Between 19 and 29 August, the Africa Platform organized a high-level academic mission to Uganda. The delegation comprised fifteen colleagues from Ghent University, HoGent University of Applied Sciences and Arts, and Howest University of Applied Sciences, and was led by Ghent University’s Vice-Rector, Professor Mieke Van Herreweghe.

In the course of these days, high-level meetings were held at five universities. Visits were also conducted to several research institutes and to the EU Delegation in Kampala. These engagements resulted in the formulation of concrete plans for student exchanges, project applications, and collaborative doctoral programmes

Engaging in collaboration with a multi-institutional delegation was regarded as highly valuable, and therefore, similar initiatives may be pursued in the future.

De Leerstoel Zuid-Afrika: Talen, Literaturen, Cultuur en Maatschappij (Universiteit Gent) start in het academiejaar 2025-2026 met een tweede termijn (2025-2029).

Het Gents Centrum voor het Afrikaans en de Studie van Zuid-Afrika is verheugd te melden dat Prof. dr. Stephanus Muller (22 september-31 oktober 2025) en Dr. Jolyn Phillips (3 november-12 december 2025) de Gentse Leerstoelbekleders zijn.

À l’occasion du 70e anniversaire de la fondation de l’Université Lovanium, l’Académie Royale des Sciences d’Outre-Mer, en collaboration avec les Facultés de Droit et de Criminologie de l’UCLouvain et de la KULeuven, a le plaisir de vous inviter à un colloque sur le passé, le présent et le futur des collaborations entres juristes congolais et belges.

Des témoignages sur les origines de cette collaboration seront suivis d’une mise en lumière de coopérations actuelles. Cette rencontre, en présence de diverses autorités académiques congolaises, invite de surcroît à une réflexion prospective sur les modalités des collaborations à venir. La matinée d’échanges se clôturera par un moment convivial en présence du Ministre des Affaires étrangères, M. Maxime Prévot.

In this lecture, distinguished anthropologist Jean Comaroff will present her recent work on the politics of housing in post-apartheid South Africa. Through the curious case of the “Wendy house,” a ubiquitous form of informal dwelling in the country’s major urban centres, she examines the central paradox of the house and home in postcolonial, neoliberal cities.

The 3rd edition of the Nigeria-Belgium-Luxembourg Business Forum (NBLBF) 2025 will take place in Brussels, Belgium, from October 22nd to 24th, 2025 in attendance of H.E. Agbu Kefas, Governor of Taraba State and H.E. Festus Keyamo Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Nigeria.

Organized in partnership with carefully selected corporate entities and supported by the Embassies of Belgium and Nigeria in Abuja and Brussels, this high-level business forum aims to foster stronger economic ties and investment opportunities between Nigeria, Belgium, and Luxembourg.

We are delighted to invite you to the CliMigHealth Africa hub Summer School 2026, hosted by the School for Climate Studies at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, from 3–6 February 2026.

This CPD-accredited, in-person event marks the third rotation of the established CliMigHealth Short Course series, which brings together diverse experts to examine the urgent and interlinked challenges of climate change, migration, and health.