Haramaya University (HU) is located near the town of Haramaya in Eastern Ethiopia. Established in 1952 as the Imperial Ethiopian College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts with support from Oklahoma State University, HU has grown over the decades. The university encompasses nine colleges, which cover diverse fields such as agricultural and veterinary sciences, health and medicine, computer sciences, business and economics, social sciences and humanities, education, and applied sciences.  

Ruaha Catholic University is a private university owned by the Tanzania Episcopal Conference. The University is located in Iringa Municipality in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania on the premises of former Dr. Amon J. Nsekela Bankers’ Academy. The University was established in 2005 as a constituent college of the St. Augustine University of Tanzania (SAUT). The college grew swiftly, leading to it officially becoming, on the 29th September 2014, a fully-fledged University.

University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) is the oldest and premier public university in Tanzania. It was established on 25th October 1961 as the University College Dar es Salaam (UCD), an affiliate college of the University of London. In 1963, it became a constituent college of the University of East Africa. UDSM became a full-fledged university on 1st July 1970 through Act No. 12 of 1970. The University now, caters for the entire Eastern and Southern African region, offering a wide range of academic disciplines at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Hanken School of Economics is a leading university with over 110 years of experience in education and research in economics and business administration. It offers BSc, MSc, and PhD degrees, as well as executive education, and holds prestigious EQUIS, AACSB, and AMBA accreditations.

The University of the Free State is one of South Africa’s oldest and most respected institutions of higher education. Since its founding in 1904, it has grown to become a multi-campus institution, with two diverse campuses in Bloemfontein and one in Qwaqwa in the scenic Eastern Free State. It accommodates close to 40 000 students in its seven faculties with an increasing number of international students and associates, and an ever-widening scope of active involvement in and contribution to its surrounding communities. 

The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) was established as a specialized university on January 1, 1988, by the Federal Government of Nigeria with a tripodal mandate of Teaching, Research, and Extension Services. The university's vision is to build great leaders, found worthy in learning and character, to generate and advance knowledge through teaching, learning, and provision of excellent learning conditions, and to contribute to sustainable development through community engagements. 

The University of the Peloponnese (UoP) is a modern, multidisciplinary, regional, and multi-campus university in Greece. It was founded in 2000 and it is developed at the level of integrated Schools in the capitals of the Prefectures of the Peloponnese: Tripoli, Kalamata, Sparta, Nafplio and Corinth as well as in Patras. It comprises 9 Schools and 22 Departments. It offers studies in all cycles of learning: undergraduate, postgraduate, and Doctoral as well as LifeLong Learning.   

Mattu University is among third-generation public universities in Ethiopia, which was established in 2011 in evergreen Mattu town. Mattu University is granted with a mandate of producing competent graduates, undertaking problem-solving researches, providing research-based community services and partnering with national and international universities, research institutions and industries.

The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public research university in Ibadan, Nigeria. The university was once a college of the University of London. The college was established in 1948 as University College Ibadan, one of many colleges within the University of London. It became an independent university in 1962 and is the oldest degree-awarding institution in Nigeria. Through its graduate network, the University of Ibadan has contributed to the political, industrial, economic and cultural development of Nigeria. 

The Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), formed on 1 January 2005 from the merger of the Cape and Peninsula Technikons, is the only university of technology in Western Cape Province. It offers over 100 career-focused courses and is the largest university in the region, with more than 30,000 students. CPUT’s main campuses are in Bellville and Cape Town (District Six), with additional campuses in Mowbray, Wellington, and Granger Bay near the V&A Waterfront.