June 2, 2022
Professor Lilian Imuetinyan Salami visits the AAU Secretariat

The 2nd Vice-President of the Association of African Universities visits the Secretariat

The second Vice-President of the Association of African Universities, Professor Lilian Imuetinyan Salami visited the AAU Secretariat from 1-3 June 2022 as part of her duties […]
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 […]
May 20, 2022

Invitation to a webinar on Entrepreneurial Skills Development for Africa

Greetings from the Association of African Universities and we are pleased to invite you to participate in a webinar on “Entrepreneurial skills development for Africa – […]
May 11, 2022
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Prospect or burden? Managing Africa’s linear partnerships

By: Damtew Teferra – 10 March 2022 In recent years, partnerships with Africa have grown by leaps and bounds as the continent has recorded sustained growth that changed […]
May 11, 2022
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Vice-chancellors tasked to lobby for better internet access

By: Nodumo Dhlamini, Olusola Bandele Oyewole and Abednego Corletey – 03 March 2022 To strengthen national research and education networks, a meeting was hosted by the Association of African Universities (AAU) […]
May 11, 2022

The struggle of women for power and leadership in universities

By: Felicia Nkrumah Kuagbedzi, Nodumo Dhlamini and Beatrice Khamati Njenga– 28 April 2022 Despite great gains made over the years regarding access and representation of women in African higher […]
April 5, 2022

PRESS RELEASE – Advancing Open Science in Africa

PRESS RELEASE – Advancing Open Science in Africa – three organizations collaborate to increase awareness and education NAIROBI — The Association for African Universities (AAU), the […]
February 11, 2022

University sector contemplates risk, recovery and resilience

By: Damtew Teferra and Olusola B Oyewole  10 February 2022 It could be safely stated that Africa has survived COVID-19 – miraculously. All the scary predictions at the onset […]
September 1, 2020

Association of African Universities Admits 32 New Members

The Association of African Universities has admitted 32 higher education institutions into its membership – 31 from the African Higher Education Community and one Associate member […]