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About Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI)

About Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI)

The  Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI) coordinates the AU programmes on human resource development, education, science, technology and promoting the youth development agenda.

Key roles includes

  • Promoting research and publication on science and technology;
  • Promoting cooperation among member states on education and training;
  • Encouraging youth participation in the integration of the continent
  • Implementing the Agenda 2063 initiatives for African Virtual and E-University and the Africa Outer Space Strategy
  • Implementation of continental educational polices and strategies such as the Continental Education Strategy for Africa (CESA); the Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa (STISA), and TVET Continental Strategy; AU School Feeding initiative

HRST coordinates the activities of the following technical offices: Scientific, Technical and Research Commission (STRC); African Observatory of Science, Technology and Innovation (AOSTI); Pan African University (PAU); International Centre for Girls’ and Women’s Education in Africa (CIEFFA); and the Pan African Institute for Education for Development (IPED)/African Observatory for Education

The promotes the work of the AU in the area of education and STI development. The department also coordinates AU’s education and scientific scholarships and awards including Nyerere Scholarship and Academic Mobility Programme, Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Awards, as well as overseeing the work of specialist AU institutions including the AU- International Centre for Girls and Women’s Education in Africa (AU/CIEFFA), The Pan-African University (PAU) and the Pan-African Institute for Education for Development (IPED)

 

Structure

Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI)
H.E. Prof. Mohamed Belhocine, Algeria (elected October 2021)

Director: Mahama Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)

Divisions

Activities

1 Million By 2021 Initiative: “Africa unite for youth: Bridging the gap and reaching out to African youth”
April 25, 2019

1 Million By 2021 Initiative: “Africa unite for youth: Bridging the gap and reaching out to African youth”

Africa Youth Month 2020
November 01, 2020

Department Resources

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.