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
Ministers responsible for school meals and education from African Union Member States, together with development part
The African Union International Centre for Girls and Women’s Education in Africa (AU CIEFFA), the Forum for African W
The African Union Commission (AUC), in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Botswana and development
The African Union Commission (AUC), in partnership with the Government of the Republic of Botswana and the World Food
The African Union Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation hosted a side event, the High-Level Partners’ Consultation on Accelerating the AU Decade of Education and Skills Development (2025–2034) at the Margins of the AU Summit 2026 on 13 February 2026 at the AU Headquarters.
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
November 10, 2025 to November 13, 2025
Theme: Strengthening the Role of Science, Technology & Innovations for Evidence-based Implementation
October 13, 2025 to October 17, 2025
Theme: “Powering Africa's Industrial Future: Skills for Innovation, Growth, and Sustainability”
October 07, 2025
What: The African Union Commission (AUC), through the Pan African Institute for Education for Devel
January 12, 2026 to January 26, 2026
June 03, 2025 to June 30, 2025
Media
Department Resources
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
June 16, 2025
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
February 25, 2026
February 07, 2026
July 30, 2025
July 18, 2025
Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa STISA 2034
"Driving Africa's Future"