Category: Events and Activities
MIASA collaborates with the Point Sud programme and its Pilote African Postgraduate Academy (PAPA). PAPA targets early career scholars who are based at universities in Francophone Africa. PAPA is comprised of 15 fellows and...
During MIASA’s main phase, the institute organizes three policy conferences in collaboration with GIGA and other partners. These conferences foster exchange between scholars and practitioners and address policy-relevant topics, such as sustainable economic transformation...
From 2021 to 2025, MIASA organizes a total of five annual thematic conferences across the African continent in cooperation with the Point Sud Network. These conferences offer the opportunity for in-depth discussions around MIASA’s...
MIASA introduced the annual Anton Wilhelm Amo Lecture at the University of Ghana in 2021, honouring the 18th century African philosopher. The lecture serves one of MIASA’s key goals to contribute to the decolonisation...
MIASA organizes bi-annual Publishing Workshops in collaboration with GIGA, Africa Spectrum and the Contemporary Journal of African Studies (CJAS), which is based at the University of Ghana. The two-day workshops bring together twelve researchers...
Women’s academic leadership and careers in African universities and research institutions MIASA is committed to promote women’s scholarship with a special focus on the African continent. In collaboration with its partners, MIASA organizes an...
MIASA thrives for enhancing the capacity of African early-career researchers to publish in high standard journals and other publication outlets. For this purpose, MIASA offers annual writing workshops. Writing workshops bring together up to...
Seyram Agbleze, a Ghanaian artist and storyteller based in Ho (Volta Region, Ghana), was MIASA Artist in residence from 1 May to 31 July 2023. During this period he worked on his project “Still...
Stone Karim Mohamad, a Cameroonian poetograph, poet, and photographer based in Stuttgart (Germany), was MIASA artist in residence from 15 September to 15 December 2023. During this period he created an installation on the...