Association of African Universities

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Association of African Universities

اتحاد الجامعات الأفريقية (Arabic) Association des universités africaines (French) Associação das Universidades Africanas (Portuguese) የአፍሪካ ዩኒቨርስቲዎች ማህበር (Amharic) Chama cha Vyuo Vikuu Afrika (Swahili)
Open air event at the AAU Headquarters in 2011
Abbreviation	AAU
Formation	November 12, 1967 (1967-11-12)
Founder	African universities initiated by UNESCO
Location	Accra, Ghana
Origins	1962 UNESCO Summit in Antananarivo, followed by the 1963 Khartoum preparatory committee meeting
Region served	Africa
Fields	International cooperation in higher education
Website	www.aau.org

The Association of African Universities (AAU) (Arabic: اتحاد الجامعات الأفريقية, French: Association des universités africaines) is a university association of African universities based in Accra, Ghana. With member institutions all around Africa, AAU provides a forum for cooperation and exchange of information on higher education and research policies.