Deadline: March 20, 2016
The Pan African University is an initiative of the Heads ofState and Government of the African Union. It is a Premier
continental university network whose mission is to provide
wholesome postgraduate education geared towards the
achievement of a prosperous, integrated and peaceful
Africa.
Young, qualified, talented and enterprising applicants from
African countries and the African Diaspora are invited to
apply to join Masters or PhD degree programmes at any of
the four PAU institutes.
Benefits
The African Union Commission will offer full scholarships to
the successful African candidates. Scholarship awardees
should be committed to working in Africa after graduation.
Eligibility
Candidates with potential, motivation and desire to play
transformative leadership roles as academics,
professionals, industrialists, innovators and entrepreneurs
are particularly encouraged to apply.
Masters Programme
Candidates must satisfy the following conditions:
Undergraduate degree from a recognized university,with at
least a second class upper division or its equivalent, in a
relevant field;
Certified copies of relevant certificates, transcripts (from
university and high school), national I.D. card and passport
personal details page;
Clear colored passport size photograph (2cmx2cm);
Maximum age of 30 years for male and 35 years for female
applicants.
Candidates may be required to undergo a written/oral
examination after pre-selection.
Candidates for the Master in Conference Interpreting and
Translation programmes are required to have excellent
knowledge of at least two of the African Union’s official
languages (Arabic, English, French and Portuguese).
Doctoral Programmes
Candidates must satisfy the following conditions:
A Masters degree in a relevant field from PAU or any
internationally recognized university;
Certified copies of relevant certificates, transcripts, national
I.D. card and passport personal details page;
Clear colored passport size photograph (2cmx2cm);
Maximum age of 35 years for male and 40 years for female
applicants.
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