AI Research Foundations Targets 30,000 African University Students

Nov 11, 2026
AI Research Foundations will train university lecturers to teach advanced AI courses across 30 universities in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa.

AI Research Foundations, a pan African program for advanced AI education, launched in South Africa on November 9 at Stellenbosch University, as reported by EdNews Africa. The program will train university lecturers to deliver advanced AI courses across 30 universities in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, with a target of reaching 30,000 students.

Google.org funds the program, while FATE Foundation serves as the main grant holder and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences South Africa handles academic implementation. Google DeepMind developed the curriculum, with University College London contributing teaching expertise and resources.

The curriculum covers deep learning, neural networks, generative language models, transformers and responsible AI. Lecturers will learn to deliver courses, create teaching materials and supervise student projects. The Stellenbosch workshop runs from November 9 to 13 and is one of four planned across South Africa, following in person training in Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya.

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