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SUMMARY:AAU African Students’ Leadership Summit 2026
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to officially invite you and members of your institution/organisation to participate in the maiden edition of the AAU African Students’ Leadership Summit 2026\, scheduled to take place from 17th – 19th August 2026 in Cairo\, Egypt\, hosted by Al-Azhar University\, host institution of the AAU North Africa Regional Office.\nThe Summit will be held under the theme:\n“Shaping the Next Generation of African Transformation: Leadership\, Innovation\, and Agenda 2063 in Action.”\n\nParticipation Fees:\n\nUSD 300 – AAU Member Institutions\nUSD 350 – Non-AAU Member Institutions\n\nThe AAU African Students’ Leadership Summit is a high-level continental convening designed to equip Africa’s emerging student leaders with the leadership capacity\, strategic thinking\, innovation mindset\, and continental networks required to contribute meaningfully to Africa’s transformation agenda.\nOrganised by the Association of African Universities (AAU) — the apex body for higher education in Africa representing nearly 500 universities across the continent\, the Summit directly responds to the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the Continental Education Strategy for Africa (CESA 2026–2035)\, both of which emphasise youth empowerment\, leadership development\, and active participation in shaping Africa’s future.\nThe Summit recognises that leadership within higher education exists across different levels and responsibilities. As such\, participation is open to:\n\nUndergraduate student leaders and aspiring student leaders\nGraduate (Master’s) students and project coordinators\nPhD candidates\, postdoctoral representatives\, and research leaders\nLearners in professional and specialised programmes\nYoung innovators\, researchers\, and changemakers across Africa\n\nParticipants who actively engage in the Summit will receive Certificates of Participation in recognition of their leadership training and contribution.\nWe strongly encourage institutions and organisations to sponsor delegations comprising undergraduate\, graduate\, doctoral\, and professional-course participants as part of strengthening Africa’s future leadership pipeline.\nRegistration is currently open via the link below:\nhttps://workshops.aau.org/students-leadershipsummit-2026\nFor further inquiries or clarification\, kindly contact:\n📞 +233 552639759 📧 jddotsey@aau.org\n        +233 243752815 / jkornor@aau.org\nWe would be honoured to welcome you to Cairo for this landmark continental gathering and look forward to your participation in shaping the next generation of African transformation leaders.
URL:https://aau.org/event/aau-african-students-leadership-summit-2026/
LOCATION:Cairo\, Egypt\, Al-Azhar University\, Egypt
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Academic Leadership Summit (ALS) – 2026
DESCRIPTION:Academic Leadership Summit (ALS) – 2026 \nTheme: Designing\, Developing\, and Delivering High-Impact Online Learning in African Universities \n\n BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE\n\nThe Association of African Universities (AAU) recognizes the critical and accelerating need for African higher education institutions to strengthen their capacity for online education. Although many universities on the continent have established policies and platforms\, they continue to encounter distinct challenges\, including infrastructure limitations\, varying levels of digital proficiency\, and resource constraints. Addressing these challenges requires comprehensive\, contextually relevant support to ensure the effective design\, development\, and delivery of high-quality online learning experiences that meet the evolving needs of African students and institutions. \nIn response\, the Academic Leadership Summit (ALS) – 2026 will convene as a five-day\, intensive\, hands-on workshop from 5–9 October 2026 at the AAU Secretariat in Accra\, Ghana. The programme is strategically designed for faculty\, instructional designers\, IT professionals\, and academic leaders from African universities. Through a carefully structured\, immersive experience\, participants will build a robust online course ecosystem—from curriculum design to implementation and management—tailored to the realities and opportunities within Africa’s higher education landscape. \nRegister here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/QN0RusjAFN \n\n PROGRAMME DESIGN APPROACH\n\nThe workshop adopts a fully integrated\, “Build-As-You-Learn” approach in which: \n\nEach session builds upon the previous\, fostering cumulative skill development.\nParticipants work directly on their own institutional courses and materials\, ensuring practical relevance and immediate applicability.\nWorkshop outputs are both cumulative and immediately practical\, supporting lasting impact within participants’ home institutions.\nBy the conclusion of the programme\, participants will have developed a complete\, contextually relevant online course\, equipped with high-quality digital content. This empowers them to address the growing digital learning needs of African students and institutions and drive meaningful institutional transformation.