Capacity Consultancy Africa Supports African Excellence in Project Management Training for University Leaders in Cairo
Written by Ahmed Hassan
Photography by Ashraf Nashat
In a landmark cross-continental knowledge-sharing initiative, Capacity Consultancy Africa (CCA) successfully trained a distinguished group of Nigerian professors and university leaders in project management in Cairo.
This pioneering training strengthens African collaboration and connects expertise from Southern, Western, and Northern Africa to strengthen institutional capacity across the continent.
It represents a bold step toward excellence in higher education in today’s rapidly evolving academic landscape. African universities must integrate world-class project management principles to enhance institutional effectiveness, research management, and strategic planning.
Recognizing this need, CCA, a leading capacity building firm based in Zambia, partnered with New Horizons to design and deliver a high-impact program specifically for university executives.
The training provided participants with essential tools to implement strategic projects and enhance the key competencies needed to drive resource and policy-driven innovation for sustainable growth in Africa’s higher education sector.
Fostering pan-African synergies and uniting the South, West, and North, this initiative is a remarkable testament to the growing intercontinental cooperation in Africa, transcending borders for shared progress.
A Zambian consultancy providing strategic capacity building for Nigerian academics in Egypt reflects the continent’s commitment to leveraging internal expertise rather than outsourcing core training to non-African entities.
Southern Africa (Zambia) contributes leading expertise in professional development, West Africa (Nigeria) benefits from capacity building that strengthens university leadership, and North Africa (Egypt) serves as a strategic host, emphasizing its growing role as an educational hub.
This model not only fosters economic integration but also enhances academic collaboration, ensuring that African institutions are at the forefront of the global knowledge economy.
This training serves as a blueprint for the future, and its successful implementation confirms that Africa possesses the knowledge, resources, and leadership necessary to build world-class academic and professional institutions. By fostering these transregional partnerships, Capcity Consultancy Africa is setting a precedent for future collaborations in education, governance, and capacity development.
As African countries continue to align their higher education strategies with global best practices, initiatives like these serve as a catalyst for a self-sufficient, interconnected, and empowered continent.