Association of African Universities

Association of African Universities
اتحاد الجامعات الأفريقية (Arabic); Association des universités africaines (French); Associação das Universidades Africanas (Portuguese); የአፍሪካ ዩኒቨርስቲዎች ማህበር (Amharic); Chama cha Vyuo Vikuu Afrika (Swahili)
	Open air event at the AAU Headquarters in 2011
Abbreviation	AAU
Formation	1967
Founder	African universities initiated by UNESCO
Location	Accra, Ghana;
Origins	1962 UNESCO Summit in Antananarivo, followed by the 1963 Khartoum preparatory committee meeting
Region served	Africa
Fields	international cooperation in higher education
Website	Association of African Universities

The Association of African Universities (AAU) (Arabic: اتحاد الجامعات الأفريقية‎, French: Association des universités africaines) is a university association of African universities based in Accra, Ghana. With member institutions all around Africa, AAU provides a forum for cooperation and exchange of information on higher education and research policies.

AAU was founded in Rabat, Morocco on November 12, 1967, following recommendations made at an earlier conference organized by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Antananarivo, Madagascar in September 1962. Antananarivo meeting called upon it's participants to establish an organization for mutual cooperation.

The Antananarivo recommendations were taken up by a preparatory Committee of the heads of African institutions of higher education, which met in Khartoum in September 1963 and drafted the founding constitution of the association. With an initial membership of 34, the association now has over 340 members from 46 countries, cutting across language and other divides.^[1]

The association has provided a platform for research, reflection, consultation, debates, co-operation and collaboration on issues pertaining to higher education. It has provided a range of services to its members and served African higher education in a variety of ways. It has established and increased its role in the five sub-regions of Africa and is thus able, at reasonable notice, to assemble teams of experts in relevant fields from the sub-regions.

The association possesses a unique capacity to convene higher education institutional leaders and policy-makers from all parts of the continent and on key issues related to African higher education and development, as demonstrated in the WTO/GATS workshop held in Ghana in April 2004. In addition, the association provides leadership in the identification of emerging issues and support for debating them and facilitating appropriate follow-up action by its members, partners and other stakeholders.

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^ AAU Member Universities Archived 2012-07-19 at archive.today (accessed 10 Dec. 2015)

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[1] AAU Member Universities Archived 2012-07-19 at archive.today (accessed 10 Dec. 2015)

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Botswana	University of Botswana Botswana College of Agriculture
Burkina Faso
Cameroon	Université de Douala Université de Dschang University of Buea
Cape Verde	Universidade Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde
Cote D'Ivoire
Egypt	Ain Shams University Mansoura University October 6 University The American University in Cairo
Eritrea	University of Asmara
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa University Haramaya University Hawassa University Jimma University
Gabon	Université Omar Bongo
Gambia	University of The Gambia
Ghana	All Nations University College Ashesi University College Central University College Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration Kumasi Polytechnic Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Regional Maritime University University for Development Studies University of Cape Coast University of Education, Winneba University of Ghana
Kenya	African Virtual University Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Kenyatta University Maseno University Moi University Strathmore University United States International University Africa University of Nairobi
Lesotho	National University of Lesotho
Liberia	Cuttington University College Stella Maris Polytechnic United Methodist University
Libya
Malawi	University of Malawi
Mauritius	University of Technology, Mauritius
Mozambique	Eduardo Mondlane University Maputo University
Namibia	International University of Management Polytechnic of Namibia University of Namibia
Nigeria	Abia State University Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Ahmadu Bello University Al-Hikmah University Babcock University Bayero University Bells University of Technology Bowen University Crawford University Delta State University, Abraka Ebonyi State University Federal University of Technology, Minna Federal University of Technology, Owerri Federal University of Technology, Yola Gombe State University Kogi State University Kwara State University Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Michael Okpara University of Agriculture National Open University of Nigeria Niger Delta University Nnamdi Azikiwe University Osun State University Pan-Atlantic University Redeemer's University University of Abuja University of Agriculture, Abeokuta University of Agriculture, Makurdi University of Benin University of Calabar University of Ibadan University of Ilorin University of Lagos University of Port Harcourt University of Uyo
Rwanda	Université Nationale du Rwanda
Sierra Leone	Njala University University of Sierra Leone
Somalia	Benadir University East Africa University Puntland State University
South Sudan	University of Juba
Sudan	El Imam El Mahdi University Omdurman Ahlia University Red Sea University University of Science and Technology
Swaziland	University of Swaziland
Tanzania	Ardhi University Muslim University of Morogoro Mzumbe University St. Augustine University of Tanzania The Open University of Tanzania University of Dar es Salaam Zanzibar University
Togo	Université de Lomé
Uganda	Busitema University Uganda Christian University Uganda Management Institute Uganda Martyrs University
Zambia	Cavendish University Copperbelt University Mulungushi University University of Zambia Zambian Open University
Zimbabwe	Africa University Bindura University of Science Education Chinhoyi University of Technology Great Zimbabwe University Harare Institute of Technology Lupane State University Midlands State University National University of Science and Technology University of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Open University

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اتحاد الجامعات الأفريقية (Arabic) Association des universités africaines (French) Associação das Universidades Africanas (Portuguese) የአፍሪካ ዩኒቨርስቲዎች ማህበር (Amharic) Chama cha Vyuo Vikuu Afrika (Swahili)

Open air event at the AAU Headquarters in 2011
Abbreviation	AAU
Formation	1967
Founder	African universities initiated by UNESCO
Location	Accra, Ghana
Origins	1962 UNESCO Summit in Antananarivo, followed by the 1963 Khartoum preparatory committee meeting
Region served	Africa
Fields	international cooperation in higher education
Website	Association of African Universities