African Renaissance University ( AfRUn )

Fundamental Elements of AfRUn
or
How a University can serve

be African,
if AfRUn is not Pan-African, which means an

not be Renaissance,
if AfRUn is not an anti-colonial institution.

and ethno-linguistic groups – not states
To duly serve African Renaissance

is almost no nation-state in Africa.
b. Wherever there is a

through another standpoint: had the African states and governments viewed

sooner or later clashes with the governments of its period

is not linguistically African.

Renaissance in Europe triggered a direct interest

& Italian are not African – but colonial languages. As

– Propagating AFRICAN IDENTITY
By definition, any concept of Renaissance, i.e.

studied and researched through an Africa-centered / Afro-centric viewpoint, and

as an uphill effort only up to the completion of

heralding what an entire continent has been missing for centuries,

span of 25 years? By coincidence, today, a good example

transcontinental university like AfRUn, because the impact is sensed and

bay
A Pan-African project envisaging, defining, implementing and promoting African Renaissance

bay (cont.)

In this case, it is advisable to take into

if AfRUn is not mainly focused on Humanities, Moral-Social-Political Sciences,

and highlights the contents of what AfRUn must be.
It

Modern languages, Literature - Philology, Linguistics 
History, Archaeology, History of Religions,

{Poetry, Fine Arts (Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Music), Dance, Theatre, Design

university focus, AfRUn will also encompass the following 7 circles

need of a Renaissance because of the lack of engineers,

a Pan-African University
For AfRUn to define, establish, teach, analyze, study,

a Pan-African University (cont.)

Initially all major African languages, literatures, civilizations,

a Pan-African University (cont.) In the beginning, following Curricula will be

Arabic
Berber
Tuareg
Coptic
Hausa
Yoruba
Igbo
Fulani
Mande
Dogon

Oromo * Bamum
Somali
Afar
Sidama
Beja
Nubian
Luo
Malagasy
Shona
Zulu

a Pan-African University (cont.)
This will be achieved through the creation

a Pan-African University (cont.)
Furthermore,
for neglected African languages that failed

a Pan-African University (cont.)

- writing down hitherto non-written African languages,

a Pan-African University (cont.)
Once, the workshop delivers successful results -

University
Among other measures, AfRUNn will have to get fully engaged

University (cont.)
B - Afro-centric Orientation Seminar
To better introduce the

University (cont.)
D - Correct balance between core courses (those focused

a Pan-African University
Among other measures, AfRUNn will have to

a Pan-African University (cont.)
B - Orientation Seminar – Refutation of

a Pan-African University (cont.)

C - Special section in the Manuals

a Pan-African University
Following AfRUn academic curricula in Humanities (as per

a Pan-African University (cont.)
The School of Education will offer degrees

by AfRUn administration, academic staff members, and students for many

regard, AfRUn cannot adopt for itself the concept of 'point

that different types of quota systems must be used carefully,

incentives, involving also studentships, and by employing systematic Marketing techniques,

will have to break with another colonial tradition, less obvious

(cont.)
To name some of them indicatively:
Russia
Pakistan – India –

(cont.)

The creation of departments of language and literature, history, archaeology,

(cont.)
With reference to Latin America, AfRUn will have to give

(cont.)
Since its inception, AfRUn must deploy all efforts to become

(cont.)
Viewed reversely, AfRUn will also seek to
achieve global

(cont.)
Again, AfRUn must deploy a great effort to keep its

with determinant impact on African Education and Society

Most African Renaissance

with determinant impact on African Education and Society (cont.)
Several Afro-centrists

with determinant impact on African Education and Society (cont.)
To address

for Africans
The manuals of Language, Literature, History, Geography, Religion and

for Africans (cont.)
These manuals every year and every moment destroy

for Africans (cont.)

These manuals are no 1 enemy of every

for Africans (cont.)
AfRUn Manuals is a wide project that will

for Africans (cont.)
AfRUn Manuals staff members will carry out –

for Africans (cont.)
2 - Planning – in the light of

for Africans (cont.)
3- Elaboration of the abovementioned programmed manuals -

for Africans (cont.)
4- Uniformity control of the written manuals as

for Africans (cont.)
6- Collection of the existing manuals of African

for Africans (cont.)
7- Study of the collected manuals
identification of

projects

native languages, not state languages

In close cooperation with AfRUn

countries
Featuring another African country’s cultural heritage & existing economic opportunities

one African country’s cultural heritage in all AfRUn official languages

African-Chinese, etc.)

university
AfRUn Cairo
AfRUn Algiers
AfRUn Mombasa
AfRUn Dakar
AfRUn Mozambique
AfRUn Mexico
AfRUn New Delhi