African Aviation and Aerospace University

African Aviation and Aerospace University (AAAU) is a public university in Abuja, established by the Nigerian government and overseen by the Federal Ministry of Aviation. Founded in 2022, it was created to supply university-educated professionals for the aviation and aerospace sectors, which in Nigeria and across Africa have relied largely on vocational training rather than academic degrees, leaving a shortage of graduates for middle and senior management. Its stated aim is to become a centre of excellence in aviation and aerospace education in Africa, with an emphasis on integrity, hard work and high ethical standards.

The university's planned structure comprises faculties of Aeronautical Engineering, Aviation Management, Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Information Technology, Media and Communication. At present teaching is organised through the Aviation Business Department and the Meteorology and Climate Change Department, supported by a Basic Sciences and General Studies Unit, the School of Postgraduate Studies, and directorates for Academic Planning, Professional Training Programmes, Physical Planning and Works, and Linkages. The African Institute of Air and Space Law and the African Centre for Climate Change and Aviation Decarbonization (ACCCAD) operate within the university.

Undergraduate degrees are the B.Sc. Aviation Business and the B.Sc. Meteorology. The School of Postgraduate Studies offers M.Sc. Air Transport Management, M.Sc. Air Safety Management and M.Sc. Applied Meteorology in five options: Synoptic, Agro, Climate Change Science, Aviation and Hydro Meteorology. The Directorate of Professional Training Programmes runs short industry courses in areas such as aviation law and regulations, management, safety, security, ICT, medicine, climate change, logistics and supply chain, aligned with the ICAO capacity development framework.

The university operates from a take-off site along Bill Clinton Drive at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, with a permanent site planned in the Aerotropolis Zone opposite the University of Abuja. Its core values are academic excellence, employability, cultural agility and entrepreneurial intelligence. Support units include a library, ICT unit, legal unit, sick bay and transport unit, and a Centre for Open Distance and E-Learning (CODeL) provides online study options for selected programmes. The university welcomes international students and offers visa and immigration guidance, on-campus accommodation, student clubs, career counselling and industry partnerships for internships.