8 May 2025#9
UGent
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Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world
Nelson Mandela
 

NEWS

BantUGent research seminar series - Spring 2025

We invite you all to a research seminar series, organised by the UGent Centre for Bantu Studies (BantUGent). This Centre stands for a transdisciplinary approach to the past and present of Bantu languages, Bantu speech communities and their (im)material worlds, both in Africa and in the diaspora.
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Présentation du livre "Écologies littéraires africaines" par Sara Buekens et rencontre avec l'écrivain congolais In Koli Jean Bofane - 14/5/2025
 

S’inscrivant dans une perspective écopoétique et couvrant un spectre qui va des enjeux locaux aux catastrophes écologiques, cette étude explore les genres, les modes littéraires et les procédés d’écriture qui mettent en avant l’agentivité du monde naturel et interrogent l’instabilité des rapports entre les humains et leur environnement.
 
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L'Histoire de Souleymane - FREE SCREENING + debate - 14/5/2025

The movie follows Souleymane, a young man who escaped violence in Guinea, as he attempts to navigate life as an undocumented migrant in France.

After the screening, we'll be hosting a short debate with Ghent University and CESSMIR, the university's Centre for the Social Study of Migration and Refugees.
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Doctoral School Specialist Course: Phonetics as a key method for language description and documentation - 14-16/5/2025
 

BantUGent is pleased to announce that from Wednesday May 14 to Friday May 16, Prof. Dr. Didier Demolin (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris) will teach a Specialist Course on "Phonetics as a key method for language description and documentation".

Aspects that will be covered include, but are not limited to, articulatory phonetics, aerodynamics, acoustics, tone and the practical use of Praat/WinPitch.
 
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Lead for Rights! A seminar series on advancing Gender Equality and LGBTQI+ Inclusion in Belgian International Cooperation - 15/5/2025 & 26/6/2025

Plan International Belgium, çavaria and ARGO-CCGD invite you to participate in a series of seminars addressing the critical theme of gender equality and LGBTQI+ rights in international cooperation. These events aim to provide practical knowledge, foster dialogue, and promote structural changes to promote gender equality and LGBTQI+ Inclusion in policies and programmes.
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Workshop Ali Meghji on Decolonising the curriculum - 15/5/2025

We are witnessing a moment where Du Bois, Fanon, and other radical -black- scholars, are appearing more often in syllabi, but are they being read, or merely referenced? And when they are read, are their most radical insights being taken seriously, or softened for institutional palatability?
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Join the Economic Mission to Ethiopia! - 1-4/6/2025

The CBL-ACP organises a high-level 4-day economic mission to Ethiopia — one of Africa’s most dynamic and promising business destinations.

This mission is your gateway to exclusive B2B opportunities, sector-specific insights, and privileged access to local institutions, policymakers, and entrepreneurs. Whether you're an exporter, investor, or innovator, this is your chance to explore and enter a strategic growth market at the right moment.
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Summer School in African Politics - 30/6 - 2/7
 

This School in African Politics (in hybrid format) aims to:

  • Offer unique multidisciplinary knowledge of the African continent, focusing on relevant and timely political themes;
  • Provide training in research strategies and methods for the analysis of political phenomena in Africa;
  • Offer personalized comments to help participants develop research skills and different types of projects (e.g. for research or intervention).
 
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CALLS & COMPETITIONS

Vacancies – South Africa Chair: Languages, Literatures, Culture and Society (Ghent University) - deadline to submit your application: 20/5/2025
 

The Centre for the Study of the Afrikaans Language and South Africa is seeking two candidates to occupy the South Africa Chair: Languages, Literatures, Culture and Society.

This involves a six-week stay at Ghent University during the first semester of the 2025–2026 academic year.
 
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Launch of three new calls for collaboration with the Global South

The Global Minds Fund provides opportunities to the whole Ghent University community to collaborate with partners in the Global South in order to address the global challenges of sustainable development. Three new calls have been launched:

  1. Short Research Stays
  2. Explore/Valorise
  3. Research/Education Stays
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ROAS Theme Day - Water, a Critical Resource - abstract submission deadline: 2/6/2025

The Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences will organize its sixth Theme Day on Monday 1 December 2025. The goal of this conference is to allow researchers, who are active in overseas countries, to meet each other, whatever their specialization, but also to let them know about the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences and its activities (www.kaowarsom.be).
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International Symposium on Underutilized Plant Species - abstract submission deadline: 13/6/2025

ECHO (Home - ECHO) will host the IV International Symposium on Underutilized Plant Species on 20-24 October 2025 at their North America Regional Impact Center in Fort Myers, Florida.

The event is under the auspices of the International Society for Horticultural Science. Registration and abstract submission are open!
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AFRICA PLATFORM INITIATIVES AND EVENTS

Visite d’une délégation de haut niveau de la RDC - 23/5/2025
 

Nous vous invitons à une rencontre avec des personnalités politiques congolaises et défenseurs des droits de l’homme:

  • Danny Boss Singoma, Directeur Général du CENADEP (Centre National d'Appui au Développement et à la Participation populaire) en RDC
  • Pascal Tshiamala, Médecin spécialiste en Hépato Gastro Entérologie, Coordonnateur National du Programme National de Lutte contre les Hépatites Virales (PNLHV) en RDC
  • Benjamin Diya Muabila est avocat au barreau de la Gombe (Kinshasa) et participe activement aux campagnes en faveur du respect des droits fondamentaux et de l’État de droit
 
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International Conference GAPSYM18 - Resources in Africa - deadline for the submission of abstracts: 1/6/2025
 

The Ghent Africa Platform is pleased to announce its 18th Annual Symposium (GAPSYM18), themed "Resources in Africa".

Resources in Africa are central to global discussions on sustainability, development, and equity. GAPSYM18 will delve into how resources shape Africa’s socio-economic, environmental, and cultural landscapes and define Africa’s position in today’s globalisation.
 
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AUGent Institutional Trip to Uganda - 19-29/8/2025
 

On the programme:

 -Visits to:

  • Makerere University
  • Makerere University Teaching Hospital
  • Kampala International University
  • Mbarara University of Science and Technology
  • Mountains of the Moon University
  • Gulu University
  • RUFORUM

-Alumni event at the Belgian embassy
 
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to find all the information you need.



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