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Research Profiles of ARUA Universities

Written on 20th March 2023. Posted in News, Publications.

In November 2022, ARUA launched its second Profiles Report (2018- 2021) at a ceremony in Cape Town. The launch event followed a meeting of ARUA Vice Chancellors hosted by the University of Cape Town. The Vice Chancellors who gathered for the meeting and the launch were generally positive about the report, and this was not surprising since the report showed a positive trend in the performance of their universities. The second Profiles Report can be described as showing some progress with several of the performance indicators considered.

Heads and Managers of ARUA Centres of Excellence meet in Mauritius

Written on 27th February 2023. Posted in News.

A two day workshop of Heads and Managers of ARUA Centres of Excellence has taken place in Mauritius.

Towards ARUA – The Guild Clusters of Excellence

Written on 13th February 2023. Posted in News.

Since 2019, the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) and The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities have established a close partnership, at the heart of which has been a joint appreciation that we can – and must – address global challenges affecting the African and European continents much more effectively if we develop new, long-term partnerships based on equity.

ARUA holds Workshop to Consider Revised PhD Review Report

Written on 31st January 2023. Posted in News.

Over 50 participants made up of Deans of Graduate Schools, Science, and Humanities from the 16 member universities of ARUA have met in Kigali, Rwanda to consider the revised PhD Review Report which was put together by HSRC.

ARUA Secretary-General receives honorary doctorate degree from Stellenbosch University

Written on 20th December 2022. Posted in News.

Professor Ernest Aryeetey, ARUA Secretary-General has received an honorary doctorate degree from Stellenbosch University.

Second University Research Profiles Report (2022) Launched

Written on 20th December 2022. Posted in News.

ARUA on November 3, 2022, launched the second ARUA Performance Report under Phase II of the ARUA-Carnegie Data Gathering and Benchmarking Project. The University of Cape Town hosted the launch event.

Dr. Lindiwe Sibanda to take over as CGIAR’s System Board Chair from January 2023

Written on 25th November 2022. Posted in News.

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.

ARUA MEMBER UNIVERSITY, UP RANKS HIGH ON GLOBAL REPUTATION RANKING OF TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION

Written on 17th November 2022. Posted in News.

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.

ARUA WELCOMES PROFESSOR FOLASADE TOLULOPE AS VICE-CHANCELLOR OF UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS

Written on 10th November 2022. Posted in News.

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.

Reframing global science relations: ARUA and The Guild summit of university leaders in Cape Town

Written on 9th November 2022. Posted in News.

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.