(Professor Ernest Aryeetey and Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng)

The Vice Chancellor of University of Cape Town, Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, has disclosed that the ARUA Strategic Plan launched last May was consistent with the plans her University has made for the next phase of its development.

The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) is considering measures to strengthen its approach to international graduate training. The move will be designed to enhance the international student experience, among other considerations. This came out during a meeting between some members of the senior management of UKZN and the Secretary-General of ARUA, Professor Ernest Aryeetey on Monday, 1^st August 2022.

Professor Sizwe Mabizela, Vice Chancellor of Rhodes University, has welcomed the Secretary-General of ARUA to his University. This took place in the evening of 28th July 2022 when he hosted the Secretary-General, Professor Ernest Aryeetey and the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) of University of Ibadan, Professor Oluyemisi Bamgbose to a dinner attended by the leadership of the University. In a short speech, Professor Mabizela, expressed his appreciation for the great relationship between ARUA and his University.

(from left, Prof. Sizwe Mabizela, Prof. Oluyemisi Bamgbose, Prof. Ernest Aryeetey and Prof. Peter Clayton)

Prof. Oluyemisi Bamgbose, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of Ibadan has delivered a Public Lecture at Rhodes University on the topic:  Good Office and Mini Trial: A Veritable ADR Tool for Peace and Nation Building.  The lecture was organised by the Faculty of Law at Rhodes University.  Prof. Bamgbose is currently on an ARUA-Carnegie sponsored Study Tour at Rhodes University. 

ARUA and Future Africa at University of Pretoria (UP) have agreed to work together in developing joint programmes that assist Early Career Researchers from ARUA universities to have access to world class facilities and programmes as part of their training.

The Africa Strategic Research and Education Partnerships Fund aims to help kick-start new, innovative research and education collaborations that might not otherwise be pursued. The Fund promotes and supports early-stage collaboration among academics, researchers and students at Imperial,  the African Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) and/or members of the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA).

The Vice Chancellor of University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Professor Zeblon Vilakazi, has welcomed the Secretary-General of ARUA, Professor Ernest Aryeetey, to his office in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. The meeting at Wits forms part of the Secretary-General’s tour of ARUA universities in South Africa.

The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) has participated in the launch of the Africa Initiative of the University of Toronto.