ALU provides higher education for a higher purpose. Our students declare missions, not majors.

They develop the real-world skills to take on the world’s most pressing challenges. And they take ownership of their learning from day one through our peer and student-led approach – because ALU believes in the power and agency of young people to start shaping the future right now.

Together with a world-class faculty and staff, our students are igniting a ripple of positive impact across Africa and the world. Join us and start your journey towards a fulfilling career with our skill-based bachelor studies and degree programs with internships.

The African Leadership University’s School of Wildlife Conservation (SOWC), founded in 2016, is an important contributor to the university’s mission of educating ethical and entrepreneurial leaders and of addressing the most significant challenges and opportunities on the continent. SOWC shares the larger educational goals and approach of ALU, accessibility, mission-driven, learning through doing, while adding a distinctive focus on the education of leaders in the business of conservation and on research that can help shape conservation-related policy decisions in the years ahead. At present SOWC is the only institution working at scale across Africa to generate evidence-based insights into the wildlife economy.

The International Institute for Environment and Development is an independent policy research institute whose stated mission is to "build a fairer, more sustainable world, using evidence, action and influence in partnership with others.

The Darwin Initiative is a UK government grants scheme that awards grants that enable low and middle-income countries to conserve their unique biodiversity, reduce poverty and address climate change.

African Parks is a non-profit conservation organisation that takes on direct responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of protected areas in partnership with governments and local communities.

The International Crane Foundation works worldwide to conserve cranes and the ecosystems, watersheds, and flyways they depend on. Guided by its mission — “Committed to a world where cranes, people, and our natural heritage thrive together” — it advances science, partnerships, and community engagement to protect biodiversity globally.

Journeys by Design is a travel design studio specialising in adventure and exploration, dedicated to redefining how travel positively impacts Africa. We bring together travel, conservation, and philanthropy to create privately guided journeys across the continent.