Secretary General's Message
Dear Colleagues
I bring you greetings from the Association of African Universities (AAU).
In this issue of the AAU Newsletter, I wish to particularly remind all our stakeholders to prepare to participate in the maiden African Academic Diaspora Homecoming which comes off from the 28th-30th September 2020. This event is being organised in collaboration with the Government of Ghana and the African Union Commission. Please Register Here to participate if you are yet to do so- https://tinyurl.com/DIASPORA2020 . We appreciate all those who have registered already, and we look forward to a highly fruitful event.
The event will witness a major gathering of academics, policy makers, professional associations, research institutions, regional diplomatic missions, and student associations from Africa and the diaspora. The overall objective of the Homecoming event is to strengthen collaboration and partnerships among research and educational institutions of higher learning in Africa and the African Diaspora to advance the quality of education for all persons of African descent.
Please access the following documents for your kind attention: Concept note which gives a general overview of the Homecoming.
Programme outline which outlines all activities for the Homecoming.
Homecoming Flyers for social media engagement.
Below, you will find further information:
Main Theme: ‘Advancing African and Diaspora Academic Relations’
Time: 15:00 (GMT), 8:00AM (EST). Kindly convert the time to your local time.
Venue: Virtual, Association of African Universities’ E-Forum
Registration: https://tinyurl.com/DIASPORA2020
Sub-themes:
1. Role of the Diaspora in Higher Education and Innovation in Africa
2. Strengthening Relationships between US Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and African universities
3. Women of African Descent in Higher Education: Opportunities and Challenges
4. Higher Education: A Panacea to Racism and Promoting Social Justice
I also hope that you will enjoy the selection of news, opportunities and other important information included below.
Yours in the service of higher education in Africa
Professor Etienne Ehouan Ehile
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- North Africa: Report highlights deficits in graduate skills READ MORE
- Malawi: Lecturers, students welcome phased reopening of universities READ MORE
- Nigeria: The University of Benin, Nigeria, to mark its golden jubilee on November, 2020 READ MORE
- General: What can be done to better support women pursuing their PhDs in Africa READ MORE
- General: Twenty young lecturers benefit from China-EASTRIP TVET Scholarship Programme READ MORE
- General: Call for Scientists (both in Africa and the Diaspora) for National Academy Development READ MORE
- AAU Secretary General’s Message - 2020 Open Access Week Celebration READ MORE
- Ghana: NAGRAT partners Methodist University to run courses for teachers READ MORE
Featured Videos from AAU Television
- AAU Talks: Women as Change Agents in Climate Change Adaptation WATCH VIDEO
- Webinar series: 18th International Conference on Private Higher Education in Africa WATCH VIDEO
- AAU Webinar Series: Internal & External Quality Assurance Interactive Session Part Two WATCH VIDEO
- Ladyz’ Digest: Depression and the 21st Century Woman WATCH VIDEO
- Agenda 2063: Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind APRM & the Pursuit of of Afro Democracy WATCH VIDEO
- The CGC Show: Agribusiness as a Career WATCH VIDEO
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News From the Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence (ACEs)
- The World Bank and AAU trains Centres of Excellence in using virtual learning tools READ MORE
- Centre of Excellence for Infectious Diseases (ACEGID) selected by the WHO as one of three research centres for world's deadliest diseases READ MORE
- ACEGID shares centre's journey towards developing a COVID vaccine with the BBC. Click to listen to interview
- Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA) commissions farm produce retail outlet READ MORE
- Centre of Excellence for Population Health and Policy (ACEPHAP) wins E-MOTIVE Research Grant READ MORE
CEA- PCMT leader contributes to research on diverse contexts of the COVID-19 pandemic
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- AgroLink: Pineapple Production as a Business Venture WATCH VIDEO
- Impact Stories: Personality Profile of Dr. Paul Effah WATCH VIDEO
- AAU Talks: Education in Ghana - Students Performance at the Pre-Tertiary Levels WATCH VIDEO
- African Students’ Voices: The Role of Student Unions in Human Capital Development WATCH VIDEO
