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USOAD is pleased to honour its commitment to expanding accessible, culturally relevant learning opportunities. Whether you are a beginner seeking to build foundational skills or a professional looking to enhance cross-cultural communication, the Kiswahili courses offer a flexible, immersive, and engaging path forward. Each module is expertly crafted by native speakers and seasoned educators, ensuring high-quality instruction that feels both authentic and approachable.

USOAD Announces Launch of Kiswahili Self-Paced, Pre-recorded Courses

Through strategic partnerships with the University of the State of the African Diaspora (USOAD), various educational institutions are now able to offer accredited programs under a collaborative framework that emphasizes Afro-centric and Indigenous knowledge systems. As an approved umbrella institution, USOAD serves as a conduit for academic recognition and validation, allowing partner universities and learning centers to deliver accredited degrees, diplomas, and certifications aligned with decolonized curricula and global standards. These partnerships enable institutions to expand their academic reach and legitimacy, while ensuring that learners receive high-quality, internationally recognized qualifications that are rooted in culturally relevant and transformative education models.

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El Roi London University

Integrating traditional wisdom with modern academic disciplines to create holistic curricula that honor and revitalize indigenous knowledge systems.

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Ancestral Knowledge Integration

Providing mentorship, resources, and networking opportunities to nurture student startups focused on sustainable and culturally rooted business models.

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Entrepreneurial Incubation Hub

This program is designed as a clear and engaging introduction to Kiswahili for learners at the foundational level. The course is composed of 7 sections, each with short 15–20 minute pre-recorded lessons, combining essential language instruction with cultural knowledge. Learners will gain confidence in greetings, everyday conversation, sentence building, and heritage awareness, culminating in a final assessment that unlocks their certificate of completion.A self-paced pathway to conversational Kiswahili and cultural connection.

Partnership Courses - USOAD/Resplendence Language Arts

Every Monday, 6 October, 2025 to 10 November, 2025 South Africa, 6.00pm - 8.00pm London UK, 5.00pm - 7.00pm This course is contextualized on the Southern African Ubu-Ntu being Supreme as the indigenous spirituality of Aba-Ntu; the people of the Supreme Being whose linguistic identity is embedded within the Bantu languages.REGISTRATION ENDED - REOPENS JANUARY 2026

USOAD - Indigenous Knowledge Theory and Applied Ubuntu

Every Tuesday, 7 October, 2025 to 11 November, 2025 Brazil, 6.00pm - 9.00pm London UK, 10.00pm - 12.00am The course aims to enable participants to develop a decolonized and non-Eurocentric vision of our education and society, as well as to provide the necessary elements so that participants of Afro-Brazilian religions can transform religious centers of African origin into cultural centers that propagate these civilizing valuesREGISTRATION ENDED - REOPENS JANUARY 2026

USOAD - African and Afro-Brazilian Culture

See October 2025/26 Course releases

Partnership Courses - USOAD/EL Roi London University

Innovative Academic and Cultural Courses at USOAD

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USOAD is committed to fostering intellectual freedom, cultural restoration, and global leadership. Our mission is to equip both seasoned professionals and emerging young academics with the tools, knowledge, and vision to become agents of change. By blending academic excellence with social justice, innovation, and Pan-African values, USOAD stands at the forefront of a new educational paradigm—one that redefines learning as a vehicle for liberation, empowerment, and global impact.

Empowering Global Minds through Revolutionary Education

Cutting-edge courses designed to foster intellectual growth and critical thinking, blending traditional knowledge with modern scholarship.

Innovative Academic Programs

Collaborations with international institutions to enhance academic quality and global competence among students.

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Strategic Global Partnerships

Training future leaders with the skills and values needed to create equitable and sustainable futures.

Leadership Development Programs

Indigenous Knowledge is not merely about tradition—it is about reclaiming epistemologies that have been systematically marginalized. It restores balance to education, offering students ways of knowing that integrate mind, spirit, land, and community. Whether through understanding Indigenous science, sacred ecology, language revitalization, ethical leadership, or ancestral governance systems, learners are exposed to a decolonial lens that cultivates respect, reciprocity, and relational thinking.

