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Nurturing Quality; Exemplifying Excellence

History of the PAU

• The Assembly of Heads of State and

Government of the African Union made a

decision in 2010 to establish the Pan

African University

• The AUC launched PAU as a continental

initiative flagship on 14 December 2011.

• The University’s Statute was adopted by the

Assembly in January 2013.

Mission of PAU

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• Strengthen African Higher Education and Research

• Address quality; intra-African collaboration; innovation and links with industry and social sector

• Produce a critical mass of high quality intellectual capital;

• Make African higher education and research attractive, globally competitive, and locally relevant; and

• Serve as a model for quality education.

Organizational Structure

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• One University managed by a singular Rectorate with a Senate under a Council;

• Five thematic areas, coordinated from five Institutes in five geographic regions

• Each Thematic Institute is linked to ten Satellite Centers;

• Each institute is supported by Thematic Partners;

• Key Partners: African Development Bank, European Union, Germany, USA;

• Diaspora a major intellectual resource.

Key Features

First ever continental University initiated and

supported by the African Union

Full scholarships for Masters and PhD programs

Multi lingual options for all students

Mandatory courses on the History of Africa,

Gender, and Human Rights

Strong research and internship portfolios

Skills acquisition for higher employment prospects

Thematic Areas and Key Thematic Partners

PAU Interim Rectorate

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Basic Sciences, Technology

and Innovation- Jomo Kenyatta

University of Agriculture &

Technology

Juja, KENYA,

(TP - Japan)

Life & Earth Sciences

at University of Ibadan,

Ibadan, NIGERIA

(TP – India?)

Space Sciences

SOUTH AFRICA

(Potential TP-EU and USA )

Governance, Humanities

and Social Sciences

University of Yaoundé II

Yaoundé, CAMEROON

(TP - )

Water & Energy Sciences

(including Climate Change)

University of Tlemcen Tlemcen,

ALGERIA (TP - Germany)

African Union Commission

(HRST)

PAU Council

PAU Rectorate

PAU Senate

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Progress

• First four Institutes in Nairobi, Yaoundé, Ibadan and Tlemcen are operational;

• The Republic of South Africa will host the Space Science Institute;

• First PAU graduation took place in Nairobi on 24th November 2014 (55 students);

• The second graduation was held in Ibadan on 17 November 2015 (20 students)

• The 3rd PAU graduation was held in Yaounde on 30 March 2016

Progress contd…

• The January 2015 Summit of Heads of State and Government appointed Prof. Tolly S. MBWETTE (Tanzania) as the President and Prof. Paulo Horácio de Sequeira e CARVALHO (Angola) as the Vice President of the PAU Council for a three (3)-year term, based on submitted applications;

• The Summit also selected the Republic of Cameroon to host the Pan African University Rectorate, following evaluation missions to countries that applied;

• Recruitment of Staff for PAU Rectorate is underway;

UPDATES ON PAU STUDENTS

First Graduation of the PAU

• The first batch of PAU students graduated

from PAUSTI on November 24, 2014;

• Twenty students graduated from PAULESI

on 17 November 2015.

• They were awarded a Joint Masters

Degree (PAU and JKUAT) and (PAU and

UI);

• Fifty six students graduated from

PAUGHSS on 30 March 2016

The Current PAU Student

Population

• The current student population stands at

573 (174 females and 399 males);

• This breaks down to 435 Masters (133

females and 302 males) and 138 PhD (41

females and 97 males) students;

• While all the Institutes offer Masters degree

programs, only PAUGHSS, PAULESI and

PAUSTI offer PhD programs;

• The breakdown of the student population

by institute is as follows:

Number of Applicants to the PAU by Institute and Sex (2014-2015 Academic Year)

Institute M F Total % of

female applicants

PAUGHSS 201 76 277 27.4

PAULESI 200 53 253 20.9

PAUSTI 463 112 575 19.5

PAUWES 100 16 116 13.8

Total 964 257 1221 21.0

Countries with no Applicants: 11

Number of Applicants to the PAU by Institute and Sex (2015-2016 Academic Year)

Institute M F Total % of

female applicants

PAUGHSS 1066 654 1720 38

PAULESI 1245 515 1760 29.3

PAUSTI 1294 425 1719 24.7

PAUWES 327 103 430 24

Total 3932 1697 5629 30.1

Countries with no Applicants: 11

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Important Trends

• The number of total applicants increased by

361 percent;

• The number of female applicants increased

by 560.3 percent;

• The percentage increment is more

pronounced in the case of PAUGHSS where

currently 38 percent of the applicants are

females;

• Fewer applicants from the Northern and

Southern regions

Four Countries account for a significant proportion of the applicants

Countries with no Applicants: 11

Country Percentage of applicants

2014-2015 Academic Year

2015-2016 Academic Year

Cameroon 8.3 22.0

Ethiopia 13.6 15.5

Kenya 32.1 11.5

Nigeria 9.3 16.2

Total 63.3 65.2

Challenges

Slow pace in identifying Centers for the Institutes

Slow pace in establishing the 5th Institute in the

Southern region

Delays in the recruitment of a Rector and Vice

Rector

Delays in the recruitment of long term (permanent)

academic and administrative staff

Difficulties in accessing and utilizing partner funds

Internal AUC bureaucracy

Way Forward

Consistent and sustainable funding of PAU

activities by Member States;

Institution of robust fundraising and

resource mobilization mechanisms;

Reaching out to and engaging a broader

spectrum of potential partners;

Strengthening the standards of regulatory

and administrative autonomy for the PAU;

Way forward

• Relocation of the Rectorate to Cameroon;

• Recruitment of the substantive Rectorate

staff;

• Recruitment of long term academic staff;

• Finalizing the Strategic Plan of PAU;

• Development of academic rules and

regulation;

• Finalizing the work on the financial rules and

regulations for PAU.

Nurturing Quality; Exemplifying Excellence

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