The THE Africa Universities Summit 2025 brought together cross-continental partners from higher education, industry, policy and civil society to discuss the greatest challenges and opportunities facing African higher education and broader society.

Thought leaders, experts and changemakers joined together to explore the importance of equitable partnerships for Africa, promoting sustainability in higher education, harnessing digital transformation for good, and improving the quality of research and employability.

• Equitable partnerships: Explore how inclusive and balanced partnerships across and outside the continent can foster greater regional collaboration for higher education.
• Sustainability in and for higher education: Learn how context-specific sustainable development can position African institutions to lead the way in addressing environmental, economic and social challenges for long-term regional growth.
• Digital transformation: Dive into the opportunities and challenges presented by digital innovation and technology for expanding access to quality education and improving institutional efficiency in Africa.
• Research and employability: Examine the power and potential of leading, quality African research as the continent works to align higher education with the employability needs of the future workforce.

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Grow your international leadership network

With more than 400 senior leaders attending two and a half days of networking events, the summit presents the best opportunity to meet your peers from across the continent and beyond.

95% of 2024 attendees said the event helped them meet new people with whom to collaborate in future.

Learn the latest thinking and strategies on new models of collaboration

In this era of global uncertainty, the summit provides a space for open, deep, shared thinking about how universities can build national and local resilience against environmental, economic and social disruption.

99% of attendees in 2024 rated the event content as excellent or very good.

Gain new solutions for global challenges from esteemed thought leaders

In this era of global uncertainty, the summit provides a space for open, deep, shared thinking about how universities can build national and local resilience against environmental, economic and social disruption.

99% of attendees in 2024 rated the event content as excellent or very good.

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