Excellence in Africa is an EPFL research centre whose DNA is digitisation and excellence in research, education and innovation across an entire continent: Africa.

Our projects

Junior Faculty Development

JFD fosters collaborations between Africa-based young professors and EPFL professors on projects addressing African and global challenges.

The programme 100 PhDs for Africa is one of three pillars of the EXAF initiative. It is designed to fund science and engineering graduates intending to complete a PhD at an African higher education institution.

African Cities Lab

The overall objective of the project is to create an African digital education Platform on urban development, offering quality MOOCs and online, continuing education training for professionals.

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News

100PhDs for Africa – news from Achraf Delhali

11.04.25EPFL

We are pleased to highlight the remarkable work of Achraf Delhali, a doctoral student in the 100PhDs for Africa programme, whose research proposes an innovative approach to the joint challenges of industrial pollution and the increasing scarcity of water resources. This study illustrates the potential of materials science to address current environmental issues.

African Cities Lab: review of the first phase of the project

01.04.25EPFL

The challenge of building sustainable African cities capable of offering the population high-quality access to essential services will not be met without adequate training of those in charge of the transformation. This is why the African Cities Lab project has created the largest online learning platform on sustainable urban development in Africa.

First article for the tandem Samir El Hankari and Wendy Queen

25.03.25EPFL

Recently, the team of Samir El Hankari (UM6P) and Wendy Queen (EPFL) from the faculty development programme published the results of their project in the field of photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) to methanol. Their study proposes a sustainable and environmentally responsible solution for the conversion of CO2, thus contributing to the fight against greenhouse gas emissions while producing a valuable fuel for industry.

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Partners across an entire continent

Carte Afrique projet par pays — @exaf – schematic map of exaf partners across Africa

Newsletter EXAF

Contact

Centre Excellence in Africa – EXAF

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