At their recent summit in Brussels, the Vice-Chancellors and Presidents of the African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA) and The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities (The Guild) - of which Ghent University is a proud member - have launched seventeen research clusters that aim to transform the nature of collaborative research, foregrounding equity as a precondition for excellent and impactful research to address our common societal challenges.

On 29 June, Dr. Kishor Mandaliya will present on the impact of “geography on pathology”, explaining how geographical, cultural and social particularities co-define expertise in this field of medicine.

His presentation will be succeeded by an interactive discussion with the audience on the possibilities and obstacles for international collaboration. A small reception will be provided after the meeting.

Hoe ervaren onderneemsters met een diverse herkomst het ondernemerschap in België? Hoe steunt hun netwerk hen? Straalt hun herkomst af in hun type onderneming? Op die vragen zocht en vond het onderzoeksteam van Arteveldehogeschool a.d.h.v. uitgebreide gesprekken met 31 onderneemsters én 5 ondersteunende organisaties het antwoord.

When Flanders was still ranking high in international quality studies such as PISA and PIRLS, there was already great concern about the great inequality of educational opportunities in Flanders. Today, this inequality is now accompanied by serious concerns about the declining quality of education. Once again, linguistic diversity is in the eye of the storm. But what is linguistic diversity? Is it a cause of educational inequality? Of declining educational quality? Does linguistic diversity offer opportunities?

We invite you to our seminar, based on joint research between Ghent University and the University of the Western Cape. International researchers will shed light on our challenges, followed by a panel discussion with policy makers, practitioners and young researchers.

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!

One of Ghent University's strong partners in Morocco, ESITH (Ecole Supérieure des Industries du Textile et de l’Habillement), a HEI based in Casablanca, received a landmark achievement in its development by being the first Moroccan Engineering School to be awarded the EUR-ACE label by the CTI-Commission des Titres d’Ingénieurs, the French Engineering Accreditation Committee.

This accreditation covers two engineering programs: Industrial Management and Informatics and Systems Management.

A number of EU calls were recently launched within the democracy and human rights programme for Congo, Guinea and Senegal.

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.

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.