African universities must move beyond producing knowledge for academic shelves and build stronger pathways that turn research into innovation, entrepreneurship, investment, jobs and solutions to society’s most pressing challenges, higher education leaders have said.

As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly changes how people work, African universities are being called upon to do more than prepare graduates to look for jobs—they must help create a generation capable of innovating, solving problems and shaping the future of work.

What does it take to prepare the next generation of university teachers—and, ultimately, improve the learning experience of students across Africa?

University graduates should look beyond searching for employment and develop the mindset, leadership skills and initiative to identify and create opportunities in an increasingly competitive professional world, a professional development programme at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) has emphasised.

When a patient arrives in critical condition, every decision matters—and behind many of those decisions are nurses whose specialised knowledge and skills can make a crucial difference.

A fire can turn a routine working day into an emergency within minutes, leaving little time for hesitation. To strengthen its readiness for such situations, the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) has trained staff from across the University on fire prevention, firefighting and safe emergency response.