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“ Accelerating Human 2014/2015 Development in Africa through Higher “ ANNUAL REPORT Education Reporting Period JULY2014 – JUNE 2015 ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES ASSOCIATION DES UNIVERSITÉS AFRICAINES ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES ASSOCIATION DES UNIVERSITÉS AFRICAINES “ Accelerating Human 2014/2015 Development in Africa through Higher “ ANNUAL REPORT Education Reporting Period JULY2014 – JUNE 2015 02 AAU ANNUAL REPORT 2014/2015 05 SECRETARY GENERAL'S MESSAGE TABLE OF 06 WHO WE ARE Contents 07 OUR AREAS OF INTERVENTION 10 HIGHLIGHTS OF 2014/2015 EVENTS 12 10 13 Accelerating Human Development In Africa Through Higher Education AAU ANNUAL REPORT 2014/2015 03 20 CAPACITY BUILDING FOR A QUALITY HIGHER 36 UPDATE ON NEW AAU PROJECTS EDUCATION SYSTEM IN AFRICA ACE AND ENAAMS PROJECTS 23 KEY RESULTS 38 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 29 COLLABORATION IN INTERNATIONAL EVENTS 42 ANNEXES Annex 1- Staff Exchange Missions Annex 2- Small Grants For Theses And Dissertation Annex 3- Graduate Internship Grants - 29 30 Beneficiary Institutions Accelerating Human Development In Africa Through Higher Education 04 AAU ANNUAL REPORT 2014/2015 Secretary General's Message he Association of African Though the year was a good one, the Various communication tools of a Universities (AAU), driven by its AAU sadly witnessed the passing of modern international NGO were also mission to raise the quality of Prof. Alexander Kwapong, first utilised in keeping engagement within higher education in Africa and indigenous Vice Chancellor of the the network active and efforts vested strengthen its contribution to African University of Ghana, and one of the into broadening our partnership base. development, implemented results- founding members of the AAU in oriented programmes within the October 2014. The support of our members and reporting period of July 2014 to June global community of development 2015. The same period under review was partners made our achievements met with a 40% reduction of the within the reporting period possible. Our efforts to undertake impactful overall grant for the multi-faceted We are deeply grateful for your initiatives was further influenced by Capacity Building for the Revita- partnerships and eagerly anticipate the need for AAU to continuously lisation of Higher Education in Africa your continuous collaboration in demonstrate its usefulness to its (CADRE) Project, due to a change in contributing to even greater impacts members and the general higher donor funding policy. This affected in the coming years. education community it serves. We the programme's implementation in believe that together with our enthusi- Years 3 and 4, which fell within the Alongside the achievements outlined astic membership of 320 higher reporting period. in this 2014/2015 Annual Report, I education institutions, which keeps encourage you to sign up to the AAU growing, the future of Higher educa- In spite of this challenge, the AAU mailing list to receive weekly updates tion on the African continent is certain continued to make progress in its role on how the Association is contribut- to be brighter. Within the period, the of promoting networking among its ing to the transformation of higher AAU delivered innovative programmes members, as evidenced by the education in Africa. Our Blog on various themes, and supported its participation of over 250 stakeholders (http://blog.aau. org/) and website members in their core functions of in the Conference of Rectors, Vice (www.aau.org) have proved to be a teaching and learning, research and Chancellors and Presidents of African great source of information to our community engagement. Discussions Universities. stakeholders worldwide. with respective institutions for the The secretariat further worked I seize this opportunity to assure our implementation of the new ECOWAS relentlessly to execute various stakeholders of the AAU's commit- Nnamdi Azikiwe Academic Mobility workshops, conferences, research- ment to continue partnering with our Scheme (ENAAMS), Harmonisation of es, projects and programmes. The member universities, governments, African Quality Assurance and process of crafting a new strategic development partners and all other Accreditation (HAQAA) Initiative, and direction for the organisation was HEI stakeholders to ensure an the hosting of the Working Group on also started within this period as the effective African Higher Education Higher Education (WGHE) of the previous Strategic Plan was due to system. Association for the Development of end in 2015. Education in Africa (ADEA) by the AAU also began. Accelerating Human Development In Africa Through Higher Education AAU ANNUAL REPORT 2014/2015 05 Prof. Etienne Ehouan Ehilé