ACIS

Not educated to fit the old economy. Trained to build the next one.

The world's most urgent problems need more than awareness. They need a new generation of thinkers, designers and leaders trained specifically to solve them.

ACIS equips individuals, professionals and organisations with the knowledge, skills and innovative capacity to address climate and environmental sustainability challenges and lead transformational change globally. It is a living lab for young Africans to design a better future — built for and from Africa.

Tagline: Lead Transformational Change.

ACIS isn't a school where you study the green economy from a distance. It's a school where you become part of building it.

CEID Hub · Africa Circular Innovation School
Educational philosophy

The classroom has no walls.

ACIS rejects the model of passive learning. Our programmes are built on three principles: experiential learning, collaborative problem-solving, and real-world impact. Students don’t write essays about the circular economy or environmental sustainability — they design circular systems, climate innovations, and build green businesses.

Learning at ACIS extends across a living hub that is itself a circular economy demonstration site: from the solar-powered co-working space to the Black Soldier Fly farm, innovation labs, biodegradable products, greenhouse, fish pond, biogas system and organic garden.

At ACIS, we are not educating students to fit into the existing economy. We are educating them to build the next one.

The CEID Hub, ACIS's living classroom
What you'll study

Eighteen disciplines, one conviction.

The solutions to our greatest challenges don't live in any single field, but at the intersections between them.

Beyond the classroom

Learning doesn't stop when the session ends.

Internship placements

With leading sustainability organisations across Nigeria and Africa.

Field & community projects

Applying classroom learning to live challenges in real communities.

International exchange

Connecting African circular innovators with global networks, institutions and ecosystems.

Incubation pathways

Students and professionals with green business ideas plug directly into GEIP.

Partner network

Direct access to our array of local and international partners.

Who ACIS is for

Four kinds of people build the next economy.

01

Young Africans (18–35)

Who want a rigorous, practical education in sustainability and circular economy — without the constraints of a traditional degree programme.

02

Working professionals & entrepreneurs

Looking to upskill, pivot, or deepen their sustainability expertise.

03

Organisations & institutions

Seeking certified sustainability training for their teams.

04

Changemakers & leaders

Technology enthusiasts, futurists, designers, policymakers and advocates who want the knowledge and credentials to lead systemic change.

Join the waiting list

Apply to ACIS.

The next ACIS cohort does not have a start date yet. Apply now to join the waiting list, and we will email you as soon as the dates are confirmed, with everything you need to prepare.

Your ACIS application

Ready to lead transformational change?

Study the next economy by building it. Enrol at ACIS.

Whether you want to train, incubate, study or conserve, there is a place for you in the ecosystem CEID Hub is building.