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

Hoe (taal)grenzen te overbruggen wanneer zowel het oversteken als de grens problematisch is?

Panelgesprek met onder andere:

• Yves T'Sjoen (UGent en Universiteit Stellenbosch)
• Antjie Krog (University of the Western Cape)
• Margriet van der Waal (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen en Universiteit van Amsterdam)

Prof. Shola Adenekan invites Prof. Saheed Aderinto in his class for a talk on "The New Virtual History of African Popular Culture: Perspectives from The Fuji Documentary".

Prof. Saheed Aderinto is the 2023 Winner of the Dan David Prize, the biggest prize in history. He is a professor of History and African and African Diaspora Studies at Florida International University, Miami.

The WHO identifies rehabilitation as a crucial priority for managing chronic conditions, with 2.4 billion people in need of these services. Unfortunately, only a small percentage of patients, especially in low-income countries, receive rehabilitation due to a lack of infrastructure and healthcare professionals.

This presentation will highlight how technology can empower clinicians to extend rehabilitation services in regions facing critical shortages of healthcare professionals, ultimately enhancing patients' function, autonomy, and quality of life.

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.

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".

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.