Association of African Universities previous page | next page The Association of African Universities (AAU) is an international non-governmental organization set up in 1967 by the universities in Africa to promote cooperation among them and between them and the international academic community. It is a major forum for consultation, exchange of information and cooperation among universities in Africa. The Association of African Universities is headquartered in Accra, Ghana. Its objectives are the following: To promote exchanges, contact and cooperation among university institutions in Africa; To collect, classify and disseminate information on higher education and research, particularly in Africa; To promote cooperation among African institutions in curriculum development, and in the equivalence of degrees; To encourage increased contracts between its members and the international academic world; To study and disseminate the educational and related needs of African university institutions and, as far as practicable, to coordinate the means whereby those needs may be met; To encourage the development and wider use of African languages; To organize, encourage and support seminars and conferences between African university teachers, administrators and others dealing with problems of higher education in Africa. For further information, please contact: Association of African Universities P. O. Box 5744 Accra-North, Ghana. Tel: +233 21 7744 95/761588 Fax:+233 21 774821 E-mail: info@aau.org Web: http://www.aau.org

About ADEA | Working Groups | Programs | Publications | Newsletter | Databases | Calendar | Site Map | En français Association for the Development of Education in Africa 7-9 rue Eugène-Delacroix 75116 Paris, France Tel: + 33/ (0) 145.03.77.57 Fax: + 33/ (0) 145.03.39.65 adea@iiep.unesco.org Last modified: December 28, 2000