Signing the letter of interim authority is the Chairman of the Kenya Commission on Higher Education with Dr. Pardon Mwansa, GC Vice President, looking on.

The Adventist University of Africa (AUA) for a number of years now has offered master’s programs in leadership and pastoral theology on the campuses of Babcock, Baraton, and Solusi University. AUA was established to train leaders for the world church who are committed to the exposition of the Adventist faith in the context of Africa and African culture. Two staff members of the Biblical Research Institute, Drs. Kwabena Donkor and Gerhard Pfandl, have taught courses in systematic theology on the above named campuses for AUA.

On May 9, the Kenya Commission on Higher Education granted AUA a Letter of Interim Authority, expressing satisfaction at the progress of the university and challenging the institution to research issues related to the impact of Christianity in Africa. The interim charter provides recognition and accreditation of AUA programs as a private university in Kenya and paves the way for the eventual granting of a full charter. And on August 24, Elder Jan Paulsen, president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, took part in a ground breaking ceremony for several major buildings on the campus of AUA in Nairobi. This phase of the campus development includes construction of a modern multi-floor library facility with lecture theaters and seminar rooms. Also planned are housing complexes for students and faculty.