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Secretary General's Message
Dear Colleagues
I bring you greetings from the Association of African Universities (AAU) Secretariat.
On the 3rd of June, 2020 the AAU participated in
a webinar organized by the Global Observatory titled “Internationalizing learning 2.0 - Policy perspectives”. The Global Observatory is a partner of the AAU and aims to create bridges among different regions of the world
via multi-lateral research and cooperation projects and initiatives.
On the 24th June 2020, under the Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence for Development Impact project we launched a series of webinars to be delivered in French and English as part of the ACE Impact response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These
webinars are organized with the objective of enabling ACE Impact university instructors to integrate quality digital resources into their lessons and actively practice online teaching. The target audience is ACE Impact university professors and lecturers.
The AAU invites all Higher Education Stakeholders to a Webinar on quality assurance which will combine presentations and insights from renowned speakers. The Webinar will take place on the 2nd July 2020 (11am GMT) and will be graced by the AAU Secretary
General (Prof Etienne E. Ehile) and Her Excellency (Prof Sarah Agbor Anyang), who is the Commissioner of the African Union Human Resources, Science and Technology (HRST) Department. Kindly use the following link to register for the event: https://bit.ly/2N7z1BI
Senior Higher Education leaders are invited to participate in a WACREN organized “Service Outreach Workshop” that is being hosted in collaboration with GÉANT (pan-European RREN)
and RENATER (French NREN) to create awareness and foster interest in relevant Research and Education Network services available in the West and Central African region. The virtual workshop is slated for Tuesday, June 30, 2020, on Zoom from 9 am to 11 am UTC.
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The AAU will hold its annual Governing Board meeting virtually on the 1st of July 2020. The Governing Board comprises the President of the Association, three Vice-Presidents, 11 other executive heads of member institutions elected at the General
Conference to represent the five sub-regions of Africa and the Secretary-General. The Board implements the decisions of the General Conference.
I hope that you will enjoy the selection of news and important information included below.
Yours in the service of higher education in Africa
Professor Etienne Ehouan Ehile
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AAU organises webinar on Quality Assurance and the 'New Normal' Higher Education. Ensure your participation|
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Nigeria: Private universities take the lead in online learning
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Nigeria:Vacancy Position for President/Vice-Chancellor at the African University of Science and Technology, Abuja
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Ghana: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology appoints first female Vice Chancellor
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Kenya: Sport scholarship students suffer under COVID-19 lockdown
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Botswana: Education Minister content with the University of Botswana's Health protocols for COVID-19 Management
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General: Quality assurance of doctoral education is now urgent
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General: Impact of COVID-19 on Higher Education in Africa: The Transition to Online Teaching and Learning
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General: University education in refugee camps must meet refugee needs READ
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Featured Videos from AAU Television
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AAU Talks: Applying Technology-Enhanced Learning to Mitigate the Impact of COVID-19
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AAU Talks: Managing Teaching, Learning & Research during and after COVID 19
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AAU Talks: Opportunities for African Universities during COVID-19
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AAU Talks: Online Education in the Midst of COVID-19
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Career Guidance: Career Counselling as a Career Path
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AAU Talks: Teaching and Learning for Persons with Disabilities during COVID-19
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AAU Webinar Series: Supporting Academic Libraries in the COVID-19 Era WATCH
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News From the Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence (ACEs)
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African Students' Voices: Online Examinations during COVID-19
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African Students’ Voices: Students’ Career Choices and Parental Influence
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HealthAfrik – Knowing your Genotype & Managing Sickle Cell
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HealthAfrik – Your Health while Working from Home
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Ladyz’ Digest – Uterine Fibroid (Episode 1)
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Career Guidance: Entrepreneurship As a Career Path
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Impact Stories – Personality Profile of Prof. Nana Aba Appiah Amfo (Pro VC – ASA, Univ. of Ghana)
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New: The Global Biodiversity Information Facility's (GBIF) BID programme calls
for proposals from Sub-Saharan Africa | Deadline - August 27, 2020
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New: Call for Nominations -ITU/UN Women Equals in Tech Awards for Gender Mainstreaming
in Technology | Deadline - August 1, 2020
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New: Call for participants for the Ife Summer Institute 2020 (Targeted at
doctoral and post-doctoral researchers in the Humanities and Social Sciences)|Dates- July 20 - August 1, 2020
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Application for 2020 World Bank selection process for Young Professional Program.
