ARUA and The Guild

Africa-Europe Clusters of Research Excellence (CoRE)

CoREs are a new form of collaboration between some of the best researchers from both continents, striving for equitable partnerships in an unequal world, focusing on innovative approaches to water resources management for a sustainable and just future. Their launch has been enabled by resources committed by our institutions to address UN Sustainable Development Goals through excellent research, education, capacity building, mobility and innovation. CoREs were proposed by academics and selected according to the excellence of their 10-year collaborative plans which contribute to the four priority areas of the EU-AU Innovation Agenda.

Whilst the CoRE initiative is led by ARUA and The Guild, participation is open to organisations beyond our networks, bringing together partners from 120 institutions across 42 countries.

The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) is a network of universities from different countries and different historical backgrounds, but with a common vision. ARUA aims to enhance research and graduate training in member universities through a number of channels, including the setting up of Centres of Excellence (CoEs) to be hosted by member universities.

Founded in 2016, The Guild comprises twenty-two of Europe’s most distinguished research-intensive universities in sixteen countries, and is dedicated to enhancing the voice of academic institutions, their researchers and their students. The Guild is committed to the pursuit of excellence, the importance of truth-seeking and trust-building as the foundation of public life, and the creation of new knowledge for the benefit of society, culture, and economic growth.