Building AI-Enabled Universities - Executive Leadership Programme

Introduction

The Centre for Innovative Leadership & Governance (CLIG Africa), in collaboration with Serianu Ltd., is pleased to invite Vice-Chancellors, Deputy Vice-Chancellors, and senior university leaders to a high-level executive programme on strengthening Artificial Intelligence integration within university leadership and operations. The programme is designed as a strategic intervention to equip top leadership with the foresight, competence, and practical tools required to navigate the rapidly evolving digital and AI-driven higher education environment.

Equipping university leaders to govern, deploy, and lead AI transformation responsibly.

17 - 20 Aug 2026

Mombasa, Kenya

Programme Delivery
The programme is delivered through expert-led sessions, case studies, scenario-based learning, peer exchange, and
practical tool demonstrations designed to strengthen reflection, engagement, and strategic institutional response.

About the Organizers

The programme is delivered by CLIG Africa, a leading executive leadership institute with over eight years’
experience in strengthening governance, strategic leadership, and institutional transformation across Africa, in
partnership with Serianu Limited, a premier African cybersecurity firm specializing in digital risk management, cyber resilience, and organizational security capacity building.
Together, the two institutions bring a combined strength of strategic leadership development and deep cybersecurity
expertise to support universities in navigating AI adoption and managing emerging digital risks.

Target Audience
This intensive executive workshop is specifically designed for the leaders driving strategic direction, governance, and technology implementation in modern higher education.

Who Should Attend

  • Vice Chancellors & Deputy Vice Chancellors seeking to define their university’s strategic AI posture and response to global workforce shifts.
  • Academic Board Members & Deans focused on academic integrity, curriculum responsiveness, and evolving classroom dynamics.
  • ICT Directors & Technology Leaders responsible for digital infrastructure, AI deployment, cyber risk management, and data protection.
  • University Executive Leadership Teams wanting to build shared urgency, common frameworks, and a unified 24-month transformation roadmap.

Key Focus Areas

  • Emerging Global Trends & Institutional Disruption
  • Digital Transformation & AI in Higher Learning
  • The Changing Coordination Role of Institutions
  • AI in Teaching, Learning & Academic Integrity
  • AI-Enabled Student Support & Decision-Making
  • Institutional Governance, Visibility & Responsiveness
  • Cyber Risk, Digital Trust & Institutional Resilience
  • Building Future-Ready Higher Learning Institutions

Why Attend?

Higher education is facing an unprecedented coordination challenge that AI has dramatically accelerated. This workshop goes beyond theoretical awareness, equipping you with the concrete tools, frameworks, and peer networks necessary to proactively lead your university into the future.

Expected Outcomes
Participants will gain:

  • Clear understanding of digital and AI trends reshaping higher education
  • Practical AI-enabled transformation and decision-support strategies
  • A contributed 24-month institutional AI transformation roadmap
  • Frameworks for assessing institutional coordination and governance gaps
  • Strengthened cyber risk awareness and digital resilience capability

Fees & Logistics

Programme: Leadership Training for University Council Members/ Board of Trustees

Training Date: Mon 17th - 20th August 2026

Venue: Mombasa, Kenya

Fees: The training fee is £2,200 per participant (VAT inclusive) and covers: training, training materials, meals(two teas and lunch) during the training period.

Participants will meet their own travel costs, accommodation, airport transfers, medical insurance, and other personal expenses.

Registration deadline: 10 Aug 2026

How to join

Register online
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