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Closing session
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Opening session
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Universities in Transformation
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Exploring opportunities and challenges of AI in research and teaching in Europe -Africa Alliance
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Cultural heritage and housing: protection, safeguarding, and belonging
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Building on PolyCIVIS Insights: Enhancing African-European Cooperation in Research and Evidence-Based Policy
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Rethinking Aging: Scientific Evidence, Public Perception, and Cultural Practices
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African-European teaching collaboration and instructional design
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Migrant storytelling on home and belonging as transformative tools
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Decolonising African-European academic partnerships
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WE4LEAD: a cross-continental endeavor towards gender equality
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Joint African-European studies and viewpoints on epidemiology
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Equity and Inclusion in African–European Knowledge Partnerships
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Polycrisis and forced displacement across Africa and Europe
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Preparedness and adaptability in Global Health
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Language beyond learning
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Heritage for the future: promoting best practices for preservation and promotion
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Participatory action research in vulnerable contexts: a trans-continental perspective
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Challenging the complexities of informal elderly care. Towards African-European collaborative aging research and education
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Transcultural memories and narratives
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The African Cancer Immunology and Infection Initiative
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Experimentation and the making of experiential knowledge
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Teaching complexity Through Real-World and Collaborative pedagogies
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Overcoming racism in healthcare: a European and African perspective on how to improve medical training
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Climate change and other challenges - building convergence through collaboration
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Decolonising university museum collections
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Added-value collaboration between academic research&local stakeholders
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Transregional sustainable development
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CIVIS Research Council face-to-face meeting
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Roundtable discussion
Dr. Samia Chasi, Head of the Internationalisation and Strategic Partnerships Office, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesbourg (South Africa)
Prof. Mustapha Lkhider, Vice-President for Research and Partnerships, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Casablanca (Morocco)
Mary Ryan, International Research Development Manager, University of Glasgow, Glasgow (Scotland)
Prof. Fabio Sciarrino, Vice- Rector for International Research Policies, Sapienza University of Rome, Roma (Italy) tbc
Moderator: Christian Möllmann, CIVIS Global Partnerships Officer
Prof. Isabella Aboderin, Director of the Perivoli Africa Research Institute - PARC, University of Bristol (United Kingdom) – online
On the significance of the Africa Charter for Transformative Research Collaborations
Prof. Estelle Doudet, Chair of the CIVIS Research Council, University of Lausanne, Lausanne (Switzerland)
CIVIS signs the Africa Charter: A look back and ahead
Prof. Stefan Lang, CIVIS Secretary General, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, Salzburg (Austria)
Signing ceremony
Considering persistent socio-economic and power asymmetries within global scientific production, ‘building equitable partnerships in an unequal world’ (Zeblon Vilakazi) was the shared commitment underpinning African-European cooperation in CIVIS from the very beginning. But the concrete meaning of this principle remained rather implicit so far, its application to joint activities rather ad-hoc and intuitive.
The CIVIS Forum marks a step towards a more reflexive and systematic approach in fostering equity in and by our African-European partnership. With the signing of the Africa Charter for Transformative Research Collaborations, our alliance will join an ambitions community of practice striving to change the role of Africa in knowledge production.
What are the main issues for equitable science partnerships? What could and should be the role of CIVIS in addressing those – in our own collaborations as well as in the research eco-systems of our home continents? How can the Africa Charter support such an effort? These questions will be addressed by the roundtable discussants and in the plenary.
All participants are invited to consult the Africa Charter:
https://parc.bristol.ac.uk/africa-charter/