Botho University, Botswana
In partnership also with the Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, we focus on educational collaboration for design and innovation for sustainable development, such as student capstone projects.
Design Society, A Worldwide Community
The Design Society (DS) is a worldwide community supporting design research, education, and parctice. The AFRICA-DESIGN Network initiative is a DS outreach effort to support the Society's goals specially for the continent of Africa. If you are interested in participating in this initiative please submit the form https://forms.gle/4YsJe53iD5cjEd1e9
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
We collaborate on designing resilience in INRCD projects, particularly small farming systems.
Makerere University, Uganda
A long-standing partner in the UM African Studies Center, we are collaborating with the College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology (CEDAT) on design INRCD systems at the Food-Energy-Water (WEF) Nexus.
Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
The partnership with the KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan) is through the KTH Global Development Hub and involves educational and research collaboration on design education, including organizing workshops under the auspices of the Design Society
Strathmore University, Kenya
A strong partner with the Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, in building an Africa-bsed branch of the Design Society, and also in working with local start-ups for bringing products into the market, like EV tricycles.
University of Cape Town, South Africa
The Hasso Plattner School of Design Thinking (d-school) and the Graduate School of Business at the University of Cape Town are active in design and innovation research and education, and worldwide partnerships. We collaborate on design thinking and on strategies for decarbonization and mitigation of load-shedding of the SA power grid.
University of Johannesburg, South Africa
We collaborate on advanced technologies for sustainability and engaging the local universities in design systems thinking.