The Association of African Universities (AAU), and the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE), will host the 1^st Joint ACE I & ACE II Project Workshop of the World Bank Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence Project.

This is scheduled to take place at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in  Accra, Ghana, from 7^th – 9^th November, 2017.  The Meetings of the Project Steering Committee (ACE I) and the Regional Steering Committee (ACE II) will take place on Friday, 10^th November, 2017 after the Joint Project Workshop.

This is an important workshop where ACE I and ACE II members will learn and share experiences with each other, and network for mutual benefit mainly on verification of Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs), disbursement process, international accreditation and overall ACE project activities.

ACE I is made up of countries in West and Central Africa (Benin Republic, Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo and The Gambia) whiles ACE II is made up of countries in Eastern and Southern Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia).

The Association of African Universities (AAU) is the ACE I Regional Facilitation Unit (RFU) and the  National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE), is the regulatory body for the ACEs in Ghana.