PAU
Pan African University
PAU
Pan African University
Our Institutes
Vision
Advancing Africa with African Expertise
Welcome to the Pan African University (PAU), a key initiative of the African Union Commission. The strategic vision of PAU is to develop institutions of excellence in science, technology, innovation, social sciences and governance, which would constitute the bedrock for an African pool of higher education and research. This would usher in a new generation of leaders properly trained to take the best advantage of African human and material resources, imbued with a common vision of a peaceful, prosperous and integrated Africa.
Mission
The PAU shall undertake training, research and innovation focused on priority issues in order to attain the following objectives:
2.stimulate collaborative, internationally competitive, cutting-edge fundamental and applied research, in areas having a direct bearing on the scientific, technological, economic and social development of Africa;
3.enhance the mobility of students and academic staff among African universities to improve on training, research and innovation;
4.contribute to the capacity building needs of present and future stakeholders of the African Union;
5.improve on the attractiveness of African higher education and research institutions to attract and retain talented young professionals on the African continent;
6.initiate and invigorate mutually beneficial partnerships with public and private sectors within Africa and the Diaspora as well as internationally;
7.facilitate the emergence and strengthening of an African higher education and research platform.
African Union Agenda 2063
A strategic framework for the socio-economic transformation of the continent over the next 50 years. It builds on, and seeks to accelerate the implementation of past and existing continental initiatives for growth and sustainable development. These include STISA 2024, the Lagos Plan of Action, the Abuja Treaty, the Minimum Integration Program, the Program for Infrastructural Development in Africa (PIDA), the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Program (CAADP), the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), and regional plans and programs and national plans. It is also built on national, regional, continental best practices in its formulation.
