ELTE-Africa Partnership Forum Participants - universities

ELTE-Africa Partnership Forum Participants - universities

We are delighted to share that we organize an event, as part of our Africa Strategy, the ELTE-Africa Partnership Forum.

Participating Universities:

University Short description Website

University of The Gambia

The University of The Gambia was established by an Act of the National Assembly of the Gambia in March 1999.  The enactment, which was a bold step to fulfill a long-standing desire of the people of The Gambia and to respond to several years of advocacy both within and outside the country for a university, ended years of indecision on the university question.

 

https://www.utg.edu.gm/

University Mohammed Premier

The University Mohammed Premier is an established public institution in Morocco with ten higher education institutions (four faculties and four specialized high schools) (http://www.ump.ma/en). UMP aims to train students to do research in varied areas: sciences, law, literature, history, geography, languages, management, economic sciences, technology and engineering sciences. A tradition of international collaboration has been anchored in our university for a long time in the form of international agreements with higher education institutions, agencies and organizations (more than 30 universities around the world). The UMP Research department ensures the follow up of these partnerships. Some of these agreements include: Scientific collaboration, development projects, exchanges of doctoral students and professors.

 

http://www.ump.ma/

University of Tunis El Manar

The University of Tunis El Manar is a public institution of an administrative nature founded in 1987 under the name of "University of Sciences, Techniques and Medicine of Tunis" It got its current name in 2000.
Bringing together the oldest and most prestigious institutions of higher education and research in Tunisia, UTM offers quality training, is open to the needs of society and is also multidisciplinary (engineering, humanities, political sciences, law and economics, medical and paramedical sciences).
UTM is both strong and radiant with quality research that covers the most varied fields (health, water, environment, energy, etc.) and consistent with national and international research strategy.

 

http://www.utm.rnu.tn/utm/fr/

Université Privée Marrakech UPM

UPM offers around 60 programs of Undergraduate, Graduate and Doctoral studies ranging across 7 fields of expertise: Management, Health Sciences, Engineering, Hospitality, Medicine, Digital Media Arts & Culture, Sports Management. 
These programs have been specially developed to be in accordance with the Kingdom’s strategic plans and to reinforce the position of Moroccan companies and the promotion of added-value industrial investments.

 

http://upm.ac.ma/

Kenyatta University

Kenyatta University is among the top two largest public university in Kenya as established through an Act of Parliament in 1985 and governed according to the Universities Act 2012 amended.
The University's mission is to provide quality education and training, promote scholarship, service, innovation, and creativity and inculcate moral values for sustainable individual and societal development. Kenyatta University’s purpose is to actualize sensitivity and responsiveness to societal needs and the right of every person to knowledge.

https://www.ku.ac.ke/

University of Dar es Salaam

The University of Dar es Salaam is the oldest and biggest public university in Tanzania. It is situated on the western side of the city of Dar es Salaam, occupying 1,625 acres on the observation hill, 13 kilometers from the city centre. It was established on 1st July 1970, through parliament act no. 12 of 1970 and all the enabling legal instruments of the constituent colleges.

 

https://www.udsm.ac.tz/
Mount Kenya University

Mount Kenya University Main campus is located in Thika, with other campuses in Nairobi, Parklands, Mombasa, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nkubu, Meru, Kakamega and Kisii. The University has study centres in Malindi, Kisumu, Nyeri and Kericho and marketing offices in Garissa, Isiolo and Kitale.
MKU has a Management Board (MB), which is responsible for the implementation of the university policies and undertakes the day-to-day management of the University affairs.  The MKU Senate is in charge of all academic matters in accordance with the University Charter. The University is ISO 9001:2015 Certified and is a member of Inter-University Council for East Africa, African Association of Universities, and Association of Commonwealth Universities.
MKU has successfully established partnership with like-minded institutions of higher learning around the globe. Currently the University has over 50 partnerships and linkages at local, regional and international levels.

 

https://www.mku.ac.ke/
Cadi Ayyad University

Founded in 1978, Cadi Ayyad University today brings together 15 faculties and schools spread over 4 cities  (Marrakech, Kelaa des Sraghna, Essaouira and Safi) And  covering all the scientific, technical, economic, legal, medical, human and social sciences.
The University has about 114,000 students enrolled in 215 initial training courses and 42 continuing education courses, framed by 1645 teachers and researchers and 713 members of the administrative staff.
Cadi Ayyad University, the first Moroccan university (according to international rankings), is fully in line with this Ministerial strategy making international cooperation a major pillar of the University's development. Indeed, the Cadi Ayyad University gives a very important place to the internationalization of its activities. This openness to the international community is reflected in a policy of cooperation in teaching and research, and in a special effort for the mobility of students and research professors. The university also attaches great importance to matching the training offer with the human resources needs of companies.

