Equipping the World’s Largest Youth Demographic with Future-Proof Medical Training

21st century learning environments, 21st century skills, Education for impact ®, Employability, Entrepreneurship, Fourth industrial revolution, Jobs of tomorrow, Leadership, Student Experience, Women in STEM, Women Leadership

by Houbeb Ajmi, Regional CEO, Honoris United Universities

As we approach the end of 2020, a year with unforeseen global health challenges, international commentators are often asking, how did Africa retain its innate resilience in the fight against COVID-19? Despite under-staffed and under-resourced healthcare systems across the continent, the data shows a promising outlook in how countries reacted to and contained the virus. But this by no means should be taken for granted.

The Future Of Education: Disrupting and Rethinking Education

Education for impact ®

Education for impact ® by Honoris Staff Writer

The relentless pace of technological advancement in the Fourth Industrial Revolution is leaving almost every aspect of life transformed. How we learn and teach is being disrupted. The COVID-19 pandemic has only accelerated this change, with educational institutions around the world opening up to new possibilities and modes of instruction and adopting cutting-edge technologies to ensure students reach their full potential.

United with Resilience and Dedication

Education for impact ®

Education for impact ®

Honoris United Universities’ two primary mandates for the Covid-19 pandemic are to ensure that studies continue despite the upheaval, and to care for our students and staff and faculty through the crisis. Our CEO, Luis Lopez offers his thoughts on navigating the challenges, and offers thanks to students across the continent for their resilience and dedication.

United with purpose & resilience

Education for impact ®

Education for impact ®

Honoris United Universities has been upholding two primary mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic: People Care and Continuation of Studies. Throughout the continent, our faculty and staff, our students and our communities have brought these mandates to life, responding to the accelerating health crisis with care and with urgency. Our CEO, Luis Lopez, offers his thoughts on navigating the crisis.

Raising the sciences in africa

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In July, Honoris signed an agreement with The Council and Foundation for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings that will allow a delegation of the brightest African researchers in economics and the natural sciences to attend the prestigious annual gatherings held in Germany. The meetings offer delegates exposure to more than 50 of the most brilliant minds on the planet, all Nobel Laureates, as well as hundreds of other outstanding young scientists from 89 countries.

Honoris opens the largest multi-institution, urban-city campus in Casablanca, Morocco

21st century learning environments, Education for impact ®

21st century learning environments / Education For Impact ® by Honoris Staff Writer

Roudani Campus to transform education in Casablanca

The new Roudani campus in Casablanca, Morocco, is the first campus to co-host students from different Honoris member institutions. Uniquely located in the city centre, the campus is open to students of three top institutions, as well as city residents through a programme of open debates and conferences. The 10,000-square-metre space challenges the classical approach to universities, bringing education into today’s Africa by inspiring cross-speciality collaboration, and by supporting innovation through its entrepreneur’s hub.

Honoris Academic Council to lead collaborative intelligence across network

21st century skills, Education for impact ®

Education For Impact ® by Honoris Staff Writer

New Council to boost collaborative intelligence

A new Academic Council is expected to further boost idea-sharing and skills transfer among Honoris member institutions. Through an exciting range of programmes, including international exchanges and collaborative projects, Honoris faculty and students will benefit from the sharing of academic practices, real-world expertise, and multi-cultural immersion. The Academic Council will also focus on developing employability centres, innovation LABS and cutting-edge learning environments to ensure Honoris students are strongly competitive in the 21st Century labour markets.