Our Continental Impact
The scale, legacy, and tangible value of the AAU network
Member Universities
Years
in Mobilized Grants
Students Impacted
Our Strategic Pillars
Quality Assurance
Upholding and enhancing academic excellence through the African Quality Rating Mechanism (AQRM)
Research & Innovation
Fostering pan-African research collaboration to solve continental challenges
Resources & Mobility
Connecting students and scholars to scholarships, grants, and exchange programs
Our Partners
How AAU's Digital Library is Bridging the Knowledge Gap for 10,000 Students
A compelling 2-3 sentence summary of a specific success story, naming member universities involved.
Testimonial from a Vice-Chancellor or a student: "The AAU network transformed our research capacity and connected us with partners we never would have found otherwise."
ACE for Development Impact Project
The Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence for Development Impact (ACE Impact) is a World Bank funded initiative committed to strengthening higher education training and applied research programs, with a focus on development impact through activities targeting overall institutional advancement support on research commercialization, and entrepreneurship.
The project supports 10 countries in West Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo and The Gambia) including Djibouti to promote regional specialization among participating universities in thematic areas that address common regional challenges and strengthen the capacities of these universities to deliver quality training and applied research. There are 53 centers focused on postgraduate education, applied research and addressing development challenges within the region.
The thematic areas covered are Agriculture, Health, STEM, Environment, Education and Social Sciences
Knowledge & Opportunities Hub
Communiqué de presse : Le Forum d’engagement africain à Accra vise à renforcer la collaboration régionale en matière de gouvernance de l’Internet
Accra, le 9 décembre 2025. La Société pour l’attribution des noms de domaine et des numéros sur Internet (ICANN) tient aujourd’hui le Forum d’engagement africain à […]
Press Release: Africa Engagement Forum Opens in Accra, Strengthening Regional Collaboration on Internet Governance
ACCRA – 09 December 2025 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today opened the Africa Engagement Forum in Accra, Ghana. Organized by […]
SGCI’s Research Management Project Hosts Workshop To Advance Research Excellence And Strengthen Grant Management Across Africa
The Research Management Project of the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) hosted its 2025 Research Excellence, Research Ethics, and Good Financial Grant Practices Workshop in Dakar, […]
Strengthening higher education and research cooperation must be a pillar of the Africa-EU Partnership
Joint statement November 2025 Exchange and cooperation in higher education and research must be a pillar of the strategic partnership between the African Union and the […]
Communiqué de presse : Le Forum d’engagement africain à Accra vise à renforcer la collaboration régionale en matière de gouvernance de l’Internet
Accra, le 9 décembre 2025. La Société pour l’attribution des noms de domaine et des numéros sur Internet (ICANN) tient aujourd’hui le Forum d’engagement africain à […]Press Release: Africa Engagement Forum Opens in Accra, Strengthening Regional Collaboration on Internet Governance
ACCRA – 09 December 2025 – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today opened the Africa Engagement Forum in Accra, Ghana. Organized by […]SGCI’s Research Management Project Hosts Workshop To Advance Research Excellence And Strengthen Grant Management Across Africa
The Research Management Project of the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) hosted its 2025 Research Excellence, Research Ethics, and Good Financial Grant Practices Workshop in Dakar, […]
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