African German Entrepreneurship Academy (AGEA) is a joint initiative consisting of a dynamic network coordinated by the International Small Enterprises Promotion and Training (SEPT) Competence Center at Leipzig University (Germany). The network collaborates with its dedicated academic and business partners in Africa and Germany. The aim is to promote cutting-edge practice-oriented entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurship promotion and start-ups and businesses development in Africa. AGEA contributes to improving graduate employability through the inclusion of a high level of hands-on training in African partner universities.

AGEA empowers Higher Educational Institutions in entrepreneurship promotion activities, especially entrepreneurship promotion initiative, encourages the establishment of vibrant university-business linkages and knowledge sharing between universities and business associations in Germany and African partner countries.