- African Students’ Voices: Challenges of International Students in their Academic Mobility WATCH VIDEO
- AAU Talks: Entrepreneurial Education in Africa WATCH VIDEO
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- New: Call for host – 2021 Biennial Conference of the African Studies Association of Africa (ASAA)| Deadline - October 28th, 2020 READ MORE
- New: World Bank Group, IFC and MIGA Young Professionals Program | Deadline – September 21st, 2020 READ MORE
- New: Call for Applications -Mo Ibrahim Foundation Fellowship| Deadline – 14th October 2020 READ MORE
- New: Call for Submissions (innovations) by the African Union Commission: Innovating Education in Africa Expo 2020 | Deadline – October 9th, 2020 READ MORE
- New: Call for Applications - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Training Fellowship 2021| Deadline - October 31st, 2020 READ MORE
- New: Call for papers for a special Issue of RUFORUM Working Document Series, Vol 19, 2021| Deadline -31st December 2020 READ MORE
- New: International Climate Protection Fellowship for young climate experts from developing countries | Deadline- March 1st , 2021 READ MORE
- New: Call for Applications - The Berkeley Undergraduate Prize for Design Excellence | Deadline – November 1st, 2020 READ MORE
- New: Call for Submissions of Creative Content- AU/CIEFFA Africa Educate her Campaign |Deadline – November 30th, 2020 READ MORE
- New: Call for Applications: Bioscience Innovation Bootcamp for Eastern African Scientists | Deadline – October 5th, 2020 READ MORE
- New: Request for Expressions of Interest for a Firm to Develop a Conference Mobile Apps for RUFORUM Triennial in Benin, December 2021| Deadline - October 30th, 2020 READ MORE
- Call for Applications – Research Excellence Consultant, under the Science Granting Councils Initiative (Phase 2) | Deadline -October 30th, 2020| READ MORE
- Call for Applications - Consultant to support the development of research management frameworks, manuals and procedures for the Science Granting Councils Initiative (Phase 2) | Deadline -October 15th, 2020| READ MORE
- Request for Proposals: Deepening Knowledge and Implementation of Research Ethics in the African Context |Deadline - October 15, 2020 READ MORE
- Call for Volunteer Young Social Media Reporters READ MORE
- TWAS Fellowships for Research and Advanced Training |Deadline - October 1st, 2020 READ MORE
- Call For Papers - Media in African Democracies READ MORE
- Call for Book Chapters on Higher Education's Digital Transformation READ MORE
- Call for Nominations by the International Water Association - IWA Women in Water Award is open | Deadline - October 15th 2020 READ MORE
- Zonta International's Amelia Earhart Fellowship for Women in Science and Engineering fields | Deadline -November 15th, 2020 READ MORE
- International Atomic Energy Agency Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme (female candidates only) |Deadline - October 11, 2020 READ MORE
- The African University of Science and Technology Call for Applications For Admission into 2021/22 Session| Deadline - October 30, 2020 READ MORE
- The ICRC Is pleased to announce the 2020 academic prize for best published work on International Humanitarian Law on the continent| Deadline - December 31, 2020 READ MORE
- The Centre of African Studies of the University of London invites applications from Nigerian academics to take part in a scheme of collaborative research funded by the Leventis Foundation| Deadline - March 31, 2021 READ MORE
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Events by AAU
- AAU in collaboration with the African Union and the Government of Ghana, is inviting all educational stakeholders to the first Virtual AAU-Academic Diaspora Homecoming| September 28 - 30, 2020 READ MORE
- New: Fourth (4th) Africa Centres of Excellence (ACE) Impact Regional Workshop and Project Steering Committee Meeting | Dates - October 19th -30th, 2020
- New: Save the Dates: November 9th - 13th, 2020: African Universities' Week Celebrations
Events by Stakeholders
- New: Online training: Big Data in Higher Education. This Training aims to provide HE teachers with basic knowledge of Big Data and its application in various fields, and to help them to use Big Data to empower HE teaching, management and administration |Dates: 28th September, 2020 to 19th October, 2020 READ MORE
- New: Webinar by the University of Pretoria -Assessment during the Pandemic: Practices emanating from Critical Digital Pedagogy |Date - September 29th, 2020 REGISTER HERE
- New: The African Union Commission (AUC) and Hallpax have partnered to host a virtual conference titled “Cultivate-Africa” on “Galvanizing Partnership for Promoting Resilient Agriculture and Food Systems in Africa in the Shadow of the COVID-19 Pandemic”| Dates: November 17 &18, 2020 READ MORE