SECRETARY-GENERAL Accelerating Human Development In Africa Through Higher Education 06 AAU ANNUAL REPORT 2014/2015 Who we are Welcome to AAU O UR V ISION is to be the leading advocate for higher education in Africa, with the capacity to assist our member organizations in meeting national and continental needs. is to enhance the quality and relevance of higher education in Africa and strengthen its O UR M ISSION contribution to African development by: Supportingthe core Facilitatingand fostering Providing a platform for functions of higher collaboration with and discussions on emerging education institutions between African HEIs; issues (HEIs); O UR M EMBERSHIP We have an enthusiastic membership of 320 higher education institutions spread across all regions of Africa and still counting. Our members are in these 46 countries; ALGERIA ANGOLA BENIN BOTSWANA BURKINA FASO CAMEROON CAPE VERDE C. A. R CHAD CONGO COTE D'IVOIRE EGYPT ERITREA ETHIOPIA GABON GAMBIA GHANA GUINEA KENYA LESOTHO LIBERIA MADAGASCAR MALAWI MALAWI MALI MAURITANIA MAURITIUS MOROCCO MOZAMBIQUE NAMIBIA NIGER NIGERIA REP. OF CONGO RWANDA SENEGAL SIERRA LEONE SOMALIA SOUTH AFRICA SUDAN SWAZILAND TANZANIA TOGO TUNISIA UGANDA ZAMBIA ZIMBABWE Accelerating Human Development In Africa Through Higher Education AAU ANNUAL REPORT 2014/2015 07 Our Areas of Intervention ltimately targeted at achieving our vision, mission, goals and objectives, the AAU, during the reporting period, continued to implement interventions as dictated by our core programmes, the needs of our members and general trends happening in the global higher education scene. The amount of resources available for all such competing priorities also played a key role in our prioritisation of interventions. Our intervention areas are highlighted here as follows; Strengthening Higher Education Institutions Delivery Capacity by; Enhancing Leadership and Improving ICT Infrastructure Improving Quality Management Capacity in and Capacity for Knowledge Assurance in African HEIs African HEIs Management Promoting Africa's Centres Promoting Science, Promoting Staff Exchange of Excellence Technology and Innovation and Academic Mobility Promoting Knowledge Generation and Management This intervention area aligns with our objective of facilitating the exchange of information and experiences among members of the academic community, and promoting best practices. Specifically, our strategically selected projects implemented were targeted at; Improving Research Supporting Policy Relevant Facilitating Academic Staff Governance in African HEIs Research Mobility Promoting Doctoral Increasing Access to African Scholarships for Staff Scholarly Work Development in African HEIs Promoting the Socio-Economic Relevance of the African University This priority area aligns with AAU's objective of collecting, classifying and disseminating information on higher education and research, particularly in Africa. Within the period, we prioritised Strengthening University- Developing the Employable African Graduate, through projects such Industry Linkages as students' internships Accelerating Human Development In Africa Through Higher Education 08 AAU ANNUAL REPORT 2014/2015 Networking, Strategic Improve Collaboration Alliances, and Funding among African HEIs Issues and between AAU and African Sub-Regional In line with our objective of facilitating HE Associations cooperation between our members and the international academic world, the AAU sought to achieve the following within the period Promoting regional integration through Academic Mobility Strengthening leadership and management capacity of African HEIs Improving graduate employability through students' internships Strengthen Diaspora and Alumni Relations Accelerating Human Development In Africa Through Higher Education AAU ANNUAL REPORT 2014/2015 09 Collecting, disseminating and improving visibility of African Scholarly works Making education Core areas of accessible to needy populations through AAU's intervention scholarships in 2014/2015 Improving collaborations among Africa Centres of Excellence (ACE) Enhancing knowledge sharing and networking Capacity building for Strengthening efficient institutional university industry repositories linkages Accelerating Human Development In Africa Through Higher Education 10 AAU ANNUAL REPORT 2014/2015 Highlights of 2014/2015 Events COREVIP 2015 -Internationalisation of Higher Education in Focus he 18th Conference of Rectors, Over 250 participants from 30 African sessions, special sessions and Vice Chancellors and Presidents countries and 14 other countries working group discussions. It's highly of African Universities (COREVIP) attended COREVIP 2015, organised engaging five sub-themes included was organised by the Association of under the theme “Internationalisation Harmonization & Quality, Mobility & African