Honoris United Universities

Key facts

A diverse community of post-secondary institutions with over 250+ years of academic experience:

15 institutions
71,000 students from 40+ nationalities
10 countries
32 cities
70+ campuses
190+ academic partners
10+ fields of study
3 coding bootcamps in African tech hubs
11 innovation centers, makerspaces, and incubators
1 FabLab accredited by MIT
420+ degrees in various disciplines in contact, distance, online and blended formats
150,000+ alumni

Our Approach to Academic Excellence

A rich offering of programs, dedicated employability initiatives, exclusive partnerships, international faculty, and teaching methodologies built around our mission of Education for Impact, all geared towards developing world-class African human talent with an entrepreneurial mindset and 21st-century skills to thrive in the globally disrupted world of work.

The Honoris United Universities’ commitment to its students and their families:

Academic excellence based on national and international standards
World-class regional and international faculty
Tech-enabled platforms and environments for increased learning outcomes
Student mobility opportunities through multi-track programs, partnerships, and dual degrees across Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America

Dedicated programs and support for employability, including partnerships with 700+ employers
Transversal learning programs that focus on 21st-century skills
Future-oriented learning and a rich student experience
Globally recognized research in numerous fields
A pan-African focus on innovation and entrepreneurship

That’s why 1 in 5 students in private higher education in Africa choose an Honoris institution.

In 2022, Honoris was recognized as a New Champion by the World Economic Forum and was awarded the New Champions Award for Excellence in Adaptive Capacity.

Collaborative intelligence, cultural agility, and mobile mindsets are at the heart of the Honoris approach to educate the next generation of leaders and professionals able to impact regionally in a globalized world. We combine the expertise of our member institutions to develop world-class African human talent that is competitive in today’s fast-paced, demanding, and increasingly digitized labor and start-up markets.

We champion new methods of delivery and technologies, developing relevant academic models designed to address Africa’s key educational challenges to improve the employability and life skills of graduates in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

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OUR FOCUS ON EMPLOYABILITY

Honoris graduates have superior employment outcomes in our respective markets. We enhance the employability of our graduates by incorporating a comprehensive and mandatory work readiness program into the curricula, enabling graduates to develop soft skills, digital capabilities, and real-world competencies. Supported by a suite of in-person and online services, 83% of Honoris graduates gain access to the job market within 6 months of graduating. Alongside 700+ partnerships with employers at national, pan-African, and global levels, Honoris students also have access to 23 career centers both physical and digital.

OUR COMMITMENT TO THE UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

We demonstrate a contribution towards 11 of the 17 SDGs. To support the objectives of the Goals to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for everyone by 2030, we recognize that a collective effort is required – involving our own employees and the many partners united to Honoris institutions, from governments and regulators, communities, employers, associations, to academic organizations.

OUR IMPACT IN AFRICA

We have transformed 770,000+ lives to date. In 2022, we launched our inaugural impact score to measure the positive social and environmental impacts of the network. This score demonstrates that Honoris delivered transformational progress specifically in the areas of Quality Education; Employment Access; Gender Equality; and STEM Education. Read more at honoris.net/impactreport

Launch Event – Gallery

On July 11, 2017, Honoris United Universities, the 1st Pan-African higher private education was launched in London. The network, built upon its unique ‘collaborative intelligence’ concept, brings together the pioneering efforts of leading tertiary education 1,institutions in Northern and Southern Africa, to educate Africa’s next generation of leaders and professionals.