Association of African Universities
De Association of African Universities (AAU) (Arabic: اتحاد الجامعات الأفريقية, French: Association des universités africaines) be university association of African universities wey base insyd Accra, Ghana. Plus member institutions all around Africa, AAU dey provide forum for cooperation den exchange of information for higher education den research policies.
| Year dem found am | 12 November 1967  |
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| Short name | AAU |
| Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | English |
| Country | Ghana |
| Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Accra |
| Member of | Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS), International Association of Universities, UNESCO Global Open Science Partnership |
| Partnership with | UNESCO |
| Demma headquarters location | Accra |
| Language dem use | English |
| Dema official website | https://aau.org/ |
| Official blog URL | https://blog.aau.org/ |
| اتحاد الجامعات الأفريقية (Arabic)Association des universités africaines (French)Associação das Universidades Africanas (Portuguese)የአፍሪካ ዩኒቨርስቲዎች ማህበር (Amharic)Chama cha Vyuo Vikuu Afrika (Swahili) | |
.jpg) Open air event for de AAU Headquarters insyd 2011
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| Abbreviation | AAU |
|---|---|
| Formation | November 12, 1967 |
| Founder | African universities initiate by UNESCO |
| Location |
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| Origins | 1962 UNESCO Summit insyd Antananarivo, follow by de 1963 Khartoum preparatory committee meeting |
Region dem serve
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Africa |
| Fields | International cooperation insyd higher education |
| Website | www.aau.org |
History
editDem found AAU insyd Rabat, Morocco for November 12, 1967, wey dey follow recommendations dem make at earlier conference organize by de United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) insyd Antananarivo, Madagascar for September 1962 insyd. Antananarivo meeting dem call upon ein participants make dem establish organization for mutual cooperation.
De Antananarivo recommendations dem take up by preparatory Committee of de heads of African institutions of higher education, wich dem meet insyd Khartoum for September 1963 insyd wey dem draft de founding constitution of de association. Plus initial membership of 34, de association now get ova 373 members from 46 countries, wey dey cut across language den oda divides.[1]
Members
edit- Ardhi University
- University of Dar es Salaam
- Eduardo Mondlane University
- Islamic University in Uganda
- Makerere University
- Muslim University of Morogoro
- Mzumbe University
- Open University of Tanzania
- St. Augustine University of Tanzania
- Sokoine University of Agriculture
- Uganda Martyrs University
- University of the Sacred Heart Gulu
- Zanzibar University
References
edit- ↑ AAU Member Universities Archived 2012-07-19 at archive.today (accessed 1 March 2024)
Read further
edit- Livsey, Timothy. "Imagining an Imperial Modernity: Universities and the West African Roots of Colonial Development." Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History 44.6 (2016): 952–975.