Bavaria-Africa News

Under the title ‘Reconfigurations in Africa - and in African Studies’ this year’s conference of the VAD will take place in Bayreuth from September 30 to October 2, 2024. The Scientific Coordination Office (WKS) Bavaria-Africa of BayFOR participates at the conference with an information stand and provides information on funding opportunities for international research and innovation projects in a lunch talk session.

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In recent years, African-Bavarian research and innovation collaborations have been increasingly promoted. How equal are these partnerships? How can international cooperation projects be successfully realised together? The Scientific Coordination Office Bavaria-Africa (WKS) invites you to the Cooperation Lounge Africa - Bavaria in Munich to discuss precisely these questions and to connect with interested stakeholders.

In cooperation with the "Pan-African Institute of Research and Innovation" (PIRI), the Scientific Coordination Office Bavaria-Africa is organising an online workshop on 4 June 2024 on academic freedom in the context of international research projects with African and European participation. Interested parties from universities, universities of applied sciences, research institutions, politics and civil society organisations are invited to discuss the challenges of academic freedom in international cooperations.

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On 11 April 2024, eight young researchers met at the Bavarian Research Alliance in Munich for the kick-off event of the ‘Early Career Scholarship Programme’.

The Scientific Coordination Office (WKS) Bavaria-Africa supports Early-Career-Researchers with funds of the Bavarian State Chancellery to initiate and perform research in African countries and build international networks.