Africa Health
Collaborative

Addis Ababa University

• aau.edu.et

Addis Ababa University (AAU), which was established in 1950 as the University College of Addis Ababa (UCAA), is the oldest and the largest higher learning and research institution in Ethiopia. Since its inception, the University has been the leading center in teaching-learning, research and community services.

Beginning with enrollment capacity of 33 students in 1950, AAU now has 47,610 students and 8,709 staff. In its 14 campuses, the University runs 70 undergraduate and 293 graduate programs, and various specializations in Health Sciences. Over 222,000 students have graduated from AAU since its establishment.

Addis Ababa University’s mission is to produce competent graduates, provide need-based community service and produce problem-solving research outputs through innovative and creative education, research and consultancy service to foster social and economic development of the country. The University is proud to be included as one of 9 partner institutions in the Africa Health Collaborative.

African Leadership University

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Higher Education for a higher purpose: We believe that young people hold the potential to become the ethical, entrepreneurial leaders our continent and planet need. Our role is to unlock that potential through a one-of-a-kind learning experience that gives students the foundation for a lifetime of leading positive change. ALU approaches education through “Missions, not Majors”: with a keen focus on the Global Challenges – especially health-related Missions (in the entrepreneurial and ecosystems). Guided by learning coaches, visiting faculty, experts in residence and mentors, students undertake an immersive learning journey close to the problems they will need to solve as leaders and the communities they will serve. Learners get to identify a mission based on challenges or opportunities they have identified (or have lived with), and, they are given the foundational skills to lead themselves through (for example) an in-depth exploration of Values, Vision and Virtue. Through international internships and networking opportunities, learners also have access to significant resources (across the African Leadership Group and its partners) to research, prototype, conduct market assessment and scale their solutions in and outside of their communities. Over 41 nationalities are currently represented in ALU – on our main campus, and multiple hubs spread across different parts of the world and growing. We run undergraduate programs in Software Engineering and Entrepreneurial Leadership, an Executive MBA and other leadership programs. ALU, Doing Hard Things!

Amref International University / Amref Heath Africa

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Amref International University (AMIU) was established in 2017 as a Premier Pan African University of health sciences fully owned by Amref health Africa. AMIU is founded on the experience and intellect of Amref Health Africa, which is reputed with over 60 years of quality and innovative public and community health interventions in over 30 countries in Africa. With this work, the need to train health workers in communities was evident and the response was short tenure training courses by the Amref Training Centre (AITC) and later the Directorate of Capacity Building (DCB), the predecessor of AMIU. These Amref training programmes run for over 40 years have produced alumni spread throughout the world who have created the name recognition, reputation and brand that Amref is today. It was then evident that there was a need to train people who would occupy higher levels thus influence health policy, regulation and legislation. The University was thus established.

AMIU’s focus is on training, research and extension in health sciences with emphasis on promotive, preventive, rehabilitative and palliative health. Its commitment is to progressively develop innovative programmes catering to the present as well as future Africa and global health needs. The University offers postgraduate, undergraduate, higher diploma, diploma, certificate programmes as well as Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses that prepare human resource for health to serve throughout the health system. AMIU seeks to train transformation leaders who will Inspire Lasting Change.

Ashesi University

• ashesi.edu.gh

Ashesi University Foundation was founded by Dr. Patrick Awuah, and spearheaded (till date) by a well-qualified Board of Trustees whose efforts are complemented by Advisory Boards located in the US and Ghana. In 2002, Ashesi University officially launched its liberal-arts style of higher education as a private, not-for-profit, non-sectarian institution fitting to Africa’s context and enrolled its pioneering class of 30 students. Ashesi University’s mission is to propel an African renaissance by educating ethical, entrepreneurial leaders. Located in Berekuso, Ghana, this private, non-profit university combines a rigorous multidisciplinary core as part of its four-year undergraduate program with major studies in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Engineering and Business Administration, as well as graduate programs in Mechatronics Engineering. A student-led honour code, integrated community service, diverse internships, and real-world projects prepare Ashesi students to develop innovative solutions for the challenges facing their individual communities, countries and the continent at large. As of January 2023, Ashesi University had an undergraduate student population of 1,418 and 40 post graduate students, of which 47% are women and 46% are on scholarships.

Ashesi is now recognized as one of the finest universities in Africa, with a proven track record in fostering ethical leadership, critical thinking, an entrepreneurial mindset, and the ability to solve complex problems. And in 2018, the President of Ghana granted Ashesi a Charter to operate as a fully autonomous institution; no longer to be supervised by a public university under Ghana’s accreditation system. Ashesi is the youngest university to have achieved such recognition, and one of five private universities in Ghana to have a Charter.

