Dr. Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Head of Centre for ARUA’s Centre of Excellence for Food Security, University of Pretoria, has been announced as the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research’s (CGIAR) next System Board Chair.  She will succeed Marco Ferroni who is stepping down and retiring at the end of December 2022.  Her appointment takes effect in January 2023.

Times Higher Education has announced its 2022 World Reputation rankings and placed the University of Pretoria (UP) on the 382 position globally in overall reputation, compared with 514 in 2021.

Professor Folasade Tolulope Ogunsola, FAS, has been appointed by the Governing Council of the University of Lagos as the 13th Vice-Chancellor of the University.  Professor Ogunsola who takes over from Professor Oluwatoyin T. Ogundipe, FAS assumes office on November 12, 2022.

The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) and The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities are intensifying their unique partnership, as Vice-Chancellors and Presidents of the two networks laid the foundations for new types of partnerships, grounded on equity and inclusion.

The Board of the African Research Universities Alliance, made up of Vice Chancellors from member universities, held two days of annual meeting at University of Cape Town on 3-4 November 2022.

Stellenbosch University (SU) has announced awards to be conferred on five distinguished individuals in the 2022 graduation cycle.  The award is the highest accolade of SU.  Among the five recipients is Prof. Ernest Aryeetey, the founding secretary-general of the African Research Universities Alliance.  (ARUA)

ARUA Secretary-General Professor Ernest Aryeetey has called on European researchers to help change the trend of research through research collaborations with African researchers that ensures research equity.  

A meeting of ARUA Deputy Vice-Chancellors and Directors of Centres of Excellence has just ended at the University of Ghana.

University of Mauritius is making considerable effort to become a highly respected research-intensive university in the very near future. The effort is shown in the significant investment it is making in its research units in terms of equipment and capacity building.

Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, UCT Vice-Chancellor, has been awarded the inaugural Africa Education Medal.  The award, made by T4 Education, recognizes her as “an outstanding individual who has demonstrated impact, leadership, and advocacy in the field of education”.