Departments
Education, Science, Technology & Innovation (ESTI)
Commissioner
Professor Mohammed Belhocine is an Algerian national. Former Head of the Department of Internal Medicine, he held various positions in Algeria, at the Faculty of Medicine and the Ministry of Health, before joining the international civil service in 1997.
Structure
The Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI) coordinates the AU programmes on human
Activities
AU theme of the year: “Educate an African fit for the 21st Century: Building Resilient Education Systems for Increased Access to Inclusive, Lifelong, Quality, and Relevant Learning in Africa”.
African Union (AU) Summit will discuss and make far-reaching decisions on the security situation on the continent as some of its member states continue to face security challenges.
he African Union Commission’s Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI), in collaboration with key partners, hosted impactful sessions during the Africa Foundational Learning Exchange (FLEX) conference in Kigali, Rwanda.
A field visit begins in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) conducted by the Department of Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation (ESTI), African Union Commission (AUC).
Africa Skills Week (ASW) 2024, held in Accra from October 14 to 18, drew to a triumphant close with a bold call to institutionalize the event as a biennial gathering aimed at promoting dialogue, experience sharing, and collaboration on skills development and employment in Africa.
Outcome Statement:
October 14, 2024 to October 18, 2024
1st Africa Skills Week Theme: “Skills and Jobs for the 21st Century: Quality Skills Development for Sustainable Employability in Africa”
October 03, 2024
The African Union has dedicated Education as the AU Theme of the Year 2024 – “Educate an African fit for the 21st Century - Building resilient education systems for increased access to inclusive, lifelong, quality, and relevant learning in Africa”, having the encouragement of Teaching Reforms as its first outcome.
September 30, 2024 to October 02, 2024
International Forum of UNESCO Chairs and Partners convened by the African Union Commission and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) under the patronage of H.E. Sahle-Work Zewde, President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
July 30, 2024 to July 31, 2024
PAU Education Days 30 – 31 July 2024, Yaounde – Cameroon Yaounde Conference Centre
July 02, 2024 to July 05, 2024
What: 1st African Union Pan-African Conference on Girls and Women’s Education (AU-PANCOGE
May 21, 2024 to June 17, 2024
April 28, 2023 to June 30, 2023
April 13, 2023 to April 22, 2023
Media
March 14, 2024
Department Resources
February 14, 2024
February 12, 2024
February 12, 2024
September 19, 2020
The African Union Commission (AUC) envisions “an integrated continent that is politically united based on the ideals of Pan Africanism an
June 24, 2020
Highlights of the cooperation with the GIZ-project “Support to the African Union on Migration and Displacement”
June 24, 2020
Violent extremism is a global issue.
February 14, 2024
February 12, 2024
February 12, 2024