Union Commission Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 12 to 13 December 2017 ended with the official inauguration of the Pan African University Alumni Association and assumption of office by the Inaugural members of the Bureau. Pursuant to the resolution of the Pan African University (PAU) Senate adopted at its inaugural meeting from 3–4 May 2014 (PAU/SM/R/01/2017), there was the need to establish The Pan African University Alumni Association (Abbreviated as PAUAA). A cross-section of PAU graduates (5 from each Institute) was invited by The African Union Commission (AUC) and PAU to participate in the establishment of, and attend the first General Assembly of the PAUAA from 12 – 13 December 2017. The Inaugural Bureau is composed of the following: President – HE Valentine Oshotse Eleta (PAULESI, West Africa), Vice President – HE Rehema Khimulu (PAUWES, East Africa), Treasurer – Nathalie Mawo Suliy (PAUSTI, Central Africa), Secretary-General – Gavamukulya Yahaya (PAUSTI, East Africa), Assistant Secretary-General – Nabil Khorchani (PAUWES, Northern Africa), Finance Secretary – Isaac Kodzo Amegbor (PAULESI, West Africa), Communications Officer – Katia Gilda Rafael Bernardo (PAUGHSS, Southern Africa), Public Relations Officer – Sakah Bernard (PAUGHSS, Central Africa), and Internal Auditor – MitschelleAkoth Onyango (PAULESI, East Africa). References Europe-Africa centers Educational institutions established in 2008