27 September 2023#17
UGent
afrika Platform
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Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world

Nelson Mandela
 

NEWS

Boekbekendstelling en gesprek over Taal, Burgerschap en Breytenbach - 4/10/2023
 

Prof dr. Yves T'Sjoen van die Universiteit Gent, kom gesels oor sy publikasies wat pas verskyn het oor Breyten Breytenbach. Die gesprek met prof dr. T'sjoen word gelei deur dr. Reinhardt Fourie van UNISA.

Ligte verversings word na die bekendstelling bedien.

RSVP 2 Oktober by melanie@akademie.co.za

 
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Openingslezing Lerend netwerk rond Dekolonisering. Wit is meer dan een kleur. Over Ras, Klasse en Witheid - 18/10/2023
 

Zeg je nu wit of blank? Het is geen onschuldige vraag. Sibo Rugwiza Kanobana verkent in deze lezing hoe we door stil te staan bij ons taalgebruik vat kunnen krijgen op uitsluitingsmechanismes. Daarbij focust hij zich op systemisch racisme en hoe dat juist functioneert in een Europese context. Er wordt vandaag immers veel gesproken over witheid, maar wat is dat eigenlijk? Een huidskleur? Of is er meer aan de hand? En hoe verhoudt zich witheid ten opzichte van klasse-ongelijkheid? Op deze en andere vragen gaat deze lezing dieper in.

 
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7th African Diaspora Agrofood Forum & Exhibition: 20-22/10/2023

Since its first edition, the African Diaspora Agrofood Forum focused on bringing together individuals, businesses, and organizations from the African diaspora and the agrofood industry.

The forum is specifically targeted towards the African diaspora in Europe, which presents an opportunity for entrepreneurs to engage with this influential community.

During the two days of exhibition there will be side events including panel discussions, workshops, and presentations from industry and development experts.

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Lecture Stories [that] Matter: Migrant Academics’ Narratives of Precarity and Resilience in Europe - 23/10/2023
 

This volume consists of narratives of migrant academics from the Global South within academia in the Global North. The autobiographic and autoethnographic contributions to this collection aim to decolonise the discourse around academic mobility by highlighting experiences of precarity, resilience, care and solidarity in the academic margins.

The lecture will be given by the book editors:

  • Olga Burlyuk, professor of Europe's external relations at the Department of Political Science at University of Amsterdam.
  • Ladan Rahbari, professor of Sociology at the Department of Sociology at University of Amsterdam
 
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Conférence: L'imaginaire écologique africain: entre le naturel, le culturel et le spirituel - 20/11/2023

Si les questions écologiques sont omniprésentes dans notre vie quotidienne, dans les medias et les débats politiques, ainsi que dans les expressions culturelles, la littérature, le théâtre... nous sommes peu conscients de la manière dont la nature et l’écologie sont représentées à d’autres endroits du monde.

Dans cette conférence, Prof. dr. Mamadou Faye (Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar) abordera le rôle que la littérature peut jouer dans le développement d’une conscience écologique en Afrique, mais aussi dans la promotion du dialogue interculturel à travers les continents.

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IOM Survey: Understanding People's Motivations and Behaviors to Send Money to Countries of Origin

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Belgium and Luxembourg is conducting a study on the motivations and behaviors of people sending or bringing money to their country of origin. This survey, within the framework of IOM’s O-REMIT project, is intended to collect information on the profile of remitters, their motivations to send or bring money (remittances), the use of this money in the country of origin and the factors that influence the choice of remittance method.

So, are you residing in Belgium and sending money to your country (countries) of origin? Do you want to contribute to lowering the costs of remittances, so you can send more money to your country of origin? Then we count on your participation!

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CALLS & COMPETITIONS

Take part in the Open Doors Fellowship Program and open your lab to meaningful collaboration with African Scientists - deadline: 15/10/2023

The Open Doors Fellowship Program, coordinated by IPBO (Institute of Plant Biotechnology Outreach) in partnership with VLIR-UOS and UGent, targets post-doctoral and mid-career women working in African (inter)national research centers. 

As we enter the second year of candidate selection, we are looking for Flemish labs willing to host our fellows from May 2024 up to 12 weeks. The program covers all official bench fees, visa paperwork, accommodation, stipend disbursement, and travel arrangements. All you need to do is to open the doors of your lab!

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ANSER Conference: Catalysing Change: Enhancing Evidence-Based Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Policies in Challenging Times - abstract submission deadline: 15/10/2023

Capitalizing on the momentum of the ICP+30 anniversary, the Belgian EU Presidency and the upcoming EU elections, this conference will bring together renowned researchers, policymakers, advocates, and program implementers from around the world to examine the multifaceted dimensions needed to re-energize the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)agenda.

