Professor Olusola Bandele Oyewole
Join me in the journey towards transforming higher education in Africa and building a brighter future for our continent, as we strive to unleash the full potential of our universities and empower the next generation of African leaders.
Prof. Oyewole's Bio
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rofessor Olusola Oyewole is the Secretary-General of the Association of African Universities (AAU), with Headquarters in Accra, Ghana. He is a Professor of Food Science and Technology (Food Microbiology and Biotechnology) at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria, from where he is currently on sabbatical leave to AAU. He was the Vice Chancellor of the University from May 2012 to May, 2017. Professor Olusola Oyewole has over thirty six years’ experience working in the African higher education space, and has over one hundred scholarly publications to his credit. He has served as a Senior Expert (Quality Assurance, Mobility and Scholarships) at the Department of Human Resources, Science and Technology of the African Union Commission in Ethiopia, Addis-Ababa, from 2009 to 2010.
Prior to coming over to the African Union Commission, Prof. Oyewole was the Coordinator of the British Government sponsored project on the “Mobilization of Regional Initiatives for the revitalization of higher education in Africa” , at the Association of African Universities (AAU), Accra, Ghana, from 2007 to 2009. His assignment involved promotion and management of African continental research networking and research programs for development. He has also served as the Project Officer of the World Bank project on “Quality Assurance for African Higher Education systems” at the Association of African Universities ( 2006 – 2009).
Prof. Olusola Oyewole has worked in national, regional and continental organizations and has experience in coordinating multinational research and development programs. He has track records and experience in International and Inter-Governmental Relations, Advocacy and Lobbying for Research and Research Funding
Olusola Oyewole has developed interest in the development of Higher Education in Africa. His areas of focus include quality assurance, leadership and management in African higher education systems, research systems. At the African Union, Prof. Olusola Oyewole was charged with the Coordination of the Mwalimu Nyerere Scheme, which programs include the African Quality Rating Mechanisms (AQRM) scheme, the Mwalimu Nyerere Scholarship program, and the African – EU-ACP Mobility scheme. He is currently a member of the Advisory Group of the OECD Programme on Innovation, Higher Education and Research for Development, and the Tuning Africa Quality Assurance program. He is currently the sub-cluster coordinator of the African Union Commission Continental Education Strategy for Education in Africa (CESA) on Research and Graduate Studies.
