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Welcome to the Africa Unit

Welcome to the Africa Unit website. The Africa Unit is based at the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) in the UK. It is funded by the Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS), previously the Department of Innovation, Universities & Skills (DIUS), and the Department for Employment and Learning Northern Ireland (DELNI). It aims to promote, facilitate and enhance partnerships between African and UK Higher and Further education institutions (HE/FE). The purpose of this website is to help educational institutions both in Africa and the UK create new partnerships and strengthen existing partnerships by providing information, advice and support.

The Africa Unit website currently includes:

  • An updatable searchable Database of Existing UK and African HE/FE partnerships;
  • A Webform for institutions to provide information about their current partnerships to be added to the Existing Partnerships Database;
  • An updatable searchable database of Funding Schemes relevant to UK-Africa partnerships;
  • A 'Search for a Partner' facility allowing UK and African institutions to provide information about their institutions and future projects for which they need a UK or African HE/FE partner institution.

To learn more about the Africa Unit please visit about us.

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