Each of these Conferences brought together the Association’s member universities, as well as other international, regional and national organizations to address issues of concern to the region.

The increasing membership of the Association - from 92 in 1993 to 135 in 1996, 162 in 2000, and 185 from 44 countries in Africa by 2005 - is further evidence of the demand for its programmes and the impact of the General Conferences in the region. The 11 th General Conference of the AAU was successfully concluded on 25 th February 2005, in Cape Town, South Africa. The five-day Conference was organised in collaboration with, and hosted by, the University of Cape Town. It attracted a record 320 participants made up of leaders of higher education institutions, policy makers, scholars, student leaders, and other stakeholders drawn from various African countries, as well as representatives of donors and international organizations (see PROCEEDINGS).

Pre-Conference Press Release	Special Address by the President of South Africa, H.E. Thabo Mbeki
Post-Conference Press Release	Closing Address by the South African Minister of Education , H.E. Naledi Pandor, MP
Newly elected AAU Executive Board	Keynote address by Paul Zeleza
Report of the Executive Board to the General Conference	Renewing the African University - an ACU-AAU-SAUVCA partnership proposal
Core Programme 2005 - 2009	Profiles of Principal AAU Partners
Constitution of the Association of African Universities
Compiled Abstracts