Call for Abstracts

2026 AI in Higher Education Summit

A landmark three-day gathering designed to evaluate the tangible impact of Generative AI across African higher education. Moving beyond theory, the summit showcases empirical case studies, hands-on pedagogical applications, real-world user experiences, and AI-driven administrative workflows.

Crucially, the event features a hands-on policy development workshop that will output an actual, adoptable Institutional AI Policy directly addressing the four pillars of higher education operations—Learning, Teaching, Research, and Administration—with a strong emphasis on preserving authentic competency standards.

Key Summit Objectives

  • 1

    Evaluate & Share Impact: Explore empirical case studies on GenAI integration across Learning, Teaching, Research, and Administration, centered on Competency-Based Education (CBE).
  • 2

    Co-Create Actionable AI Policy: Formulate a draft, adoptable Institutional AI Policy framework through a structured, interactive policy development workshop.

Program Highlights

  • Keynote & Plenary Sessions: High-level addresses by policy makers and tech leaders.
  • Podium & Poster Presentations: Case studies on practical GenAI applications.
  • AI Policy Development Workshop: Collaborative drafting of an institutional policy framework.
  • AI EdTech Exhibition: Live demonstrations of AI solutions for higher education.

Call for Participation & Submissions

We invite academics, researchers, policy makers, administrative leaders, and students to submit Extended Abstracts for podium and poster presentations.

More Details: Submissions portal and guidelines available at XXXXX.

Publication Opportunities:

  • All accepted abstracts will be published in the Summit Book of Abstracts.
  • Selected full, peer-reviewed papers will be published in a Special Issue of the Egerton Journal of Science and Technology.

Registration & Fees

Participant CategoryFee
StudentsKES 1,500
Kenyan ParticipantsKES 5,000
International ParticipantsKES 10,000 (or USD equivalent)

* All presenters will receive a Certificate of Participation, and all attendees will receive a Certificate of Attendance. 

Call for Exhibitors & Industry Partners

Are you an organization, company, or innovator building AI products or solutions for higher education?

Exhibitor Booth Fee KES 50,000

Package Includes:

  • Dedicated exhibition space
  • Brand visibility on all summit collateral
  • Direct access to university leaders, decision-makers, researchers, and tech adopters

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