Arrupe Jesuit University

Arrupe Jesuit University (AJU) is an autonomous international academic institution, owned by the Zimbabwe Province of the Society of Jesus. It grew out of Arrupe College, which was founded in 1994, with the initial aim of providing part of the training needed by young Jesuits on their way to effective Christian ministry, either as priests or as brothers. Today it has become a centre of excellence for learning, educating responsible men and women from all walks of life.

Q Partnership was invited to work with Arrupe College in March 2016, to collaborate in the design of a new strategic plan for the college, including focus groups with key stakeholders, both internal and external. This strategic plan mapped the ambition to move the college beyond an institute enjoying the status of “association” with the University of Zimbabwe (conferring the degrees), and “affiliation” with the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, to become a fully recognized University in its own right. The Business Plan was completed in April 2017, and, after extensive lobbying, the Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education granted Arrupe College a provisional charter as a university on December 7, 2017.

Q Partnership is proud to have been part of a process that:

Brought diverse stakeholders together to agree a roadmap that materially changed an institution and gave Zimbabwe a new private learning institution at University level
Used participation, thorough market analysis and prudent financial modelling, to craft a compelling business case to convince both the Jesuit Board and the Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education that a viable and competitive institution could be build.