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Association of African Universities

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Office of the Special Adviser on Africa

Purpose: To promote inter-change and cooperation among African universities; to collect, classify and disseminate information on higher education; to promote cooperation among institutions in curriculum development; to encourage increased contacts between its members and the international academic world; to encourage the development and wider use of African languages.
Illustrative Project: In the area of research, the AAU has a staff exchange programme, which allows for the exchange of staff in member universities as well as for examination purposes.

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