Honoris rolls out Study Better AI to reshape African higher ed

Summary

Pan‑African higher education network Honoris United Universities released its 2025 Impact Report highlighting how AI is being woven through the student journey across its 16 institutions. In Nigeria, Nile University students and faculty co‑developed Study Better AI, a personalized learning assistant that simplifies complex lecture materials, builds visual learning maps and structures study sessions; early pilots show improved comprehension, efficiency and even double‑digit test‑score gains for many users. Elsewhere in the network, AI‑driven tools support immersive learning centers, course‑creation pipelines and virtual support agents such as Zara in Mauritius and Nour in Tunisia, all aimed at scaling high‑quality support without adding equivalent headcount. The report argues that AI is becoming a practical lever for employability, with Honoris citing 87% graduate employability and strong value‑for‑money metrics, while still emphasizing human‑centered design. For African universities watching from the sidelines, it’s a concrete case study of how to move beyond rhetoric and actually deploy AI in teaching, assessment and student services.