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)
AbbreviationAAU
FormationNovember 12, 1967 (1967-11-12)
FounderAfrican universities initiated by UNESCO
Founded atRabat, Morocco
Location
Origins1962 UNESCO Summit in Antananarivo, followed by the 1963 Khartoum preparatory committee meeting
Region served
Africa
FieldsInternational cooperation in higher education
Websitewww.aau.org

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.

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