AAUNAUSTRALIA AFRICA

UNIVERSITIES NETWORK

A consortium of Australian universities working with African partner universities to:

- sustain research and education collaboration and leadership across priority areas

- marshal Australian and African expertise in equal partnerships to address challenges.

AAUN AUSTRALIA AFRICAUNIVERSITIES NETWORK

Objectives• Focus Australian universities

engagement in SSA• Provide an advisory portal and

point of contact • Develop institutional research

partnerships on SSA• Develop capacity building and

training programs • Produce innovative policy solutions• Provide post-training support for

African scholars

Members• 12 Australian universities

engaged in Africa• 12 leading African universities

invited, with focus on east and southern Africa

African hubs• Pretoria

• University of Pretoria • HC, AusAID• GRM, CARDNO

• Nairobi • University of Nairobi • HC, AIFSC, AusAID • CPFGM, GRM

AAUN AUSTRALIA AFRICAUNIVERSITIES NETWORK

Capacity building • Scholarships• Alumni network• Short courses• Academic mobility• Research students• Research partnerships

Prioritised themes• Food security• Mining and minerals • Public sector reform• Public health• Education

AAUN AUSTRALIA AFRICAUNIVERSITIES NETWORK

Capacity building: themes relating to AIFSC

• Land use, water resources; conflict, legal issues

• Plant health, production, irrigation, salinity

• Animal health and production

• Poultry value chains, family farming

• Reducing postharvest losses

• Food safety and nutrition

• Agribusiness and supply chain management

AAUN AUSTRALIA AFRICAUNIVERSITIES NETWORK

Initiatives 2013

• Research development fund

• Joint proposals– Research projects

– Short courses (consultation

between AIFSC and AAA short courses to maximise synergies)

• Delegations, fora

• ACU/AAUN events