WELCOME TO THE PAN AFRICAN UNIVERSITY
The Pan African University (PAU) is the culmination of continental initiatives of the Commission of the African Union to revitalize higher education and research in Africa, under the Second Decade of Education for Africa and the consolidated Plan of Action of Science and Technology for Africa. It will exemplify excellence, enhance the attractiveness and global competitiveness of African higher education and research and establish the African University at the core of Africa's development.
OUR INSTITUTES
NEWS
Dr. GANDU Sebastien
The Central African hub of the Pan African University located in Cameroon, unlike the other PAU institutes which are located in one campus, has the specific feature to be located in two different campuses.
Actually, the Pan African University Institute of Governance, Humanities and Social Sciences (PAUGHSS) offers high level trainings in two major fields of study: Governance and Regional integration (Yaounde campus) and Translation and Conference Interpretation (Buea campus).
For translation and interpretation programmes (PAUTRAIN), PAUGHSS is working in close collaboration with the Advanced School of Translators and Interpreters (ASTI), a renowned translation school in Africa and the world at large.
For some months now, the management of PAUGHSS has been renewed. The institute is currently headed by a new Director, Prof. Elizabeth Sarange BOSIRE ABENGA, who was commissioned in October 2020. Before, her appointment, the Translation and Interpretation programme also got a new programme Coordinator, Dr. GANDU Sebastien.
But, who is Dr. GANDU Sebastien?
Dr. Gandu Sebastien is a senior conference interpreter and translator.
He has a PhD in Applied Linguistics and currently the Secretary-General of the Advanced School of Translators and Interpreters (ASTI)
Before his appointment as Programme Coordinator for PAUTRAIN, he has worked as the Head of the Interpretation Department at the Advanced School of Translators and Interpreters of the University of Buea. He took office some months ago.
We wish him the best in this new challenge.
RECTORATE
The Rectorate is responsible for the daily management of the PAU and is headed by the Rector who is the Chief Executive Officer of the PAU.
At the Malabo Summit held in June 2015, African Heads of State and Government adopted Decision EX.CL/Dec.829 to host the Rectorate of the Panafrican University. Following this decision, a high level panel was set up by Decision EX.CL/Dec.829 (XXV) to designate the country that will host the PAU Rectorate. Considering the report by this panel, the Executive Council selected Cameroon as host country and recommended the designation of Cameroon by the Ordinary session of the African Union Assembly who endorsed the selection in January 2016.
The Pan African University is a flagship project of the African Union
