n\n\n1.0 Executive Summary\n\n\n\nThe Association of African Universities (AAU)\, in partnership with eLearnAfrica\, is convening a flagship Executive Leadership Workshop to empower the key agents of change within the African higher education ecosystem. This workshop is designed for senior leaders who drive digital transformation strategy-such as Deputy Vice-Chancellors\, Registrars\, and Directors – as well as the faculty and administrators who leverage technology daily in teaching\, research\, and operations. \n\n\n\nThis immersive 4-day workshop provides a critical forum for leaders to move from awareness to action. Focusing on key pillars of modern institutional readiness – Cybersecurity\, Artificial Intelligence (AI)\, and Essential Digital Skills – participants will develop the knowledge and practical frameworks needed to make informed decisions\, manage risks\, and implement effective strategies. The outcome is a tailored Institutional Action Plan and membership in a vital pan-African network\, directly supporting strategic leadership in digital transformation across the continent\, aligned with the AAU Strategic Plan 2024 – 2030. \n\n\n\n[Note: This workshop additionally serves as the capstone experience for university teams from the AAU-eLearnAfrica MOOC series on these same topics\, allowing for the practical application of that foundational knowledge.] \n\n\n\n2.0 BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE\n\n\n\nDigital transformation in higher education is no longer confined to the IT department; it is a core strategic imperative that impacts teaching\, research\, administration\, and institutional reputation. Senior leaders\, faculty\, and administrators are critical to its success but often lack the specific knowledge to guide strategy and implementation effectively. Key challenges include: \n\n\n\n· Governance & Risk: A need to understand cybersecurity threats and governance to protect institutional data and comply with regulations. \n\n\n\n· Strategic Adoption: Uncertainty about how to ethically and effectively integrate AI tools into academic and administrative workflows. \n\n\n\n· Operational Efficiency: Gaps in leveraging digital productivity tools to streamline processes and enhance collaboration. \n\n\n\nThis workshop addresses these gaps by translating complex digital concepts into strategic leadership frameworks. It empowers participants to champion secure innovation\, lead their units through a responsible digital transition\, and collaborate more effectively across technical and academic domains. \n\n\n\n3.0 WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES\n\n\n\nUpon completion\, participants will be able to: \n\n\n\n· Articulate the core principles of institutional cybersecurity\, ethical AI adoption\, and digital productivity to make informed strategic decisions. \n\n\n\n· Develop a practical Digital Leadership Action Plan to address a key challenge within their own school\, department\, or administrative unit. \n\n\n\n· Evaluate technology proposals and policies through the lenses of risk management\, ethical impact\, and operational sustainability. \n\n\n\n· Connect with a continental peer network of senior leaders to facilitate ongoing collaboration and shared problem-solving. \n\n\n\n4.0 Target Participants\n\n\n\nThis workshop is designed to convene 40–60 senior academic and administrative leaders from across the continent who are directly responsible for implementing and championing digital initiatives. The primary audience includes: \n\n\n\n\nUniversity Executives & Senior Administrators: Including Deputy Vice-Chancellors (Academic & Administration)\, Registrars\, Deans\, Directors of Academic Planning\, and Heads of Administration who set strategic priorities.\n\n\nSenior Faculty & Academic Leaders: Such as Heads of Department\, Professors\, and Directors of Research or Digital Learning who integrate technology into pedagogy and research.\n\n\nDigital Strategy Champions: Administrative and academic staff in roles such as Quality Assurance Officers\, Librarians\, and Heads of Units who are tasked with leading specific digital transformation projects.\n\n\nParticipants of the AAU-eLearnAfrica MOOCs: Participants who have completed the foundational online courses and are ready to apply that knowledge at a strategic\, institutional level.