Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world

Sponsored by UGent’s Doctoral School, this event will feature a talk by Professor Jeffrey Gibbons (United States Military Academy at West Point), titled “Nothing Ever Dies: Trauma, Memory, and Healing in Toni Morrison’s Beloved”.

Following the lecture, attendees will have the opportunity to engage in a collaborative textual analysis of selected excerpts from Morrison’s landmark novel.

Prof Christi van der Westhuizen is an author, academic, political analyst and award-winning media columnist. Her research interests are transdisciplinary, broadly focused on identity, difference, ideology and democracy in postcolonial contexts. She works as an Associate Professor heading up the research programme at the Centre for the Advancement of Non-Racialism and Democracy (CANRAD), Nelson Mandela University, South Africa.

A warm welcome to the event ‘Bridging divides in gender migration studies. Enhancing North-South cooperation for inclusive knowledge’ on 18 and 19 November. This is a joint initiative of the GenSem standing committee of IMISCOE, the ITN DERM, CESSMIR and the Department of Conflict and Development Studies. 

People can join live in Ghent or online.

Horizons of Political/Poetical Contestation: South African Intersectional Perspectives across Disciplines and Languages

This conference will address a wide range of South African intersectional trends and the heterogeneous manifestations these can assume, both historically and contemporarily. Inspired by Carastathis, we believe that intersectionality should be understood not only on a personal level but as a “horizon of political contestation".

The 2nd ADIafrica International Summit is a pivotal event that converges stakeholders from government agencies, agriculture, and health sectors to drive Africa's transformation. This summit offers a unique platform for these sectors to collaborate, share knowledge, and address pressing challenges.

On the agenda of this second AUGent Africa Forum:

• Introducing GAP / Learn more about our community and vision
• GAP in 2025 / Introducing an ambitious planning
• What's in it for me? / Demonstrating a unique data strategy tool to optimise your research impact in Africa, by Dr. Frederik Vandecasteele

The Ghent University Mandela Lectures have become established public events in the city of Ghent. In this year's lecture South African world-renowned photographer and journalist Gulshan Khan will engage in a discussion with Dutch author Adriaan van Dis. They will discuss contemporary challenges in South Africa and the question of Nelson Mandela's legacy, through the lens of Gulshan Khan's artistic oeuvre. 

The lecture will be followed by the official opening of Gulshan Khan's picture exhibition in the city library of Ghent.

As climate change challenges our environments and infrastructure, communities adapt, move, and connect, with the most vulnerable affected the most.

The Western Cape reflects this resilience and strength, reminding us of our shared humanity and the need for meaningful action.

Sculpting This Earth follows internationally acclaimed artist Strijdom van der Merwe over four consecutive seasons as he travels to remote locations in the southern African interior to make beautiful land art works in a striking range of spectacular natural settings.

This is a Belgian premiere.