I am happy to be part of the SEADE project. I got involved in March this year when I was invited through my university by the Association of African Universities to participate in a workshop. During that workshop, I got introduced to the SEADE project and the EIA platform, where I was given the opportunity to register as a champion and explore some resources and tools on the platform. As a champion, I had a sense of belonging, and the fact that there are a lot of resources that will advance research gave me the confidence that the platform is adequately equipped to enhance research in Ghana

I have had a very nice experience with the SEADE program. I had the opportunity to meet the industry market in Kenya, which opened up my mind that what I am building can be taken to other countries like Kenya and Africa at large. I have also had the chance to be mentored, not just to understand how the market works, but to bring the idea I have into a solution. In the future, many students can benefit from this kind of program that SEADE has brought.

Through AAU, many of our offices have, one way or another, benefited from in-service training and continuous professional development. In a way, AAU is helping us to strengthen the governance systems of our universities. I urge all Vice Chancellors of institutions of higher learning who are not yet part of the Association of African Universities to come on board, so that together we can advance higher education across the continent

Dr. Onolunosen currently serves as an advanced nurse-midwife practitioner and clinic supervisor at Eva Specialist Consult in Port Harcourt where she mentors nurse assistants and junior colleagues, equipping them with improved patient-care skills, health education techniques, and basic research competencies.  She says “Seeing colleagues become confident enough to pursue further training is one of the most rewarding outcomes of my ACE experience.