\n\n\nOther key institutional representatives keen to learn more and engage in the process of digital transformation\n\n\n\n\nThis composition ensures a dynamic mix of strategic vision and operational expertise\, fostering rich dialogue and the development of practical\, actionable plans. \n\n\n\n5.0 Program Structure and Methodology\n\n\n\nThe workshop employs an executive-level\, experiential methodology that moves beyond theory to focus on applied strategy and collaborative problem-solving. The format is designed to foster leadership development\, peer learning\, and the creation of immediately actionable outputs through a blend of: \n\n\n\n\nStrategic Keynotes & Leadership Dialogues\n\n\nInteractive\, Scenario-Based Workshops\n\n\nHands-On Application Labs\n\n\nCollaborative Capstone Project Development\n\n\nStructured Peer Networking & Review\n\n\n\n\nDAY 1: GOVERNING CYBERSECURITY & MANAGING INSTITUTIONAL RISK\n\n\n\nMorning Session: Strategic Risk Assessment \n\n\n\nExecutive Workshop: Conduct a threat landscape analysis using real-world African university case studies. Participant groups will perform a security risk assessment as the foundation for their Capstone Project. \n\n\n\nAfternoon Session: Operational Resilience \n\n\n\nLeadership Lab: Interactive sessions on defensive tools and protocols\, including phishing simulation and multi-factor authentication (MFA). Focus on integrating data protection principles and incident response frameworks into project planning. \n\n\n\nDAY 2: LEADING ETHICAL AI INTEGRATION & INNOVATION\n\n\n\nMorning Session: AI Tools for Academic & Administrative Excellence \n\n\n\nApplied Learning Rotation: Participants engage with curated AI tools designed for Research Enhancement\, Academic Content Creation\, and Institutional Data Analysis. \n\n\n\nAfternoon Session: Frameworks for Responsible Adoption \n\n\n\nStrategy Workshop: Develop and apply an ethical AI governance framework\, evaluating tools through principles of fairness\, transparency\, and accountability. Synthesize AI solutions into the Capstone Project to ensure they are innovative\, practical\, and ethically sound. \n\n\n\nDAY 3: DIGITAL FOUNDATIONS & STRATEGIC EXECUTION\n\n\n\nMorning Session: Vision & Launch \n\n\n\nOfficial Opening and Keynote Address on “Digital Leadership for African Higher Education.” \n\n\n\nLaunch of the Capstone Project: A collaborative\, group-based initiative tackling a pressing institutional challenge (e.g.\, enhancing student digital services\, optimizing administrative workflows). \n\n\n\nAfternoon Session: Advanced Digital Fluency \n\n\n\nDAY 4: FROM PLAN TO ACTION & BUILDING SUSTAINABLE LEADERSHIP\n\n\n\nMorning Session: Capstone Project Presentations & Strategic Peer Review \n\n\n\nGroups present their integrated solutions to a panel and peers\, fostering a collaborative review and refinement process. \n\n\n\nAfternoon Session: Institutional Roadmapping & Network Launch \n\n\n\nAction Planning Workshop: Translate Capstone Project insights into a personalized 12-Month Digital Transformation Action Plan for each participant’s institution. \n\n\n\nFormal launch of the AAU Digital Leaders Network. \n\n\n\nCertificate Award Ceremony \n\n\n\n6.0 Key Outputs and Outcomes\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOutputs\nOutcomes\n\n\nCapstone Project Portfolio: 15-20 group case studies solving real institutional challenges.\nEnhanced Institutional Capacity: Staff return with actionable plans and proven prototypes.\n\n\nDraft Digital Transformation Action Plans: Personalized 12-month roadmaps for each participant’s institution.\nImproved Cybersecurity Posture: Practical skills and policies to mitigate institutional risk.\n\n\nAAU Digital Leaders Network: A launched\, active community of practice.\nAccelerated\, Ethical AI Adoption: Readiness to implement AI tools with appropriate safeguards.\n\n\nJoint AAU-eLearnAfrica Certificates of completion.\nStrengthened Continental Collaboration: A sustainable network for peer learning and South-South cooperation.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n7.0 Monitoring\, Evaluation\, and Sustainability\n\n\n\n\nPre-/Post-Workshop Surveys: Measuring growth in knowledge\, confidence\, and strategic clarity.\n\n\n\nAction Plan Tracking: Follow-up at 3\, 6\, and 12 months via the Digital Leaders Network to monitor implementation progress.\n\n\n\nSuccess Metrics: Number of action plans initiated\, tools adopted\, policies influenced\, and ongoing engagement in the network.\n\n\n\nSustainability: The workshop model and network are designed to be replicated annually\, with future cycles focusing on new thematic areas (e.g.\, data management\, digital leadership).\n\n8.0 Workshop Fees\n\n\n$400 for all participants\n\n\nRegistration covers the conference package including training materials\, certificates\, tea/coffee\, and lunches for the four-day workshop. Participants will be responsible for their own dinners and accommodation.