On June 4 at 4.30pm (CET) Inge Brinkman (BantUGent) gives an online talk titled “Formal Education Policies in the Kongo Kingdom of the 16th Century” for the Kongo Academy, a platform created in December 2019 by a group of intellectuals interested in promoting the Kongo culture through research, education and training, cultural events and partnerships with institutions and individuals interested in Kongo culture, history, and language.

https://www.africaplatform.ugent.be/news/online-talk-formal-education-policies-kongo-kingdom-16th-century

The Gambia is the smallest country on the African continent, but it is experiencing significant flows of both internal and international migrants. However, there is a dearth of research examining whether migration has implications for the access to and utilization of healthcare. Hence, it is imperative to assess the country’s progress towards the UN’s sustainable goal 17, aiming to ensure healthy lives and to promote the well-being of all at all ages. During this working seminar, we will present the preliminary results of an empirical study intended to fill this gap.

https://www.africaplatform.ugent.be/news/joint-climighealth-%E2%80%93-unu-cris-%E2%80%93-itim-working-seminar

Since its first edition in 1993, the Invitational Seminar on Environmental Education Research series has provided a unique opportunity for researchers from around the planet to discuss critical problems, trends and issues in research on environmental and sustainability education (ESE).

From 13 to 16 June 2022, the 15th edition will be organised in Ghent, Belgium, by the Centre for Sustainable Development of Ghent University in collaboration with partners of the SEDwise network (‘Sustainability Education – Teaching and learning in the face of wicked socio-ecological problems’).

https://www.africaplatform.ugent.be/news/invitational-seminar-environmental-education-research

Innovations and their integration into farming practices have always been vital for agriculture and food production. Breeding new plant varieties is not a simple, nor a rapid process. Genome editing is a transformative innovation for improved breeding accuracy, allowing scientists to make targeted genetic changes.

With this symposium we want to understand the state of the art and the potential of the genome editing to be transformative towards a more resilient and sustainable African agriculture. We will elaborate on the ongoing research, the regulatory framework and the socio-economic potential of this technology for the African continent.

https://www.africaplatform.ugent.be/news/symposium-potential-genome-editing-sustainable-african-agriculture

Na zes succesvolle edities vindt het UGent Colloquium over het Afrikaans 2022 plaats op donderdag en vrijdag 27-28 oktober 2022.

De thema's die zullen worden behandeld zijn 'De studie van het Afrikaans in 2022: nieuwe databronnen, nieuwe methodes' op het vlak van de taalkunde en 'CLI-FI. Dialogen over klimaat en milieu in Afrikaans en Nederlands' wat betreft de letterkunde.

Gelieve abstracts in te dienen voor 30 juni 2022.

https://www.africaplatform.ugent.be/news/7de-colloquium-over-het-afrikaans-aan-de-universiteit-van-gent

The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) exists to accelerate the clinical development of new or improved medicinal products for the identification, treatment and prevention of poverty-related and neglected infectious diseases, including (re-)emerging diseases.

In addition, the EDCTP funds activities for research capacity building in Africa, supporting researchers’ careers and strengthening national health research systems.

https://www.africaplatform.ugent.be/news/five-global-health-calls-launched-collaboration-sub-saharan-africa-within-edctp3-partnership

De provincie Oost-Vlaanderen hecht veel belang aan de internationaliseringsinitiatieven van de kennisinstellingen en geeft deze al meerdere jaren een duwtje in de rug.

Projecten kunnen tot € 5.000 per deelnemende Oost-Vlaamse kennisinstelling krijgen. De geografische focus van de projecten moet strategisch zijn voor zowel de kennisinstelling als voor de provinciale speerpuntclusters.

Het ingevulde aanvraagformulier moet bij de Provincie ingediend worden vóór 30 september 2022.

https://www.africaplatform.ugent.be/news/provincie-oost-vlaanderen-internationalisering-kennisinstellingen%C2%A0projectoproep-2022

On Monday, 12 December 2022, the fifth Young Researchers Overseas Day is organized by the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences. This event is aimed at researchers younger than 40 who are working overseas in various research fields. These fields should fit into one of the scientific disciplines of the 3 sections of the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences. The Young Researchers’ Day is an opportunity to meet one another, discuss, exchange ideas and know more about the Academy (www.kaowarsom.be) and its activities.

Deadline for the submisison of abstracts: 3 October 2022.

https://www.africaplatform.ugent.be/news/royal-academy-overseas-sciences-young-researchers-overseas-day-2022