Leaders from Africa's higher education institutions, the African Union, government ministries, global and regional financial institutions, industry partners, and young people gathered in Accra, Ghana, for the inaugural Higher Education Transformation Convening hosted by the Mastercard Foundation. The event also marked the first Africa Higher Education for Transformation (AHEFT) Prize award ceremony, recognizing institutions advancing sustained, institution-wide transformation. Under the theme 'Reimagining Higher Education for Africa's Human Capital Development,' delegates explored what a relevant, high-quality, impactful, and sustainable higher education system should deliver for Africa's young people. Sewit Ahderom, President and CEO of the Mastercard Foundation, said transformation is not just a better university but one that makes the whole economy around it work better for young people.
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