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Our Pathways to Impact

AAU's Focal & Key Result Areas

Research & Innovation

Fostering Africa’s transformation through impactful research, innovation, and homegrown solutions through regional collaboration.

Quality Assurance

Strengthening standards and excellence to ensure African higher education remains credible, relevant, and competitive.

Advocacy & Policy

Championing policies and investments that position universities as engines of Africa’s development.

Higher Education Capacity Building & Empowerment

Equipping institutions and people with the skills, leadership, and tools to thrive and deliver impact.

Higher Education Access & Mobility

Expanding opportunities through stronger resourcing, inclusive access, and academic mobility across Africa.

Knowledge & Opportunities Hub

Call for Proposals: Climate Change Research Grants

Africa Research, Innovation Development Network (AfRID)

Strengthening Africa’s Research Ecosystem

AfRID is a comprehensive platform connecting African scholars, institutions, and research communities. Our mission is to enhance the visibility and impact of African research globally. AFRID is where Africa Research connects.

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Our Media Services

AAU TV (Association of African Universities Television) is a dedicated media platform that promotes higher education in Africa by streaming content on policy, research, science, technology, health, and innovation. Broadcasting online in English, the AAU Tv provides visibility for African scholarly work, distinguished personalities, educational events, and youth-focused programmes.

We also provide professional media coverage services including documentaries, videography, photography, online streaming, and other visual productions for higher education institutions and related agencies and organisations.

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Our Current Projects

Empowering Lives and Institutions

  • 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.
    Stephena John-Okpara Onolunosen
    Alumna, PhD in Midwifery at the African Centre of Excellence for Public Health and Toxicological Research (ACE-PUTOR), University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Our Spread across the continent

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Our Footprints

The Association of African Universities (AAU) was established in 1967 with 34 founding member universities out of 46 universities on the African continent at the time. Today, the AAU has expanded to over 450 member universities across the continent, with additional Associate members in the diaspora.

Regional Offices: 

The AAU has regional/continental offices in the following regions:

    • Eastern Africa Regional Office (EARO)
    • Southern Africa Regional Office (SARO)
    • Northern Africa Regional Office (NARO)
    • Europe Regional Office
    • Latin America Regional Office (LARO)
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