Gulu University is proud to announce the selection of its second cohort of scholars under the TAGDev 2.0 program – a transformative initiative in partnership with the Regional University Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) and Mastercard Foundation.  This milestone reflects the university’s commitment to nurturing leaders, entrepreneurs and change-makers through experiential learning. Rooted in its values for professionalism, integrity, effectiveness, accountability, teamwork, gender responsiveness and inclusivity, Gulu University offers a dynamic environment that supports both personal and professional development for its diverse scholars. Selection process Following a competitive application process launched in February 2025, the TAGDev 2.0 program […]

By Samuel Elolu Gulu, Uganda  [August 7, 2025] – Gulu University made a historic stride as it officially launched the TAGDev 2.0 Program and inaugurated the Agri-Food Systems Research and Entrepreneurship Centre (ASEC), marking a bold new chapter towards empowering young women and men for jobs and work opportunities, community engagement, co-creation of climate adaptive technologies and higher education transformation under the  Transforming African Agricultural Universities to Meaningfully contribute to Africa’s Growth and Development (TAGDev 2.0) program in partnership with the Regional Universities’ forum for capacity building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) and the Mastercard Foundation. Presided over by the Vice Chancellor […]

Are you a trailblazer in higher education, research, or development in Africa? Do you have groundbreaking innovations, impactful research, or inspiring success stories that are shaping the continent’s future? Then seize this unparalleled opportunity to showcase your contributions at the 21st Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) Annual General Meeting (AGM)! Submit your Expression of Interest (EOI) by October 30th, 2025, via email to: communications@ruforum.org m.nada@ruforum.org a.badji@ruforum.org Exhibition form

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Title: Data Science for Research and Institutional Intelligence Date: 11-15 August 2025 Time: 02:00PM EAT Overview: This intensive short course equips participants with core data science knowledge, from data acquisition to modeling and visualization, while emphasizing ethical and institutional applications. Registration link: http://bit.ly/4mvSXNf  

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Gaborone, Botswana [31 July 2025] – with the continent at a crossroad in its development trajectory, the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) is gearing up for its 21st Annual General Meeting (AGM), set to take place from 1 – 5 December 2025 in Gaborone under the theme “Positioning Africa’s Universities and the Higher Education Sector to Effectively Impact Development processes on the continent”. The central question guiding the AGM is: “What will it take to position Africa’s universities and higher education sector to effectively impact the continent’s development process?” To set the agenda for December’s gathering, […]

By Louis Mensah. Member of UCC-Ghana TAGdev 2.0 Communication Team As part of efforts to enhance youth skills development and promote job creation, the Transforming African Agricultural Universities to Meaningfully Contribute to Africa’s Development (TAGDev 2.0) programme, in collaboration with the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), has supported Level 200 students to showcase a variety of self-produced food and household items. The exhibition featured an impressive range of processed products including pastries, yoghurt, beverages, and detergents developed by students as part of their practical coursework. The activity formed part of the department’s food […]

Background The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) is a consortium of 175 African universities operating in 40 countries. As part of its commitment to enhancing digital inclusion and e-learning within African higher education institutions, RUFORUM is procuring student laptops for distribution to member universities in 10 countries. RUFORUM invites qualified companies to submit proposals for the supply and delivery of 254 student laptops with specified technical requirements, to 12 universities across 10 African countries. The selected supplier must demonstrate the ability to deliver the laptops to the specified universities or provide evidence of partnerships with local […]

In Tanzania and across sub-Saharan African countries, farmers face devastating losses due to invasive pests like Tuta absoluta (tomato pinworm) and fall armyworm — aggressive invaders which originate from South America. These pests attack vital crops like tomato, maize and other solanaceous crops, with current control methods relying heavily on chemical pesticides. However, this method has proven to be both ineffective and unsustainable. The pests quickly develop resistance over a short period of time, and the overuse of synthetic chemicals poses serious threats to human health, the environment and biodiversity causing massive food losses. In pursuit of a solution, Dr. […]

By Prof.  Espoir BISIMWA  The Bukavu Agribusiness Incubation Center (BAIC) was a two-year initiative  launched in 2018 by the Regional University Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) in partnership with the Université Catholique de Bukavu (UCB) in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), funded under the RUFORUM Entrepreneurship Challenge Program (RECAP). This project aimed to cataylse entrepreneurship among young people in the university to facilitate timely transitions through promoting agribusiness as an alternative viable path for economic empowerment and job creation that addresses the pervasive high youth unemployment in the country. While the project was initially meant to […]

Call for Applications: PhD Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA) BACKGROUND The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) in partnership with Mastercard Foundation, Gulu University (Uganda), Egerton University (Kenya), Africa University (Zimbabwe), University of the Free State (South Africa), Malawi University of Science and Technology (Malawi), University of Eldoret (Kenya), Uganda Martyrs University (Uganda), University of Port Harcourt (Nigeria), University of Cape Coast (Ghana), University of Bamenda (Cameroon), National University of Agriculture (Benin), and Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique (Morocco) are implementing a 10-year programme (2023-2033) called Transforming African Agricultural Universities to Meaningfully Contribute to Africa’s Growth and Development (TAGDev […]

Date and Time: Wednesday, July 30, 2025 @ 14:00 – 16:00 EAT (13:00 – 15:00 CAT) Register here: https://bit.ly/46EPM0U   Draft Concept Note Regional Workshop Eastern & Centra Africa Final

Uganda Martyrs University is excited to announce the first cohort of 16 scholars for the Transforming African Agricultural Universities to Meaningfully Contribute to Africa’s Growth and Development (TAGDev 2.0) program. The 16 scholars for the 2025/2026 academic year were selected from a competitive pool of 928 applicants, including 376 females, 552 males, 151 refugees and 53 differently abled persons. The selection committee meticulously evaluated each application with a deliberate effort to enhance gender balance and representation from marginalized groups, thereby setting a precedent for future cohorts. Uganda Martyrs University joined the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) […]

The Regional University Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) invites you to join the virtual Annual General Meeting Pre-launch webinar scheduled for; 📅 31st July 2025 ⏲️ 14.00-16:00 CAT, 15:00-17:00 EAT, 12:00-14:00 GMT 📍 Register here This webinar will explore the role of academia in driving innovation, food systems transformation, and policy influence in Africa.

BACKGROUND The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) in partnership with Mastercard Foundation, Gulu University (Uganda), Egerton University (Kenya), Africa University (Zimbabwe), University of the Free State (South Africa), Malawi University of Science and Technology (Malawi), University of Eldoret (Kenya), Uganda Martyrs University (Uganda), University of Port Harcourt (Nigeria), University of Cape Coast (Ghana), University of Bamenda (Cameroon), National University of Agriculture (Benin), and Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique (Morocco) are implementing a 10-year programme (2023-2033) called Transforming African Agricultural Universities to Meaningfully Contribute to Africa’s Growth and Development (TAGDev 2.0). The programme seeks to strengthen universities and […]