QS Africa Forum 2026 speakers

State Minister and Advisor, FDRE Ministry of Education

Secretary General, Association of African Universities

Chief Executive Officer, Universities South Africa

Executive Director, Association of Arab Universities

Chair, QS India and Vice President, Strategic and International Engagement

Board Chair, Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) - Ethiopia Chapter

Vice Chancellor, United Arab Emirates University (UAEU)

Deputy President, International Education Association of South Africa

Founder & Director, People-Centred Strategies (PCS)

Founder & Executive Director, Ayenit Alolom Africa

QS Vice President, Evaluation and Insights

QS Regional Partnerships Director

QS Regional Partnerships Manager

Associate Provost for Research, United Arab Emirates University (UAEU)

Vice President (Research), Management and Science University

Vice Chancellor, University of Ilorin

Head of IIE - Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa, Institute of International Education - IIE

Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Reading and Dean

Vice Chancellor, University of Mauritius

President, Ambo University

Vice Chancellor & Principal, Durban University of Technology

Director of Quality Assurance, University of Iringa

President, Mekelle University

Chancellor, Abu Dhabi University

Vice Chancellor & CEO, KCA University

President and Vice Chancellor, Canadian University Dubai

Vice President, Research and Development, Jamhuriya University of Science and Technology

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Ajman University

Vice Chancellor, Landmark University

Director of MBA Programmes, Henley Business School Africa

President & Founder, New Generation University College

Director, International Affairs and Institutional Partnership, Adigrat University

Chief Executive Officer, Center for Learning Innovations & Customized Knowledge Solutions (CLICKS)

Deputy Vice Chancellor - Research, University of Dar es Salaam

Board Vice-Chairman, Al Ain University

Group CEO, BlueCrest & OpenLabs Group of Institutions

Deputy Vice Chancellor - Administration Planning and Institutional Advancement, Mount Kenya University

Principal and Vice Chancellor, University of South Africa (UNISA)

Director of the Research and Sponsored Projects Office, United Arab Emirates University

Deputy Vice Chancellor - Strategic Initiatives, International and Institutional Affairs, University of the Free State

Vice Chancellor, University of Nigeria

Advisor to the Rector on Rankings, Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University