African and Indigenous Knowledge

African and Indigenous languages are not just means of communication—they are vessels of culture, identity, and ancestral knowledge. language integration is powerful act of reclamation and resistance against centuries of cultural erasure. When students learn in their mother tongues or engage with Indigenous languages in schools, they gain deeper connections to their heritage, values, and worldviews. It enriches the broader educational experience, fostering multilingualism, cultural empathy, and a more inclusive understanding of history and knowledge systems

African and Indigenous Languages

Teacher training is a cornerstone of any effective and transformative education system. Embedding teacher training as a core curricular item ensures that educators are not only subject-matter experts but also skilled facilitators of inclusive, student-centered, and culturally responsive learning environments. Well-trained teachers are better equipped to adapt to diverse learning needs, integrate innovative methodologies, and foster critical thinking and empathy among students. Moreover, in contexts where curricula seek to include Indigenous knowledge, entrepreneurship, and cultural renewal, teacher training becomes essential in unlearning colonial biases and re-learning pedagogies rooted in equity, respect, and relevance.

Teacher Training Programs

USOAD Partnership Academic Courses

Every Monday 6 October 2025 to 30 March, 2026 Time Zone - London UK, 8.00pm - 10.00pmUnprocessed trauma can negatively impact leadership skills. This can include difficulties with trust, security, and emotional regulation, which can lead to conflicts with team members.REGISTRATION ENDED - REOPENS JANUARY 2026

1.  Level 6 Graduate Diploma in Transpersonal Trauma Psychology

Every Tuesday 7 October 2025 to 31 March, 2026 Time Zone, London UK, 8.00pm - 10.00pmIndigenous Psychology is a postgraduate qualification that explores the intersection of indigenous knowledge systems and psychological principles. It typically focuses on understanding and applying psychological theories within the context of indigenous cultures and communities.REGISTRATION ENDED - REOPENS JANUARY 2026

2.  Level 6 Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Psychology

Every Wednesday, 8 October, 2025 to 1 April, 2026 Time Zone, London UK, 8.00pm - 10.00pmTranspersonal Psychology introduces students to the study of human consciousness, spiritual development, and the psychology of transformation. The curriculum explores core concepts such as self-transcendence, altered states of consciousness, and the integration of spiritual experiences within psychological growth.REGISTRATION ENDED - REOPENS JANUARY 2026

3.  Level 6 Graduate Diploma in Transpersonal Psychology

Every Thursday, 9 October, 2025 to 2 April, 2026 Time Zone, London UK, 8.00pm - 10.00pmTranspersonal Mental Health Care is a type of mental health care that doesn't focus on a person's body and mind only , &nbsp;but the health of a person's spirit. This type of mental health care emphasizes a person's spiritual path or spiritual enlightenment during his life.REGISTRATION ENDED - REOPENS JANUARY 2026

4.  Level 6 Graduate Diploma in Transpersonal Mental Health Care

Every Friday, 10 October, 2025 to 3 April, 2026 Time Zone, London UK, 8.00pm - 10.00pmThis stand-alone Level 3 course opens many diverse pathways. This vocational course uses theory with practice. Time will be spent in college learning knowledge then putting this theory into practice in placement.REGISTRATION ENDED - REOPENS JANUARY 2026

5. Level 6 Graduate Diploma Transpersonal Health Care Management

Every Saturday, 11 October, 2025 to 30 May, 2026 Time Zone, London UK, 8.00pm - 10.00pmA Level 6 Graduate Diploma. The foundation of our curriculum development is based on Transpersonal Pedagogy. The transpersonal educator tries to excite the Child in us, to bring to birth new selves, new possibilities of experience. Through transpersonal education a person becomes aware of the feelings, fantasies and experiences which are our common heritage as human beings and begins to sense the interrelatedness of all things.REGISTRATION ENDED - REOPENS JANUARY 2026

6.  School Centred Initial Teacher Training 

Transpersonal Gerontology is a field that integrates transpersonal psychology with the study of aging, viewing old age as a unique period for spiritual consciousness development beyond ego-centered growth. It focuses on themes like finding meaning in later life, spirituality, wisdom, compassion and consciousness, suggesting that old age is a special time for psycho-spiritual growth. This perspective challenges the cultural view of aging as a decline by seeing it as a potential pathway to greater awareness and insight. REGISTRATION OPENS JANUARY 2026

7. NEW - Faculty Of Transpersonal Gerontology

October 2025 Partnership Courses

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USOAD is a key institutional organ of the State of the African Diaspora (SOAD) under the Ministry of Education, lead by H.E. Dr. Milton Walters dedicated to advancing academic excellence across a range of critical disciplines. With a focus on education as a tool for empowerment, USOAD works in collaboration with global partners from governance to health, technology, and heritage studies, USOAD is committed to fostering intellectual leadership, innovative and critical thinking

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Professor Désiré Baloubi

Chancellor, University of State of the African Diaspora

Dafon Aimé SEGLA holds a PhD from Université Paris7-CNRS France in Logic, Epistemology and History of Science and Technology. Later, he joined the Max-Planck Institute in Berlin, the Martin-Luther University in Halle, and is currently Associate Professor at Université d’Abomey-Calavi in Benin Republic.

