Ghent Africa Platform

Mission:

The Africa Platform of Ghent University Association is a university platform aimed at building academic collaboration with African institutions; it also makes the Africa research available to the non-academic community.

Objectives

The Africa Platform  (GAP) …

• unites all Africa-related expertise at Ghent University Association
• distributes information on academic activities linked to Africa and the African diaspora
• facilitates and empowers collaboration with African institutes on the level of teaching and research
• raises awareness on issues linked to African societies
• functions as a contact point for Africa expertise for non-academic stakeholders

Key actions

• screening funding channels and bringing academics together pro-actively
• promoting the visibility of Africa research through social media
• organizing the international symposium GAPSYM
• publishing an international and peer-reviewed journal Afrika Focus
• intensifying the link with non-academic stakeholders (socio-cultural, political, media)
• bridging the gap between the academic world, NGOs & the private sector
• building stronger connections with embassies, institutions, NGOs and companies in Africa
• actively recruiting students from Africa
• operationalizing alumni networks in Africa