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

• knust.edu.gh

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) was established in 1951 as Kumasi College of Technology. It was officially opened on January 22, 1952 with 200 teacher training students transferred from Achimota College. In October 1952, the School of Engineering and the Department of Commerce were established.

In 1953, a Pharmacy Department was established, and a Department of Agriculture was opened to provide courses for the Ministry of Agriculture. A Department of General Studies was also instituted to prepare students for Higher School Certificate Examinations.

In 1957, the School of Architecture, Town Planning and Building was inaugurated, and its first students were admitted in January 1958. As the college expanded, it was decided to make KNUST a purely science and technology institution. In pursuit of this policy, the Teacher Training College was transferred to Winneba Training College and the Commerce Department was transferred to Achimota.

KNUST is now a leading university in Ghana and offers a wide range of courses in science, technology, engineering, and the humanities. It is a major contributor to the economic and social development of Ghana.

Moi University

• mu.ac.ke

Moi University was founded in 1984 by an act of parliament (Moi university Act, 1984) as the second public University in Kenya and is one of the top ranked public universities in Kenya. It is located Uasin Gishu county, Kesses, 35 kilometers from Eldoret town, 310 kilometers Northwest of Nairobi the capital city of Kenya. Since its inception, the University has experienced phenomenal growth leading to establishment of several constituent colleges most of which have since grown into fully fledged universities namely; Maseno University, Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology (MMUST), Maasai Mara University (Mmaarau), University of Kabianga (UoK), University of Eldoret (UoE), Karatina University, Rongo University, Garissa University and Alupe University. It currently has four campuses; Main Campus (Kesses), Nairobi Campus, Coast Campus and Eldoret Town campus. It has one constituent college; Bomet University College. Moi University serves a student population of 39,786 both undergraduate and postgraduate via onsite and offsite 233-degree programmes across the fifteen schools of the institution. It has a staff component of 3,000 of both faculty and administrative staff. The school of Public Health is situated in the Eldoret Town campus; College of Health Sciences. Moi University serves as one of the 8 African Partner institutions for the African Higher Education Health collaborative.

University of Cape Town

• health.uct.ac.za

The University of Cape Town is a community of exceptionally talented students, teachers and researchers – and a wide range of professional, administrative support and service staff – all of whom are committed to help change this world for the better. We encourage one another to work hard, not only to earn degrees or public recognition, but also to be leaders in this increasingly changing world.

Our vision is to be an inclusive, research-intensive African university that addresses the challenges of our time with cutting-edge teaching, research and facilities. As a university we are committed to promoting transformation, to working tirelessly to guarantee the sustainability of our institution, and to ensuring excellence in all we do.

UCT has a proud tradition of academic excellence and is currently the top-rated university in Africa and one of the top-rated universities in the world.

Our researchers continue to help with the creation of African-based solutions to global problems, including issues relating to climate change, urbanization, safety and security, education and health, to name just a few. Many UCT researchers are recognized world leaders in their respective fields.

The UCT Faculty of Health Sciences is the most research intensive faculty in the university, with postgraduate students outnumbering undergraduates, and a world rating among the top 50 health sciences faculties worldwide (by Times Higher Education). The Faculty has 13 academic departments, over twenty multi-disciplinary research groupings, and more than 4000 students.

The AfreHE-HCo@UCT programme will be hosted within the Faculty of Health Sciences, by the Department of Family, Community and Emergency Care, abbreviated to ‘FaCE’. It consists of five divisions: Family Medicine, Primary Health Care, Emergency Medicine, Integrated Palliative Care and Medicine, and Sports and Exercise Medicine.

The massive transformative purpose of FaCE is “to build inclusive communities of care together”, referring not only to external geographic communities and partners in Cape Town and the Western Cape province, but also to communities of staff and students internal to UCT, as well as international partners. This is the connection between the Higher Education Health Collaborative and the aspirations and goals of the University of Cape Town.

University of Toronto

• utoronto.ca

Founded in 1827, University of Toronto is one of the world’s top ranking research-intensive universities and is spread out across 3 campuses; St. George, Mississauga and Scarborough. Ranked as #1 in Canada, and among the top ten public universities worldwide, the University of Toronto is home to over 90k students, and 16k faculty, and has 11 accelerators and is recognized as one of the top five university business incubators in the world by UBI Global in its latest world benchmark study. The University is located in the heart of Toronto and has 21 affiliated hospitals, and 600 plus industry partners worldwide. The University of Toronto serves as the Secretariat for the Africa Health Collaborative, a network of 8 African Partner Institutions, the University of Toronto and the Mastercard Foundation.