Dr. Dafon Aimé Segla

Provost, University of State of the African Diaspora

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<h3>Academic Excellence Rooted in Cultural Heritage</h3>USOAD, the University of the State of the African Diaspora, stands at the forefront of educational innovation by seamlessly integrating academic rigor with a profound connection to African ancestral knowledge. Our programs are meticulously designed to nurture intellectual growth while honoring cultural legacies, providing students with a rich, contextual learning experience that transcends conventional academia. This unique blend empowers learners to excel academically while fostering a deep appreciation for their heritage.<h3>Entrepreneurial Innovation for Sustainable Impact</h3>At USOAD, we believe education extends beyond the classroom. Our commitment to entrepreneurial innovation equips students with practical skills to build sustainable ventures that address real-world challenges. Through hands-on learning, mentorship, and strategic partnerships, we cultivate a mindset geared towards creativity, resilience, and social impact. This approach ensures our graduates are not only knowledgeable but also capable of driving economic development and community empowerment.<h3>Strategic Collaborations and Global Competence</h3>USOAD's strength lies in its strategic collaborations with like-minded institutions worldwide, fostering a vibrant network of global competence and shared values. These partnerships enhance our curriculum, expand research opportunities, and promote cross-cultural exchanges that prepare students to become leaders in a diverse, interconnected world. Our graduates emerge grounded in their identity, equipped with a global perspective, and dedicated to shaping equitable and inclusive futures.

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Faculty of Pan-African Languages

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Faculty of Historical Legacy

Faculty of Sport

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We understand that circumstances may change, and we aim to provide a fair and transparent refund process. Please review our refund terms carefully before registering for a course.

<ul><li>Full Refund (within 7 days of registration):<ul><li>Learners who cancel their registration within 7 days of enrolment are eligible for a 100% refund of all fees paid.</li></ul></li><li>Cancellation prior to full payment cut-off date:<ul><li>Cancellations made after 7 days of registration but before the cut-off date for full course fee payment will incur a 10% administrative fee.</li><li>The remaining 90% of the course fee will be refunded.</li></ul></li><li>Cancellation after full payment cut-off date but before course commencement:<ul><li>Cancellations made after the cut-off date full payment made, but prior to the official start of the course will incur a 20% administrative fee.</li><li>The remaining 80% of the course fee will be refunded.</li></ul></li><li>No Refund after Course Commencement:<ul><li>Once the course has officially started, no refunds will be issued under any circumstances, as student will have received the full Course material.</li></ul></li><li>Refund Processing:<ul><li>All approved refunds will be processed within 14 business days of receiving a written cancellation request.</li><li>Refunds will be made via the original method of payment unless otherwise agreed.</li><li>If you ever disagree with a refund decision, you can ask us to review it in writing. We’ll do our best to resolve it quickly. We willl do our best to resolve it quickly. If it cannot be resolved, it may go to mediation and, if needed, the Courts of England and Wales.</li></ul></li></ul>

<h3></h3>We are committed to resolving concerns in a fair, transparent, and timely manner. This policy outlines how disputes will be managed between students and the Platform.1. Scope of PolicyThis policy applies to disputes relating to:<ul><li>Refund decisions</li><li>Course registration or access</li><li>Delivery of educational services</li><li>Any other contractual matter between the student and the Platform.</li></ul>2. Submitting a Dispute<ul><li>All disputes must be submitted in writing to the Platform’s support team at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:uadmin@thestateofafricandiaspora.com">uadmin@thestateofafricandiaspora.com</a> within 10 calendar days of the issue arising or the decision being communicated.</li><li>Disputes must include relevant details, evidence (if applicable), and the desired outcome.</li></ul>3. Internal Review<ul><li>The Platform will review all disputes and provide a written response within 14 business days.</li><li>If further information is required, students will be contacted directly.</li></ul>4. Mediation<ul><li>If the student is not satisfied with the outcome of the internal review, the dispute will be referred to confidential mediation conducted by an independent, neutral mediator.</li><li>Both parties agree to participate in good faith in an attempt to resolve the dispute amicably.</li></ul>5. Legal Proceedings<ul><li>If mediation fails to resolve the dispute, the matter shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.</li><li>This policy and any dispute arising under it shall be governed by the laws of England and Wales.</li></ul>6. Final Decision<ul><li>Decisions reached following mediation or through the courts shall be final and binding, except where statutory consumer rights apply.</li></ul>© 2025 USOAD

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