AAU Scoping Study: Strengthening the Linkages between Industry and the Productive Sector and Higher Education Institutions

The study investigates the institutional capacity of African universities and higher education institutions to develop and strengthen linkages with industry and the productive sector.
This study was conducted by the Association of African Universities (AAU) in partnership with the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC). The aim of the study was to determine what interface structures, policies, positions, incentives and funds are currently in place, as well as the services and interventions African institutions judge most important in order to strengthen their efforts in building linkages with the productive sector. The survey forms part of the AAU-AUCC project entitled Strengthening Higher Education Stakeholder Relations in Africa (SHESRA), and was carried with financial help from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).This study and the SHESRA project represent one of the many steps the AAU is taking to support its members and the higher education community across Africa to strengthen linkages with industry and the productive sector. For more information, follow this link.