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), successfully concluded the Continental Workshop on Strengthening Teacher Development, Motivation, and Alignment with the Continental Teachers Qualifications Framework (CTQF), convened from 25th to 27th March, 2026, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The Pan African University Institute for Water and Energy Sciences including Climate Change (PAUWES) held its 10th gr
Policymakers, researchers, and education data experts convened at the 2026 Comparative and International Education So
The African Union Department of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI), in partnership with the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie and the Alliance Ethio-française, successfully hosted the 2026 edition of the Great Francophonie Dictation at the Nelson Mandela Hall.
From 16-18 March 2026, the African Union’s Pan-African Institute of Education for Deve
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
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”
March 31, 2026 to April 30, 2026
January 12, 2026 to January 26, 2026
June 03, 2025 to June 30, 2025
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
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