Association of African Universities

Africa Universities’ Week 2026 begins next week!

From 9–13 November, the African higher education community will come together for a week of conversations, knowledge-sharing and engagement on the future of African universities.

Under the theme “The Future-Ready African Universities: Anticipating Change, Transforming Education, Shaping Africa’s Future,” the celebration will explore how universities can respond to emerging challenges and contribute to Africa’s development.

The main celebration takes place on 12 November at @GIMPA_Greenhill, Accra, and online.

Be part of the conversation!
Register: workshops.aau.org/au-day-2026

#AfricaUniversitiesWeek #AfricaUniversitiesDay2026 #AfricanHigherEducation #AAU

𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀’ 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!

The week-long celebration opens with Day 1 under the theme “Envisioning the Future-Ready African University.”

Today’s programme brings together distinguished voices in African higher education, including Prof. Kenneth Matengu, Prof. @olusolaoyewole @SecgenAAU, Prof. Idris A. Rai, Dr @OliveSabiiti and other speakers, to share perspectives on the future of our universities.

As we begin this celebration, let us reflect on how African universities can anticipate change, transform education and shape the continent’s future.

9-13 November 2026
9:30 am
workshops.aau.org/au-day-2026

#AfricaUniversitiesWeek #AfricaUniversitiesDay2026 #FutureReadyAfricanUniversities #AAU

The Association of African Universities (AAU), represented by Dr @tpsongu, Head of ICT, participated in the 15th Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF) 2026.

His presentation highlighted AAU’s collaboration with @ICANN to advance Universal Acceptance across African universities. This includes strengthening the technical readiness of university websites and digital platforms, while integrating UA into computer science, IT and related academic programmes.

The initiative seeks to build institutional capacity, promote linguistic diversity and ensure that African universities and their communities can participate more fully in the global Internet.

#AfIGF2026 #UniversalAcceptance #DigitalInclusion #HigherEducation #AAU

Ideas in Motion. Partnerships in Action.

The Africa-Europe Innovation Dialogues 2026 opened in #Abidjan, #Côted’Ivoire, bringing together stakeholders from across #Africa and #Europe to explore opportunities for stronger innovation partnerships.

Discussions on Day 1 highlighted the role of digitalisation, investment, strategic collaboration and national innovation ecosystems in driving transformation.

From strengthening coordination to connecting innovators with opportunities, one message stood out: building a thriving innovation ecosystem requires collective action.

#AEIP #AfricaEuropeInnovationDialogues #Innovation #AAU

At the 7th Global Education Deans' Forum (GEDF), held in #China under the theme “𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙀𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨,” Prof. Olusola Bandele Oyewole, @SecgenAAU, delivered a keynote address on the strategic role of African Deans in building future-ready universities and transforming higher education across the continent.

In his keynote, Prof. Oyewole challenged African Deans to move beyond traditional academic administration and become architects of institutional transformation, leading curriculum innovation, research and innovation, digital and #AI transformation, global partnerships, human capital development, and societal impact.
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