With more than 400 million voices, young people in Africa are dynamic and ambitious to succeed. The THE Africa Universities Summit 2026 will explore how to cascade and amplify regional growth and innovation across the continent by expanding its pool of human capital.

We will explore unlocking skills potential, increasing gender equality and creating innovative learning environments to unleash success academically and entrepreneurially.

The event will fuel regional dialogue about building growth through higher education, with perspectives from and networking opportunities with leaders in higher education, business and civil society.

Agenda Theme

• Addressing world challenges

  Uniting global and local collaborations to tackle today’s most pressing challenges, harnessing research and innovation to deliver sustainable solutions and inspire university leadership in times of change.