AKU Institute for Educational Development, East Africa

Over 115 children in Tanzania participated in a World Environment Day activity facilitated by AKU's Institute for Educational Development, East Africa. This was an initiative led by the Master of Education (MEd) students who established an AKU Environmental Club to raise awareness on environmental sustainability. The event saw teachers and learners together with AKU students and staff plant 40 trees and 20 flowers. The University also supplied the schools with dustbins to enable proper waste management.

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AKU's Institute for Education Development, East Africa in partnership with Muni University in Arua, Uganda have launched a Diploma programme in Educational Leadership and Management.

The programme, which falls under the Foundations for Learning (F4L) project, will incorporate a blended learning approach envisions to to change the educational leadership style in the West Nile region in Uganda.

Empowering school leaders as champions of learning IED EA launches diploma programme in West Nile, Uganda

Join us in congratulating Professor Jane Rarieya on her appointment as the Dean of AKU’s Institute for Educational Development, East Africa 👏

An accomplished leader with more than a decade of experience in higher education, Prof Rarieya’s research interests have focused on gender, educational leadership, and faculty development, and has been associated with AKU for 20 years, during which she has contributed to our institution's activities and success as a student, alumna, faculty member, and now dean.

At a time of great institutional growth overshadowed by the global pandemic, she was a key part of QTL's exceptional work bringing many of AKU's programmes online, while also providing foundational training for hundreds of faculty.

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REGISTER for our webinar to learn more about our Master of Education programmes here: https://aku-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_z2smJK6_QU2bg2g2R76jkg

We will help you through the application process and answer all your questions.

Mark your calendars!

Global Convocation 🎓 and Inaugural Founder’s Day | March 18, 2023
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This year’s Convocation is being held jointly with AKU’s Inaugural Founder’s Day ceremony, to commemorate the University’s 40th anniversary. A Research Showcase will feature the impact of our young researchers.

Join us live at convocation.aku.edu

As part of our contribution towards environmental conservation, we have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute-TAWIRI to collaborate on studies on wildlife, including pollinators, beekeeping and bee research for livelihood improvement and environmental conservation. The engagement with Tawiri, a parastatal organization under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism responsible for conducting and coordinating wildlife, will see AKU share its Arusha campus land with researchers to investigate important conservation issues and document research findings.

AKU signs MoU with Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute Partnership to benefit research development and informed policy decisions

Driven by the reality experienced during the Covid-19 pandemic and Ebola in Uganda, AKU’s Institute for Educational Development, East Africa organized a three-day joint conference that brought together more than 150 education stakeholders to deliberate on ways to build strong education systems.

ADMISSIONS OPEN! The 18-month full-time Master of Education programme is open to experienced teachers, teacher trainers, principals, and other professionals related to the field of education. Submit your application online at http://www.aku.edu/med-ea

For more information contact us at: +255 (0) 784 797 601 or Email: [email protected]

ADMISSIONS OPEN! We have opened the admissions window for the Master of Education full-time and part-time programmes. Submit your application here http://www.aku.edu/med-ea

The programmes provide a clear theoretical foundation for teaching from early childhood to upper secondary level, and train participants to become exemplary teachers and educational leaders in a variety of contexts.

For more information contact us at: +255 (0) 784 797 601 or Email: [email protected]

Our part-time Master of Education programme adopts a blended mode that combines independent-study, face-to-face sessions and workshops, online discussions, self and peer-assessment activities, and formal assignments. Submit your application online here https://www.aku.edu/admissions/med-ea/Pages/home.aspx

For more information contact us at: +255 (0) 784 797 601 or Email: [email protected]