Departments
Education, Science, Technology & Innovation (ESTI)
Commissioner
Prof. Gaspard Banyankimbona is the Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI) at the African Union Commission, a position to which he was elected during the 47th Ordinary Session of the AU Executive Council in July 2025, and assumed office in October 2025.
Structure
The Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI) coordinates the AU programmes on human
Activities
The African Union Commission (AUC), through its Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI), l
The African Union Commission announces Zimbabwe as the host of the continental commemoration of Africa Skills Week 20
The African Union Commission has officially announced that the Kingdom of Eswatini will host the forthcoming edition
The Kenya Ministry of Education, through the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO (KNATCOM), in partnership with the Global Partnership for Education’s Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (GPEKIX) Africa 19 Hub
Reliable education data is no longer a technical back-office function, it is central to how countries plan, govern and transform their education systems.
The African Union Commission, through its Pan-African Institute of Education for Development (AU-IPED), has opened a three-day workshop in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), from 12–14 May 2026,
May 27, 2026 to May 29, 2026
MEDIA ADVISORY
April 28, 2026 to April 30, 2026
Building on the achievements of CESA 16–25, CESA 26–35 seeks to accelerate inclusive, equitable, high-quality education systems that equip African learners with competencies for the future of work, innovation, and sustainable development. CTVET-34 complements this by strengthening TVET systems for youth employability, entrepreneurship, industrialization, and economic growth.
March 25, 2026 to March 27, 2026
What: The African Union (AU) Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation is hosting
February 13, 2026
What: The African Union (AU) Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation is hosting
November 25, 2025 to November 26, 2025
What: The Development of an African Continental Foundational Learning Monitoring Framework and the
May 11, 2026 to May 25, 2026
April 30, 2026
March 31, 2026 to April 30, 2026
Media
Department Resources
March 19, 2026
Mapping Exemplars of Good Practice In Foundational Literacy and Numeracy in AU Member States
July 30, 2025
July 18, 2025
Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa STISA 2034
"Driving Africa's Future"
June 16, 2025
AFRICAN CONTINENTAL TVET STRATEGY 2025-34
Sustainable Development, Social Justice and Employability for All
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 25, 2026
March 19, 2026
Mapping Exemplars of Good Practice In Foundational Literacy and Numeracy in AU Member States
February 07, 2026
July 30, 2025