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Posted on 9 November 2011, last modified on 9 October 2023
29 March 2022
28 March 2022
Registration for the two Leiden-Delft-Erasmus (LDE) minors that the ASCL co-organises is open! It concerns the minor African Dynamics and the minor Frugal Innovation for Sustainable Global Development. The minors are accessible for third-year bachelor students from Leiden University, TU Delft and Erasmus University Rotterdam and can accomodate 40 students each. Registration will close on 14 April.
28 March 2022
ASCL researcher Lidewyde Berckmoes has been awarded an Embassy Science Fellowship. The Dutch Research Council NWO, in collaboration with the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has awarded six Embassy Science Fellowships (ESF-NL) in total. For a period of one to three months, the fellows will contribute to a scientific and societal issue from a Dutch embassy or consulate somewhere in the world. Dr Berckmoes will be based in Jakarta, Indonesia, to contribute to inclusive knowledge communities.
28 March 2022
PhD candidate Mandipa Ndlovu has been appointed to the Now Generation Network (NGN) Focus Group, which is part of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) Advisory Council of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. This group of seven young and mid-career African professionals, drawn from academia, civil society, development institutions, and private sector, will contribute their diverse expertise to strengthening the IIAG Advisory Council.
25 March 2022
The photo exhibition 'Born Free: Mandela's Generation of Hope' by Ilvy Njiokiktjien can be seen on the first and third floor of the Pieter de la Court Building until 31 July. During her work in South Africa, photo journalist Ilvy Njiokiktjien became intrigued by the 'born-frees', born after the end of apartheid.
18 March 2022
18 March 2022
18 March 2022
PhD candidate Tycho van der Hoog wrote a blog about the military ties between African ruling parties and North Korea. His paper identifies three eras in which African political elites benefited from military ties to the DPRK. The blog was written for the Africa and International Studies blog series and is a summary of the paper for which he was awarded the British International Studies Association African Affairs Postgraduate Paper Prize 2021.
18 March 2022