Mastercard Foundation Launches $500 Million AHEFT Prize to Transform Higher Education in Africa

Mastercard Foundation has launched the $500 million AHEFT Prize to recognize African universities driving innovation, research, and youth employment, with five institutions named inaugural winners...

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The Mastercard Foundation has launched the Africa Higher Education for Transformation (AHEFT) Prize with a $500 million commitment over ten years to foster institutional change in African universities.

The prize aims to recognize and scale initiatives that improve education and employment outcomes for young Africans.
The inaugural five laureate universities will each receive $3 million.
Key laureates include Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia) and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana) for Excellence in Research and Innovation.

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