As part of the implementation of its 2025 action plan and efforts to strengthen African cooperation in the field of higher education quality assurance, the National Agency for Evaluation and Quality Assurance of Higher Education and Scientific Research (ANEAQ) is organising the 5th Annual Meeting of RAFANAQ-AUF, as well as the General Assembly of the RAFANAQ Network. Held under the theme “Towards a Harmonised, Innovative, Inclusive and Quality African Higher Education System: The Strategic Role of Quality Assurance,” the event will take place from 16 to 17 December 2025 at the Conference Centre of Cadi Ayyad University in Marrakech. These activities coincide with the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of ANEAQ.
Similarly, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is joining the partners of this meeting to organise the 3rd Ordinary Meeting of the Committee of the Addis Ababa Convention, to be held on 17 and 18 December 2025.
Mr. Azzedine EL MIDAOUI, Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation of the Kingdom of Morocco, will chair the opening session of this event, in the presence of the Presidents of Moroccan universities; the General-Directors and Presidents of the African Francophone agencies holding full or associate membership in RAFANAQ; representatives of the Francophone University Agency (AUF), the International Academy of Scientific Francophonie (AIFS) and UNESCO; as well as senior African officials responsible for quality assurance in higher education and scientific research.
This meeting aims to strengthen cooperation among African evaluation and quality assurance agencies, as well as to promote the exchange of experiences and good practices among the various actors in higher education at the continental level.