- New: CARLIGH/EIFL Webinar: Research Data Management Services| Stakeholders, especially academic librarians are encouraged to participate| Date: - October 8th, 2020 READ MORE
- New: Accra Technical University Library invites you to a webinar. on the topic: Academic Libraries' Contribution to Teaching, Learning and Research in Tertiary institutions| Date: Oct 1, 2020, 10:30 AM GMT| JOIN HERE| Webinar ID: 922 0327 8259
- New: The National Association of African American Studies & Affiliates will host its annual conference virtually| February 15-20, 2021| READ MORE
- New: Webinar by SARUA & the Online Learning Consortium (OLC): Embrace the opportunities that online learning provides Date: September 29th, 2020 READ MORE
- First Eastern Africa Bioeconomy conference to be held virtually on 21-22 October 2020. Conference theme- ‘Bioeconomy growth prospects for Eastern Africa’ READ MORE
- Training by the African Business Studies and Orientation Program (ABSOP) READ MORE| ACCESS FLYER HERE
- African Economic Conference 2020 by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) | December 8 -10, 2020 READ MORE
- International Association of Universities (IAU) Webinar Series on the Future of Higher Education, Date: September -December 2020 READ MORE
- African Climate and Development Initiative's 5th Annual Early Career Researcher Conference| October 5-7, 2020 READ MORE
- Virtual International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning in the Digital Age (digiTAL 2020), December 3 -4, 2020 READ MORE
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SCHOLARSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS
- New: West African Research Center (WARC) Travel Grants for African Scholars (2021) | Deadline – 15th October, 2020 READ MORE
- New: IBM Fellowship Awards Program 2021 for PhD Students | Deadline - 23rd October, 2020 READ MORE
- New: University of Ghana LICOT-WASO PhD Scholarships 2021 for African Students| Deadline - 30th October, 2020 READ MORE
- New: University of Zurich Fully-funded PhD Scholarships 2021/2022 for International Students| Deadline – 15th January, 2021 READ MORE
- New: The McGill University, Canada and the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program (MFSP) are offering Masters Scholarships to eligible African students for the 2021/2022 academic session| Deadline - January 31, 2021 READ MORE
- New: Harvard University International Visiting Scholar in Business History Programme 2021| Deadline – October 15th, 2020 READ MORE
- New: Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG) Masters Scholarships 2021/2022 for African Students to Study at University of Oxford| Deadline-15th October 2020 READ MORE
- New: SAWISE Angus Scholarship 2020 for African Women in Science and Technology (BSc Honours) | Deadline – November 15th, 2020 READ MORE
- New: David and Elaine Potter Masters/PhD Fellowships 2020/2021 for South African Students – University of Cape Town| Deadline - October 21st, 2020 READ MORE
- New: Call for Masters Application – Scholarship opportunity in Master’s of Science in Embedded and Mobile system by The Centre of Excellence for ICT in East Africa| Deadline - 31st October 2020 READ MORE
- New: University of Cambridge Harding Distinguished Postgraduate Scholars Programme 2021/2022 (PhD Scholarship) | Deadline - December 3rd, 2020 READ MORE
- Pre-Call Announcement for 2021 RUFORUM Young African Entrepreneurs Competition READ MORE
- Call for Applications - University of Ghana-Tullow Tertiary Scholarship Scheme 2020/2021 for Ghanaian citizens| Deadline- September 30th, 2020 - READ MORE
- Science by Women Visiting Senior Research Fellowships 2020 for African Women| Deadline - September 30, 2020 READ MORE
- American University in Cairo (AUC) Education Fellowships 2020 for International Students| Deadline - November 3, 2020 READ MORE
- University of Notre Dame Master of Global Affairs Scholarships 2021/2022 for International Students (Fully-funded) – USA | Deadline - December 15, 2020 READ MORE
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RECOMMENDED RESOURCES :
Access the Recordings of the following Webinars hosted by the AAU under the 'AAU Webinar Series'
- The African Students’ Research Experience – Making a Case for Quality Supervision WATCH VIDEO
- AAU -Cousera Webinar on how African Universities can leverage the Coursera resources WATCH VIDEO
- AAU webinar on Building the Quality Culture through the African Quality Rating Mechanism (AQRM) Institutional Assessment and Evaluation for Self -Improvement WATCH VIDEO
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