African Cities Lab

The African Cities Lab Project aims at creating a digital education platform on urban development in Africa.

The overall objective of the project is to create an African digital education Platform on urban development, offering quality MOOCs and online, continuing education training for professionals. It will also act as a forum for the exchange of digital educational resources and the management and governance of African cities to foster sustainable urban development.

List of available MOOCs

Urban AI for Sustainable and Equitable Smart African Cities – EN

Habitat résilient – FR

Photovoltaic solar energy and its applications for urban development – FR

Articulation Urbanisme – Mobilité pour une ville soutenable – FR

Introduction to New Sanitation Systems, Economies & Markets – EN

African urban economic development in the context of climate change – EN

La fabrique urbaine collective : idées et outils pour co-produire les villes africaines – FR

Making housing markets work in African cities: understanding the role and opportunity of finance – EN

La gestion des données urbaines : clé du développement de villes africaines plus intelligentes – FR

Digital Governance for inclusive and sustainable African cities – EN

Project description

Anchored on African soil, initially under the supervision of EPFL, the Platform will bring together leading universities in the English- and French-speaking regions to create a network of institutions in the field of digital education and have an impact across the continent. African Cities Lab (ACL) is a joint initiative led by EPFL,

l’Université Kwame Nkrumah des sciences et technologies (Ghana),
l’Université Mohammed VI polytechnique (Maroc),
l’Université de Carthage (Tunisie),
l’Université du Cap (Afrique du Sud),
l’Université du Rwanda (Rwanda) et
le campus de Sèmè City (Bénin)

to contribute to sustainable urban development on the continent. The initiative, funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), aims to create a digital education platform and content on urban planning and urban development in Africa. The bilingual English-French ACL platform based on open edX and hosted by the partners in Africa will offer high-quality MOOCs and online training for professionals. It will also serve as a forum for the exchange of digital educational resources and the management and governance of African cities.