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Call for Applications for the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of the Western Cape, UGent's strategic partner in Africa – closing date for all applications: 13/10/2023
 

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is an implementing partner of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program. Initiated in 2012, the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program is a global initiative designed to develop the next generation of transformative leaders by enabling highly talented, service-oriented young people, primarily young Africans, to pursue their higher education and cultivate their leadership potential.

The Scholars Program is specifically targeted towards young people whose access to higher education is impeded by economic and social barriers. 

 
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Fonds Elisabeth en Amélie: Reisbeurzenprogramma voor studenten uit het Globale Zuiden die in België studeren en werken rond het thema water - deadline: 18/10/2023

Het beurzenprogramma van het Elisabeth en Amélie Fonds financiert stages in het Zuiden voor studenten uit het Zuiden die in België een opleiding volgen op masterniveau en die een eindthesis maken die betrekking heeft op waterbeheer.

De beurs bestaat uit een rechtstreekse financiële tegemoetkoming tot max. 5.000 euro die de kosten dekt van een stage in een land in het Globale Zuiden (OESO-DAC-landenlijst).

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AEGIS Summer School: African, Afropolitan and Afropean Belongings - deadline for submitting proposals: 29/10/2023

The 2024 Summer School is organized by the Centro di Studi Africani in Sardegna – CSAS in collaboration with the AEGIS Centres of Roskilde (Denmark), Edinburgh (UK), Lisbon (Portugal), London (UK), CESSMA (France), Leiden (Netherlands).

The aim of the Summer School is:

  • to bring together advanced Ph.D. students and teaching staff from AEGIS Centres in order to exchange field and research experience;
  • to improve the students’ ability to prepare and present their research in an international context and more specifically to serve as a ‘feeder’ for ECAS 10 in Prague;
  • to promote graduate training within AEGIS and stimulate African-European inter-university cooperation.

The workshop is open up to some 20 PhD students and young researchers coming from AEGIS Centres and their affiliates in Europe and Africa. Applicants are invited to submit proposals that address the overall theme.

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Horizon Europe Cluster 6: info days call 2024 & training for proposal writing

The Horizon Europe Cluster 6 call 2024 offers a wide range of opportunities to set up collaborative projects in the domains “natural resources, bioeconomy, food, agriculture and circular economy”.

Deadline for applications will be 22/02/2024, so now is the right time to take action.

Here is what we suggest you to do.

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Horizon Europe Cluster 6: Water4All and Biodiversa+ calls opening soon

These co-fund partnerships (former ERA-NET projects) are an additional opportunity to set up collaborative projects with European partners.

Ghent University can join consortia with funding from FWO. If you plan to submit a project, you can request support from Cel Vlaams-Federaal for the administrative aspects (FWO funding) and the EU Team regarding the content of the proposal.

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Internationaliseringsinitiatieven Oost-Vlaamse kennisinstellingen - projectoproep 2023 - deadline: 30/9/2023

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

Bij deze oproep komen volgende activiteiten in aanmerking voor financiering:

  • Internationale docentenmobiliteit
  • Internationalisation@home
  • De uitbouw van gemeenschappelijke curricula
  • Gezamenlijk onderzoek uitvoeren, waar mogelijk met economische finaliteit
  • Het leggen en/of onderhouden van contacten

Projecten kunnen tot € 5.000 per deelnemende Oost-Vlaamse kennisinstelling krijgen.

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AFRICA PLATFORM INITIATIVES AND EVENTS

Launch GAP Short Stay Research Fellowships 2023 - deadline: 1/10/2023

The Africa Platform of Ghent University Association is proud to launch this year's call for applications for visiting fellows. These Africa Platform fellowships are aimed at postdoctoral researchers who are affiliated with an African higher education or research institution.

The fellowships consist of a grant of € 1000 + flight ticket for a minimum stay of two weeks, which is meant to cover (or contribute towards) travel and accommodation costs and living expenses.
The fellowships can be taken up at any time in 2024.

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GAPSYM16: Knowledge production, research ethics and authorship in African contexts - 13 & 14 November 2023
 

This 16th multi-disciplinary conference of the AUGent Africa Platform will be co-organized by the University of the Western Cape. It hopes to showcase how scientists, policy makers, engineers, artists, writers, opinion makers and educators reflect on the highly topical subject of knowledge production and authorship in Africa.

This conference will explicitly be a platform to engage on this topic, also beyond the academia, including the organization of writeshops, round tables and seminars to rethink existing paradigms on the position African research takes in scholarly production.

 
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to find all the information you need.



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