\n\n \nBANK DETAILS\nINTERNATIONAL BANK TRANSFER (ALL OTHER COUNTRIES)\nAccount Name: Association of African Universities\nBank Name: Standard Chartered Bank\, High Street Branch\, Accra\, Ghana\nAcc N#: 8700202448801\nSwift Code: SCBLGHAC\n ONLINE PAYMENT DETAILS:\nhttps://pay.aau.org\nGHANA CEDI ACCOUNT (GHANA ONLY)\nAccount Name: Association of African Universities\nName of Bank: Standard Chartered Bank\, High Street Branch\, Accra Acc N#: 0100100581500\nSwift Code: SCBLGHAC\n \nGHANA DOLLAR ACCOUNT (GHANA ONLY)\nAccount Name: Association of African Universities\nName of Bank: Standard Chartered Bank\, High Street Branch\, Accra Acc N#: 870-150-244-8800\nSwift Code: SCBLGHAC\n\n\n\n\n9.0 Conclusion\n\n\n\nThis integrated workshop is the critical lever to transform online learning into on-the-ground impact. It empowers the staff who are the engines of African universities with the skills\, tools\, peer connections\, and strategic plans needed to lead their institutions through a responsible and effective digital transformation. \n\n\n\n\nPayment link: https://pay.aau.org/digital-empowerment-moocs\n\n\n\nRegistration form for the in-person workshop – AAU DIGITAL EMPOWERMENT MOOCs- IN PERSON SESSION\n\n\nWORKING LANGUAGE\nThe workshop will be conducted in English only.\n \nVISA PROCESSING\nThe Association of African Universities will present delegates with invitation letters\, after registration\, to facilitate their application of visas at any Ghana Embassy or Consulate in their home countries. Delegates from the ECOWAS region countries do not need a visa to enter Ghana.\n\n \nRECOMMENDED HOTEL(S)/GUEST HOUSES:\nGenerally\, participants are advised to lodge at hotels in Accra\, specifically in East-Legon and its close environs. The AAU logistics team for the workshop remain available to support with hotel bookings. Below are some hotels for consideration:\n\nMJ GRAND HOTEL\nAH HOTEL\nTOMREIK HOTEL\n\n \n \nA BRIEF BACKGROUND OF THE AAU\n \nThe Association of African Universities (AAU) founded in 1967 with an initial membership of 34 universities\, currently has more than 400 member institutions spread across 46 African countries. The Association represents the voice of higher education in Africa and draws its membership from all five sub-regions of Africa and operates in four official languages\, namely English\, French\, Portuguese and Arabic. The Association’s mandate as an apex organization for higher education in Africa is to promote cooperation\, academic linkages and exchange of information on higher education issues across the continent. The mandate further extends to support members in their core functions of teaching\, learning\, knowledge generation and its dissemination through fundamental and applied research and community engagement. The AAU also plays a key role in setting up dialogue platforms\, advocacy and raising awareness for and about the major needs of African higher education institutions and coordinates the means by which these needs are met. The Association also acts as a catalyst for increased networking between and among its members and the wider African and international higher education academic community. 
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LOCATION:Association of African Universities House\, Trinity Avenue\, Accra\, 233\, Ghana
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SUMMARY:3rd Edition of the Positioning Your University for Global Visibility Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Association of African Universities (AAU) is inviting participation to the 3rd Edition of the Positioning Your University for Global Visibility Workshop\, to be cohosted in Nairobi\,  Kenya by KCA University from 14th – 17th July 2026.\n\nThis workshop presents a unique opportunity for engagement among university leaders\, policymakers\, researchers and academic professionals committed to strengthening their institution’s global visibility and standing.\n\nThe registration fee is US$700 per person for participants from AAU member institutions and US$800 per person for those from non-AAU member institutions.\n\nKindly register by 29th May 2026 via this link https://indico.aau.org/e/kcau\n\nFor further inquiries\, contact Ms. Comfort Afia Yeboah at cayeboah@aau.org/ partnerships@aau.org   or via WhatsApp at +233 268 798 812.
URL:https://aau.org/event/3rd-edition-of-the-positioning-your-university-for-global-visibility-workshop/
LOCATION:Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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