The TAGDev 2.0 (Transforming African Agricultural Universities to meaningfully contribute to Africa’s growth and development, phase 2.0) is a collaboration between The Regional University Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), Mastercard Foundation, the Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for Agricultural and life Sciences (GCHERA) and 12 African universities as follow:
- Egerton University (Kenya)
- Gulu University (Uganda)
- Africa University (Zimbabwe)
- University of Cape Coast (Ghana)
- Universite Nationale d’Agriculture (Benin)
- University of Free State (South Africa)
- Universite Mohammed VI, Polytechnique (Morocco)
- Uganda Martyrs University (Uganda)
- University of Eldoret (Kenya)
- University of Port Harcourt (Nigeria)
- Malawi University of Science and Technology (Malawi)
- University of Bamenda (Cameroon)
The TAGDev 2.0 programme was created to revolutionize agricultural education by strengthening universities and Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions to better serve communities by skilling and equipping students and their institutions to drive inclusive, equitable and climate resilient transformative agriculture and agri-food systems, with a strong emphasis on entrepreneurship.
The TAGDev 2.0 programme calls for any young African, both male and female, who are under the age of 35 and are interested in pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Agriculture to participate in our information-sharing sessions regarding the application process. In addition, those with disabilities, asylum seekers, refugees, and people who have been internally displaced are strongly encouraged to apply.
Please attend the sessions by clicking on the links that are provided below (flyer attached)
English – http://bit.ly/4ibB3gA
French – https://bit.ly/41eiCRF
Closing date: 1 April 2025
Below is a list of universities where you can apply
🇧🇯 Benin
1. National University of Agriculture
Call for Applications: https://www.una.bj/
🇨🇲 Cameroon
2. University of Bamenda
Call for Applications: https://uniba.cm/
🇬🇭 Ghana
3. University of Cape Coast
Call for Applications: https://www.ucc.edu.gh/node/17866
Admission: https://gusapp.ucc.edu.gh/tag/index.php
🇰🇪 Kenya
4. University of Eldoret
Call for Applications: https://uoeld.ac.ke/vc-corner/call-scholarship-applications
5. Egerton University
Call for Applications: https://tagdev.egerton.ac.ke/updates/27-news/84-tagdev-2-0-scholarship-2025-2026.html
🇲🇼 Malawi
6. Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST)
MUST – Call for TAGDEV 2.0 Scholarship Applications: https://www.must.ac.mw/storage/468/Call-for-TAGDEV-2.0-Scholarships-at-MUST.pdf
🇲🇦 Morocco
7. Universite Mohammed VI, Polytechnique
Call for Applications: https://www.um6p.ma/en/apply
🇳🇬 Nigeria
8. University of Port Harcourt
Call for Applications: https://www.uniport.edu.ng/
🇿🇦 South Africa
9. Free State
Call for Applications: https://www.ufs.ac.za/
🇺🇬 Uganda
10. Gulu University
Call for Applications: https://gu.ac.ug/call-for-scholarship-applications-under-the-tagdev-2-0-programme-for-the-2025-2026-academic-year-at-gulu-university/
Admission: http://apply.gu.ac.ug
11. Martyrs University
Call for Applications: https://umu.ac.ug/call-for-scholarship-2025-2026/
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
12. Africa University
Call for Applications: https://africau.edu/