Initiatives relevant to Europe-Africa higher education cooperation and research


Declarations and strategies 

Access and Success in Higher Education
IAU Policy Statement

Arusha Convention on the recognition of qualifications in Higher Education in Africa

Harmonisation of Higher Education Programmes in Africa: A strategy for the African Union

EUA-AAU Joint Statement on Europe-Africa higher education cooperation


Publications and studies

AAU publications

The Bologna Process - Experience and Challenges for Africa
Dr. Damtew Teferra, Center for International Higher Education

Building stronger universities in developing countries - a study by Universities Denmark
The report puts forward a number of recommendations on how the Danish university sector can increase its effectiveness in contributing to building capacity in developing countries in research and higher education. Moreover, it provides an overview of areas in which Danish universities have the capacity and critical mass to provide research-based advice and support.

Cooperation in the field of Higher Education in Africa
UNESCO, 2009

Higher Education in Developing Countries. Peril and Promise
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank, 2000

Reversing the brain drain in Africa - Harnessing the Intellectual Capital of the Diaspora for Knowledge Development in Africa
Dr. A.A. Mahamoud, SAHAN Wetenschappelijke Adviesbureau, 2005

SARUA Publications

The Changing Face of EU-African Cooperation in Science and Technology. Past achievements and looking ahead to the future
European Commission, Directorate General for Research


Networks and Projects

Building Stronger Universities in Developing Countries
is a partnership between research and higher education institutions in developing countries and Danish universities. The key activities of the initiative are capacity building in relation to (i) research, (ii) research-based education, and (iii) dissemination of research-based information.

CAAST-Net
A four-year joint Africa-Europe platform dedicated to advancing bi-regional cooperation in S&T.

Close the Gap
Close the Gap is an international not-for-profit organization that helps bridging the digital divide by offering cost-efficient high quality used IT-equipment to projects in the South. 

Cooperation on Doctoral Education between Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe (CODOC) (2010-2012)
will study trends in doctoral education in different developing regions of the world and provide occasions for dialogue and networking in order to foster stronger doctoral education partnerships between Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America. Cross-border collaboration in doctoral education has intensified and new and innovative forms of delivery, such as joint doctoral degrees, have gained strategic attention from many universities. Universities in developing countries can use collaborations to build capacity and to get access to know-how, while European universities benefit from partner universities in specific locations of research interest, fruitful exchange of students, opportunities to jointly conceive curricula that are of greater international relevance, exchange of staff, etc

Europe-Africa Quality Connect: Building Institutional Capacity through Partnership (Europe-Africa QA Connect) (2010_2012)
intends to share the Institutional Evaluation Programme (IEP) approach with five African universities in different regions of sub-Saharan Africa as a trial application. Regional associations in Africa committed to promoting institutional development will contribute to refining the methodology of five institutional pilot evaluations. The evaluation visits, which form part of the programme and are conducted by a team of international experts, will be enhanced through a number of workshops (WS).

EU-Africa Strategic Partnership: Initiatives in Higher Education and Research

Migration Mobility and Employment

Science, Information Society, Space


Higher Education Research and Advocacy Network in Africa (HERANA)

International Science Programme (ISP)
The ISP at Uppsala University aims at assisting developing countries to strengthen their domestic research capacity within the chemical, physical and the mathematical sciences. ISP focuses on least developed countries.

Promotion of Sustainable Development by Sub-Saharan African Higher Education Institutions
A project initiated by The Global University Network for Innovation (GUNI), the International Association of Universities (IAU) and the Association of African Universities (AAU).

SANORD
The Southern African-Nordic Center is a partnership of higher education institutions from all the Nordic countries and southern Africa. Its primary aim is to promote multilateral research cooperation on matters of importance to the development of both regions.

Strenghthening of the Linkages between Higher Education and Education For All (EFA) - IAU Capacity Building Project

Strengthening Higher Education External Stakeholder Relations in Africa
The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) is partnering with the Association of African Universities (AAU), to strengthen African universities' relationships with regional industry. 

USHEPiA: University Science, Humanities and Engineering Partnerships in Africa