DECISION ON THE ELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF THE PRESIDENT AND
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE PAN AFRICAN UNIVERSITY (PAU)
Doc. EX.CL/1290(XXXIX)
The Executive Council,
1. TAKES NOTE of the Report of the Commission on the Election and Appointment of the President and Vice President of the Pan African University (PAU) Council;
2. COMMENDS the Bureau of the STC-EST and the Commission for the selection process of candidates;
3. ELECTS AND APPOINTS the following as President of the PAU Council for a term of three (3) years:
|
NO. |
NAME |
GENDER |
COUNTRY |
REGION |
|
1. |
Kenneth Kamwi MATENGU |
Male |
Namibia |
Southern |
4. REGRETS the lack of female candidates for the positions and the noncompliance with the principle of gender parity and DECIDES to postpone the election of the Vice- President of the PAU Council to the 40th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council;
5. REQUESTS the Commission and the Bureau of the STC on Education, Science and Technology to re-open the submission of female candidates for the position of the Vice- President of the PAU Council from the four (4) remaining AU Regions in accordance with the principle of geographical rotation;
6. DECIDES to postpone the term of office of the outgoing Vice-Chairperson Ms. Audrey Nthabiseng OGUDE (South Africa) until the 40th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council when the elections for the Vice-President of the PAU Council shall be conducted;
7. INVITES the PAU Council to propose an amendment of the Revised Statute of the PAU in order to take into consideration the principles of gender equality and geographical rotation in the presidency and vice-presidency of the PAU Council.
8. REQUESTS the Commission to draft modalities for the election of the President and the Vice-President of the PAU Council for consideration by the Executive Council, through the relevant STCs.