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Map your prior learning
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Université Africaine du Futur
Build Africa's next generation of leaders.
African Future University is an independent, fully online institution founded in 2009. Complete an undergraduate award, MBA, masters, or doctorate from home — in English or French — with no visa and no relocation.
Free MBA. Free masters. Free DBA. Free study across Africa.From Lagos to Dakar, Nairobi to Cape Town, every AFU online award is published at £0 tuition — free MBA, free masters, free DBA and free PhD. You study; we do not send an annual tuition invoice.
March 2026 and September 2026 intakes now open
Study from the African continent
Independent digital university · fully online
Choose a path
BA and BSc honours completed fully online at £0 tuition.
Accelerated free MBA for managers and founders across Africa.
Free MSc and MA pathways in business, public health, education, and energy.
Free PhD and free DBA study for senior practitioners who cannot pause their careers.
Free courses and certificates before you commit to a degree.
The academic pathway
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We assess credentials and professional experience so you start at the right pace.
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Study asynchronously around West, East, Central, Southern, and North African work weeks.
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Move through assessed milestones rather than sitting through unused lecture hours.
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Leave with a verified award, a public credential page, and employer-ready proof.
Fields of study
Lead organisations with a free accelerated MBA for managers and founders across the African continent.
Deepen a specialism with free masters pathways in business, technology, education, public health, and renewable energy.
Shape research with a free PhD or free DBA designed for senior practitioners.
Free academy courses and certificates before you commit to a degree.
Designed for Africa
From Lagos to Dakar, Nairobi to Cape Town — a dedicated landing page for each African Union member country, with local time zones, admissions notes, and English/French support. Study without relocating.
How fees work
Online postgraduate tuition is published as £0. You may pay application, examination, and optional certificate fees — shown before you submit. Ask admissions how naira, cedi, rand, or FCFA settlement can work for your enquiry; we do not pretend every African wallet is already live.
Online postgraduate tuition is £0. No annual tuition invoice.
Naira, cedi, rand, and FCFA are common enquiry currencies. Card partners and mobile-money options (Paystack, Flutterwave, M-Pesa, Orange Money) are discussed at admissions — they are not claimed as silent checkout integrations.
Fees and entry requirements are listed on the programme page and in the calculator.
Institutional facts
African Future University · Université Africaine du Futur · founded 2009 · public digital operations from 14 March 2011 · afutureuni.com.
Published terms use the law of the Republic of Mauritius. There is no UK campus pathway.
English is the default site language. French is a first-class experience at /fr.
Ofqual, ASIC, and DEAC have been granted to this university. Grant dates are published on the accreditation page.
The support system
Guidance in English and French from enquiry through enrolment — including Francophone advisers for West and Central Africa.
Flexible exams designed around WAT, CAT, and EAT work weeks.
Portal, academy, alumni, and student services on one identity. Academy modules can be downloaded for low-bandwidth study.
Fees and requirements are listed before you start an application.
Featured programmes
DBADoctoral research for practising executives
PhDScholar-practitioner doctorate for educational transformation
MBABoardroom strategy for experienced directors and founders
MADirectors' duties, boards and modern compliance for legal professionals
BABuild commercial acumen from day one online
BAMicro, macro, and econometrics for policy and finance
Academic catalogue
Create an application for a free MBA, free masters, free DBA or free PhD — and study from your country with no tuition to pay.
