The MRCI Program is calling for proposal. Deadline: May 30, 2008. The MRCI Program is calling for proposal aimed at facilitating the contribution of African higher education institutions and research centres to poverty reduction and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) through the identification of policy-oriented research and the development of policy frameworks, inputs and forms of support for policy development.

WGHE Steering Committee Meeting 3rd – 5th May 2008, Maputo, Mozambique The Working Group on Higher Education (WGHE) is organizing its Steering Committee meeting from 3rd - 5th May 2008 in Maputo (Mozambique during the Biennale of The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) on the theme: "Beyond Primary Education: Challenges and Approaches to Expanding Learning Opportunities in Africa".

The AAU is organizing the 2nd Leadership Development Workshop (LEDEV), in Kigali, Rwanda, 23 April - 02 May, 2008. The workshop is being hosted by  the Kigali Institute of Science and Technology (KIST).

African Development Bank (ADB) board approves strategy for Higher Education, Science and Technology in Africa The 746th regular session of the Board of Directors of the AfDB and 682nd session of the AfDF Board were held on Wednesday April 16th in Tunis, where they approved a revised "Strategy for Higher Education, Science and Technology" in Africa.

Call for Host/Joint organizers for the 12th General Conference in the first half of 2009 The Association of African Universities will hold its 12th General Conference in the first half of 2009

BGP AND IPv6 Protocols TRAINING WORKSHOP, YAOUNDE 2008, 7-11 April 2008 The Research and Education Networking Unit (RENU) of the AAU is organising a five days training workshop on BGP and IPv6 for campus network administrators. The workshop started on April 07 at Ecole Nationale Supérieure Polytechnique de Yaoundé (ENSPY) and is conducted in French.

Validation meeting for African Quality Rating Mechanism and Harmonization Strategy for Higher Education. Accra, 25 -27 March 2008. The Association of African Universities (AAU) in collaboration with African Union Commission (AUC) is organizing a validation meeting for African Quality Rating mechanism and Harmonization Strategy for Higher Education.

Press Release - AfriNIC reduces its fees for Research & Education Institutions Upon a proposal from the Association of African Universities (AAU), AfriNIC, the Regional Internet Registry for Africa, has agreed to provide special pricing to education and research institutions in the AfriNIC service region…..

HIV/AIDS Mobile Task Team on African Universities’ response to HIV/AIDS The team comprising of a multi-disciplinary of 10 professionals based across sub-Saharan Africa with skills and experience in HIV/AIDS control and management…

UK announces support for higher education in Africa Two UK ministers announced two significant grants to the AAU and its members..

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