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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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