The Project
UNIHUBS is a collaborative initiative aiming to connect HEIs with digital innovation ecosystems in three African countries (Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania) and Europe, in a collective effort to improve HEIs’ capacity in adopting innovative educational approaches, to address digital innovation labour market needs and challenges and improving their graduates’ employability rates.
Acknowledging the goals of the EU-AU Innovation Agenda (2022) to strengthen innovation ecosystems and develop sustainable and mutually beneficial ΗΕ in Europe and Africa, the project aims to contribute to improving the capacity of African HEIs, in their attempt to modernise their curricula and address current and future challenges of the labour market. UNIHUBS focuses on curriculum enhancement in seven universities in Kenya, Ghana and Tanzania, through a series of activities aiming to promote collaboration between HEIs and digital innovation ecosystem, foster the professional development of university educators and digital innovation professionals, and support business and technology graduates in meeting the requirements of a changing labour market landscape.
The implementation of the UNIHUBS project relies on a combination of quantitative and qualitative research activities, aiming to identify labour market needs and innovation requirements in HEIs, with a series of targeted interventions, including training workshops, co-creation of educational material, experiential learning practices and an international online course.
All the developed material will be tested through pilot implementations, in order to ensure its relevance, efficiency and effectiveness, and refined through an empowerment evaluation approach, further contributing to HEIs’ capacity-building by enhancing their impact assessment capabilities. Finally, UNIHUBS adopts an elaborate dissemination and exploitation plan to ensure the sustainability of the project’s outcomes and multiplication of its impacts in other national and regional contexts.
Our Vision
To build a globally connected education ecosystem that empowers African universities to lead in digital innovation, entrepreneurship, and workforce development for sustainable growth