 

https://www.uca.ma/en

Thomas Sankara University

Thomas Sankara University is the second public university in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. It is specialised in Economic, Management, Law and agricultural studies. https://www.uts.bf/
Dedan Kimathi University of Technology
Dedan Kimathi University of Technology is premier technological university home of excellence in teaching, research, innovation and technology transfer. https://www.dkut.ac.ke/
Tangaza University College

Tangaza University College (TUC) is a faithbased catholic university in Nairobi- Kenya. The aim of TUC is to train agents of Social Transformation for the Church and the society. Tangaza endeavour to train ethical leaders for who will create positive impact in the society.

 

https://tangaza.ac.ke
University of Nairobi

The University of Nairobi is one of Africa’s highly ranked universities. Founded as a college in the 1050s, the University of Nairobi ranks among the highly rated universities in Africa and the world in general. For several years, the university has ranked among the top 10 best universities in Africa by the Times Higher Education (THE)3 as well as uniRank.4 in terms of development of scientific knowledge, research and training of post-graduates, as well as quality of students and degree programmes. The university has remained the best in the Eastern Africa region and continues to lead in teaching, research and training, and is home to award winning scholars highly acclaimed in their areas of specialization and with a huge presence in Google Scholar citations. The University of Nairobi is a leader in promoting uptake of ICT knowledge; it is leading in digitalization of programmes and retooling of human resources fit the demands of a digital age. On this account, the University of Nairobi is competent to undertake the assignment and provide high quality results and actionable recommendations.

 

https://www.uonbi.ac.ke
Université Joseph KI-ZERBO

Université Joseph KI-ZERBO is the oldest (created in 1974) and biggest (60.000 students, 700 academic staff, 600 administrative staff) University of Burkina Faso. Université Joseph KI-ZERBO  includes 5 faculties (Science and technology, social sciences, Literature, Biological sciences, health science), 4 doctoral schools and 6 institutes, 2 university centres spread over 3 main campuses. Université Joseph KI-ZERBO has been ranked in recent years among the best universities in French-speaking African universities.

 

https://www.ujkz.bf
The Proposed Hekima University
Jesuits in Eastern Africa, with Head Office in Nairobi, Kenya, are in the process of establishing a university in Molo, Kenya with a Campus in Nairobi. The proposed University will offer undergraduate programs in Data Science, Engineering, Education Science and Business Studies. https://theproposedhekimauniversity.org
Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch University (SU) is based in the picturesque town of Stellenbosch in South Africa. It is home to an academic community of 29 000 students (including 4 000 foreign students from 100 countries) as well as 3 000 permanent staff members (including 1 000 academics) on five campuses. SU is cementing its reputation as a world-class institution. According to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, SU is one of the top 300 universities in the world. SU has ten faculties: AgriSciences, Economic and Management Sciences, Medicine and Health Sciences, Engineering, Military Sciences, Arts and Social Sciences, Science, Education, Law and Theology.

 

http://www.sun.ac.za/english
Mohamed Khider University of Biskra, Algeria

Biskra University (www.univ-biskra.dz ), is implemented on three campuses. It has 30567 students (103 students from 09 nationalities), 1386 academic staff, and 1010 non-academic staff. It is composed of 6 faculties and sports institute, 26 departments and 36 research laboratories. Also, there are 36 pedagogical laboratories which are divided between faculties. Furthermore, Biskra university is ranked amongst top 10 of National Higher Educational Institutions from 107 universities on the Web-Metrics Ranking of the Universities. The programs are taught in Arabic, French, and English.
In addition to what stated above, Biskra University tends to find partners from all over the world that help it to be integrated in the international framework in order to enhance learning, teaching and training, raise the rate of employability, and give the university the possibility to be an active part in the local, national, regional, and international framework. Through this internationalization strategy, we aim to reach a high number of students and staff mobility, joint programs, curricula and research projects, as well as raising the university visibility and sustainability. Also, we seek to unify the ECTS that helps the students to spend a period of time abroad without any problems of Credits recognition through deep conversations with our partners.

Key figures on your organisation:

  • Number of students 30567
  • Number of staff 2396
  • Year of foundation 1998
  • Status (Public, private) Public
  • Number of campuses 3

 

http://www.univ-biskra.dz/
Felix Houphouet-Boigny University
Felix Houphouet-Boigny University, located in Côte d'Ivoire, is a renowned institution of higher education. Founded with the aim of providing quality education, it offers a diverse range of academic programs and research opportunities. With a talented faculty and modern facilities, the university strives to create a stimulating learning environment conducive to the personal and intellectual development of students. Guided by high standards of academic excellence, Felix Houphouet-Boigny University nurtures a culture of discovery, innovation, and community development. As a dynamic institution of higher learning, it plays a key role in shaping enlightened leaders and promoting progress both nationally and internationally. https://univ-fhb.edu.ci/