COREVIP 2027

- African University Resilience Index
- African Future Skills Network
- African University Leadership Academy
- Africa Global Higher Education Partnership Forum
- African University Innovation Network

11:15 – 11:30 AM
Adoption of Nairobi Declaration on the Future African University

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11:30 – 12:00 PM
COREVIP 2027–2029 Action Commitments Session and Launch of COREVIP Implementation Observatory and Annual Scorecard Framework

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12:00 – 13:30 PM
Closing Ceremony

Announcement of:
- New partnerships
- Sponsorship commitments
- Legacy projects
- Host of COREVIP 2029

13:30 – 14:30 PM
Lunch Break

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Schedule

08:00 – 09:00 AM
Registration and Networking

09:00 – 09:30 AM
Opening conference

09:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Welcome by KCA University
Address by AAU President & Secretary-General

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Remarks from African Union & Kenya Government

10:30 – 11:00 AM
Official Opening by Head of State of Kenya

11:00 – 11:30 AM
Goodwill Messages

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Diamond Jubilee Keynote

12:00 – 13:00 PM
Launches

13:00 – 14:00 PM
Lunch Break | Official Innovation Exhibition Opens (Plenary Session)

14:00 – 15:30 PM
Presidential Higher Education Summit

15:30 – 16:30 PM
Vice-Chancellors' Strategic Leadership Closed-door Dialogue (Moderated leadership dialogue/ Chatham House Rule discussions)

15:30 – 16:30 PM
Academic Communities of Practice Parallel Sessions

16:30 – 17:00 PM
Launch of AAU Diamond Jubilee Declaration and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Evening
AAU Diamond Jubilee Gala Dinner – Awards & Corporate Recognition

09:00 – 10:30 AM
Plenary: The Future African University 2040

10:30 – 12:00 AM
High-Level Investment Forum

12:00 – 13:00 PM
Sponsor Roundtables - Parallel Sessions

13:00 – 14:00 PM
Lunch Break

14:00 – 15:30 PM
Paper Presentations – Parallel Sessions

15:30 – 17:00 PM
Partnership Marketplace

17:00 – 17:30 PM
Investment Commitments Session – Public Announcements by Higher Education Financiers

Evening
Sponsors & Partners Reception

09:00 – 10:30 AM
African University AI Summit

10:30 – 12:00 AM
African University Startup Pitch Competition (Finals of the Hackathon)

12:00 – 13:00 PM
Lunch

13:00 – 14:00 PM
Global University Leaders Forum – The Future of International Higher Education Partnerships

14:00 – 15:30 PM
Pan-African Student Leadership Summit (Future Skills Forum)

15:30 – 17:00 PM
African University Innovation Awards

09:00 – 10:30 AM
Future of African Higher Education Forum

10:30 – 11:15 AM
Launch of Major Continental Initiatives

11:15 – 11:30 AM
Adoption of Nairobi Declaration on the Future African University

11:30 – 12:00 PM
COREVIP 2027–2029 Action Commitments Session and Launch of COREVIP Implementation Observatory and Annual Scorecard Framework

12:00 – 13:30 PM
Closing Ceremony

13:30 – 14:30 PM
Lunch Break

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