Phase 1 Academic Tower opens its doors
The first cohort of 1,200 undergraduates begin classes in the new tower.
Mar 12, 2026
Class of 2030 · Applications Open
Building for aFast-Changing World.
Forward University is the African institution being built for the next century — future-relevant programmes, world-class facilities, and a relentless culture of motion.
12,400+
Students
32
Countries
56
Future-Relevant Courses
94%
Graduation Rate
About Forward
A university designed for the world that's arriving — not the one that's leaving.
We exist to graduate the founders, engineers, scientists, designers, lawyers and leaders Africa needs in the next twenty-five years. Every programme, every studio, every line of our curriculum is built with one question in mind: what will this work look like in 2050?
Eight Schools · One Forward
Find your school.
School of Technology & AI
10 courses →
School of Business & Entrepreneurship
8 courses →
School of Creative Arts & Media
6 courses →
School of Agriculture & Food Systems
6 courses →
School of Engineering & Advanced Manufacturing
6 courses →
School of Health Sciences
5 courses →
School of Law & Governance
5 courses →
School of Education & Human Development
5 courses →
Featured Courses
Future-relevant from day one.
DegreeHybrid · 3 years
AI & Machine Learning Fundamentals
Build, train and deploy modern AI systems for real African problems.
View courseDegreeHybrid · 3 years
Data Science & Analytics
From data wrangling to predictive modelling and storytelling.
View courseDegreeCampus · 3 years
Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics
Defend the digital infrastructure of a continent going online.
View courseDiplomaOnline · 12 months
Cloud Architecture & DevOps
Design, ship and operate cloud-native systems.
View courseDegreeCampus · 4 years
Robotics & Automation Engineering
Mechatronics, control systems and autonomous platforms.
View courseDegreeHybrid · 3 years
Software Engineering
Modern full-stack craft with production-grade engineering.
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Campus
A campus built like a statement about the future.
Three architectural phases — the Academic Tower, the Advanced Manufacturing & TVET building, and the Postgraduate Research Tower — woven around the Forward Theater and the jacaranda-lined Central Spine.
Latest
News & Events
Forward AI Lab publishes Swahili LLM benchmark
A new evaluation suite for African-language language models.
Feb 28, 2026
Forward Lions claim regional debate championship
Second straight year for the Forward debate union.
Feb 14, 2026
Voices from Forward
In their own words.
"Forward feels like the future already happened. The studios, the people, the pace — it doesn't exist anywhere else on the continent."
Amara Okeke
Year 2, Software Engineering
"I came for the labs. I stayed for the questions my supervisors keep asking me. This is real research."
Sipho Dlamini
Postgrad, Sustainable Energy
"My venture has paying customers in three countries. The Forward way is to ship while you learn."
Naledi Banda
Year 3, Entrepreneurship
Move Forward.
Applications for the Class of 2030 close on August 31, 2026.