\n\n  \n  \n\n PROGRAMME STRUCTURE (FIVE-DAY WORKSHOP)\n\nThe programme is purposefully structured to be both adaptable and comprehensive\, ensuring a holistic and practical approach to building online learning capacity in African universities. All activities will be concentrated within the five-day period\, providing an immersive\, collaborative learning environment. Participants will explore foundational principles of instructional design and online curriculum development\, with a strong emphasis on modular\, competency-based micro-learning units tailored to the unique contexts of their institutions. The workshop will guide participants through the process of transforming traditional curricula into detailed lesson plans and engaging digital learning activities. A wide range of digital and interactive tools will be introduced for content creation\, assessment design\, and personalization\, supporting the development of visually engaging and effective online courses. Practical training will be provided in online course setup\, management of user roles\, and the design of quizzes\, assignments\, and discussion forums. Additional areas of focus include gamification\, assessment strategies\, and best practices in online teaching and learner support. To enrich the workshop experience and contextualize learning\, a site visit to a member university aligned with the workshop theme will be organized\, offering valuable insights into real-world implementation. Participants will have the opportunity to develop institutional implementation plans and present their completed projects\, ensuring that acquired skills and outputs can be scaled and sustained within their home institutions. This flexible design allows the programme to adapt to the diverse and evolving needs of African universities\, fostering a culture of innovation\, collaboration\, and enduring impact. \nRegister here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/QN0RusjAFN \n\n WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION FEES\nAAU Member Universities – USD 700 per participant\nAAU Non – Member Universities – USD 800 per participant\n\nRegistration covers the full workshop package\, including all training materials\, certificates\, refreshments\, and lunches for the duration of the five-day programme. Participants are responsible for their own dinners and accommodation arrangements. \nParticipation will be confirmed upon completion of registration and payment by September 02\, 2026 \n  \n  \nBANK DETAILS \nINTERNATIONAL BANK TRANSFER (ALL OTHER COUNTRIES) \n\nAccount Name: Association of African Universities\nBank Name: Standard Chartered Bank\, High Street Branch\, Accra\, Ghana\nAcc N#: 8700202448801\nSwift Code: SCBLGHAC\n\n  \nONLINE PAYMENT DETAILS – https://pay.aau.org/als-accra-2026 \n  \nGHANA CEDI ACCOUNT (GHANA ONLY) \n\nAccount Name:Association of African Universities\nName of Bank:Standard Chartered Bank\, High Street Branch\, Accra\nAcc N#: 0100100581500\nSwift Code:SCBLGHAC\n\n  \nGHANA DOLLAR ACCOUNT (GHANA ONLY) \n\nAccount Name:Association of African Universities\nName of Bank:Standard Chartered Bank\, High Street Branch\, Accra\nAcc N#: 870-150-244-8800\nSwift Code: SCBLGHAC\n\n  \n\n PARTICIPANT PREPARATION REQUIREMENTS\n\nTo ensure effective participation and successful completion of the workshop\, all participants are required to come prepared with the following: \n\nA fully functional laptop (with charger) capable of supporting relevant software and internet connectivity.\nA course template or set of materials intended for conversion into an online format.\nA readiness to actively participate in all hands-on sessions and collaborative activities throughout the workshop.\n\n\n EXPECTED OUTCOMES FOR AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES\n\n\nDevelop a fully functional\, contextually appropriate online course tailored to the needs and realities of African universities.\nTransform academic programmes into micro-credentials and modular learning formats.\nApply a range of interactive and digital tools in online course development.\nCreate professional\, engaging digital content for online learning.\nDesign gamified and assessment-rich online learning experiences.\nGain the capacity to administer online learning platforms and provide effective support for students.\nBe equipped to train faculty and scale sustainable digital learning initiatives within their African institutions\, fostering institutional capacity and long-term educational impact.\n\n\n CONCLUSION\n\nThe Academic Leadership Summit 2026 is structured as a transformative programme\, ensuring that participants from African universities depart not only with enhanced knowledge but also with fully developed\, deployable\, and scalable digital learning solutions tailored to the African context. This summit stands as a catalyst for accelerating digital transformation and fostering lasting educational innovation across Africa’s higher education landscape. \n\nRegister for the in-person workshop here – https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/QN0RusjAFN\nPay Online here – https://pay.aau.org/als-accra-2026\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  \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\nGOLDEN HOTEL\nROYAL BEULAH HOTEL\nELKING HOTEL\nMENSVICK GRAND HOTEL\nBONSUKODA LODGE\n\n  \nA BRIEF BACKGROUND OF THE AAU\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.
URL:https://aau.org/event/academic-leadership-summit-als-2026/
LOCATION:Association of African Universities House\, Trinity Avenue\, Accra\, 233\, Ghana
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