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.
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UNESCO IICBA – PAU Capacity Building Workshop for University Faculty through the Integration of Mobile Learning under the PAVEU Initiative
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon — Stakeholders and higher education leaders gathered at the Djeuga Palace Hotel on August 4, 2026, for the official launch of a capacity-building workshop aimed at integrating mobile learning across Cameroonian universities under…
Academic Diplomacy: Pan African University and South Korea's BUFS Forge Historic Partnership
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon - In a major milestone for international academic diplomacy, the Rectorate of the Pan African University (PAU) hosted a high-level South Korean delegation from the Institute of African Studies at Busan University of Foreign Studies…
PAULESI AND PAUGHSS ADMITTED STUDENTS FOR 2026 ACADEMIC YEAR
The Pan African University (PAU) is pleased to inform all applicants to its 2026 fully funded scholarship programmes at the Pan African University Institute for Life and Earth Sciences including Agriculture (PAULESI) that results of the successful…
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