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New: The Cybersecurity Tech Accord, in partnership with the United Nations
Office of Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) is inviting interested persons with original technology based solutions, to participate in its Apps 4 Digital Peace competition| Deadline - July 30, 2020 READ
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The Islamic Development Bank and the World Academy of Sciences (IsDB-TWAS) Joint Research & Technology Transfer Grant 2020: Quick-Response Research on COVID-19 Deadline - July
2, 2020
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New: IsDB-TWAS Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme | Deadline- July 27, 2020|
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New: Call for Papers - International Conference on Applications of Radiation
Science and Technology, organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency| Deadline - July 31, 2020
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Call for participants - Blackboard Academy's Digital Teaching and Learning Series|READ
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Writing Machine invites interested institutions to join its free online writing programmes which have been released to help HEIs respond to the Covid-19 crisis READ
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IBM is requesting developers, data scientists, designers, business analysts, subject matter experts and more to build solutions to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and climate
change- Deadline -July 31, 2020| READ MORE
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The Engineering for Change 2020 Research Fellowship for students and early-career professionals passionate about social innovation. Deadline: ongoing| Click
to Apply
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Call for Applications: UNESCO-Merck Africa Research Summit (MARS) invites abstracts from final year African PhD students and young investigators involved in research related
to cancer in Women and Vaccines Development | Deadline - August 30, 2020| READ MORE
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Events by AAU
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New: AAU Webinar on Quality Assurance and the New Normal Higher Education| 2nd
July, 2020|
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Events by Stakeholders
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New: Calling on Senior Higher Education leaders to participate
in the WACREN organized "Service Outreach Workshop" on Research and Education Networks Services. June 30, 2020, on Zoom. Please
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New: Global Conference On Online Education, organised by The Center for Research
Implications and Practice, August 10-12, 2020|
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New: Virtual International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning
in the Digital Age (digiTAL 2020), December 3 -4, 2020
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New: 5th International Conference on Academic and Professional Communication,
organised by the University of Botswana| July 14 -16, 2020
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Conference Postponed: Conference on Archipelagic Memory: Intersecting Geographies,
Histories and Disciplines, organised by the University of Mauritius. New Date - August 2-5, 2021
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New: Spanish as a Second and Foreign Language Online Training Course| August
3, 2020
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New: e/merge Africa is now recruiting for Facilitating
Online Course which starts on 7 September and will be open to colleagues from all over the world. Apply
from here
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New: International Conference on Teaching and Learning Methodologies| July
3-4, 2020
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New: The Institute of Research Engineers and Scientists' International Conference
on E-Education, E-Business, E-Management and E-Learning (IC4E)| August 13-14, 2020
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New: The African University of Science and Technology (AUST), Abuja, Nigeria
is conducting an international search for a President/Vice-Chancellor. Its Board of Trustees/Governing Council is therefore inviting letters of nomination, applications or expressions of interest to be submitted for consideration. Deadline - Saturday, August
1, 2020.
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Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) Fellowship Programme 2020 for Member Countries | Openings for PhD students, researchers and professors| Deadline - July 31, 2020 READ
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SCHOLARSHIPS & FELLOWSHIPS
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New: The Francis H. Brown African Scholarship for East African earth scientists and botanists| Deadline - July 15, 2020
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New: ZALF and ICRISAT invites applications from PhD students and Postdocs from West Africa, and with backgrounds in agricultural
or environmental sciences for an international summer school|
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New: University of East Anglia (UEA) -Copenhagen joint PhD Scholarship in Religion and Social Change in Africa| Deadline-31st
August, 2020 |
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New: The University of South Africa is calling for applications for its Distance Learning Award for Masters Degree in
various fields| Deadline -July 9, 2020|
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Canon Collins Scholarships for Postgraduate Study in Justice, Education or Humanities for nationals of Namibia/South Africa/Zimbabwe | Deadline- August 10, 2020 |
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New: DAAD-NRF In-Country Scholarship for South Africans | Deadline - August 14, 2020|
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Participate in the 4th CODESRIA/CASB Summer School in African Studies and Area Studies in Africa (Fully-funded) 2020/2021, Deadline- July 17,2020 READ
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New: Stellenbosch University Graduate of Economics and Management Sciences's is recruiting for full-time PhD scholarship
positions(funding available)| Deadline - 31 July 2020|
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New: University of Pretoria MasterCard Scholarships (Masters) 2021 for African Students| Deadline - August 31, 2020
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MasterCard Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST) Scholarships 2020/2021 for African Students| Deadline - July 3, 2020 READ
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New: Flinders University, Australia is offering Masters and Doctorate scholarships to international students in line with a
Research Training Program (AGRTP), Deadline-August 7, 2020
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DAAD Helmut-Schmidt Masters in Public Policy and Good Governance Scholarship Programme 2021 for Developing Countries| July 31, 2020 READ
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Margaret McNamara Educational Grants (MMEG) 2021 for African Women to Study in South Africa, Deadline -September 14, 2020 READ
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The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)-NCP Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme | Deadline - July 31, 2020 READ
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Africa Union/EDCTP Fellowship 2020 for outbreak and epidemic response in sub-Saharan Africa | Deadline – July 30, 2020 READ
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