Research Projects and Business Idea
Aventura.aero
Aventura.aero has revolutionized aviation with the world’s first heavy-duty gyrocopter, designed to excel in challenging climates. Its modular construction meets present and future needs for surveillance, disaster relief, and transportation, providin…
Ageing, Agency and Health in Urbanizing Tanzania
Project Management: Brigit Obrist; Obrist van Eeuwijk Persons involved Sandra Staudacher; Andrea Patricia Grolimund; Piet Van Eeuwijk Period Start: 01. Apr 2012 End 31. Jan 2016 Description The project Ageing, Agency and Health in Urbanizing Tanzani…
CASB/ZASB – Centre for African Studies Basel
The Centre for African Studies Basel (CASB) coordinates Africa-related teaching and events at the University of Basel in cooperation with institutions outside the university. The CASB is the only institution in Switzerland offering a Masters and a Ph…
Valueworks: Effects of Financialization along the Copper Value Chain
Over the last 15 years, Switzerland has emerged as a major global commodity-trading hub. Swiss traders take an intermediary position in commodity chains; they connect markets, influence the pricing process and, unintentionally, change the life-worlds…
Decolonising Artistic Education Art
The Institute of Art Education at the Zurich University of the Arts seeks to develop a research collaboration with the Nagenda International Academy of Art & Design (NIAAD) in Uganda. Our plan is to kick-start our collaboration with a 24-month tw…
Missionary Scholarship & Development of Africanist Knowledge: Forging Cohabitation of Religious and Secular
The project focuses on missionary erudition in connection with the development of African studies embodied by the archives of Christian missionary societies that worked in Cameroon. While the entire project covers a period of three years, the kick-st…
Global Enterprise Monitor: Exploratory Kick-off in Western Africa
The grant request helped to support a Swiss-Western African scientific workshop at the University of Ouagadougou 2, Burkina Faso, in spring 2015 for 3 full days. The scientific workshop was intended to gather Swiss scientists and Western African scie…
Re-Imagining African Cities. The Arts and Urban Politics
The workshop ‘Re-Imagining the African City: The Arts and Urban Politics’ invites established and junior scholars from Africa, the USA, the Middle East and Europe to spend two days of intense research exchange about their individual research and with…
Drinking Deeply from Museum Work-Milk in Switzerland & Uganda: An international coop between museums in Uganda & Ethnographic Museum at University of Zurich
For around three decades, museum experts, curators and researchers have increasingly started to develop innovative strategies to challenge the violent historical burden and ideologies of colonial legacies inherent in museum collections. Against this…
DASH Study (Disease, Activity and Schoolchildren’s Health)
The DASH study, or in full the Disease, Activity and Schoolchildren’s Health in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, is a joint research project between the University of Basel, Switzerland, the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute in Basel, Switzerla…
bioinformatics@makerere
Here we propose bioinformatics@makerere, a hands-on bioinformatics course at Makerere University of Kampala, Uganda. The course comprises lectures in the morning and computer practicals in the afternoon. It’s a four-day course targeted at 16 particip…
Récit national et conception de la diversité dans les discours politiques au Sénégal et en Suisse. Vers des pratiques novatrices de gestion
Il nous paraît pertinent de choisir l’instrument « Exchange Visit », suite à une proposition du DrKalidou Seydou SY de l’Université Gaston Berger à St-Louis. Il souhaite mettre en place unecoopération inter-universitaire et une réflexion scientifique…
Information for international PhD Candidates
Doctoral Studies Before you begin the online application, please note the following: Degree programs An overview of the doctoral studies offered by the various faculties can be found in the information sheet: Doctoral studies issued by the specific f…
Incertitudes et capacités d’agir
Prof. Dr. Till Förster, Universität Basel Prof. Dr. Edouard Abé, Université Catholique de l’Afrique de l’Ouest, Burkina Faso Depuis janvier 2019, l’Université Catholique de l’Afrique de l’Ouest, campus de Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, et l’Uni…
Traditional Medicine in Transition. Herbal Medicine as endangered living cultural heritage
Dr. phil. Jacqueline Grigo Religionswissenschaftliches Seminar Universität Zürich (ehemals Völkerkundemuseum Zürich) Dr. habil. Alexander Kocyan Institut für Pflanzen- und Mikorobiologie Botanisches Museum, Universität Zürich James Tumusiime, Moses K…
School-Community-Science Triangle Initiative
This project aims at innovating education for sustainable development in that it reorients teaching content towards what is defined as relevant and current by the community in which the project schools operate. Schools are linked to community needs,…
Octoco
Octoco is a technology-driven company specializing in comprehensive engineering services, including software development, hardware engineering, and CTO support. They focus on delivering tailored solutions that address client challenges through innova…
Ruth .K & Co. Advocates
Ruth.K & Co. Advocates is a law firm dedicated to delivering excellence in legal services. Ruth.K & Co. Advocates prides itself on being innovative, responsive, and highly skilled, with the capacity and technical expertise to provide practica…
Excel At Uni Pty Ltd (ex Headboy Industries)
Excel@Uni provides digital tools for funders of students pursuing further education and training, allowing for the recruitment and weekly tracking of academic performance. Their clients utilize insights to identify at-risk students and manage their d…
Bladesight
Bladesight focuses on solutions for turbomachinery blade vibration monitoring, offering advanced technology such as the Kraken X4 data acquisition system. Their innovative platform allows for precise Blade Tip Timing (BTT) measurements and supports t…
Township Cannabis Incubator
Township Cannabis Incubator (TCI), established in 2023 and funded by the Department of Small Business Development through SEDA, supports Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) focusing on medicinal cannabis products, cosmetics, and biomaterials…
Right Lamp Shine Group Ltd
Right Lamp Shine Group (RLSG Ltd) is a university startup based in Rwanda that focuses on innovations in renewable energy. The company has developed a patented automatic changeover switch that prioritizes solar energy while using other sources as bac…
Umbalabala International
Umbalabala International is an innovative EdTech startup dedicated to enhancing the quality of K-12 education. They focus on gamifying learning experiences, particularly in Mathematics, Literacy, and Coding, using creative solutions that incorporate…
Vambo AI
Vambo AI is a cutting-edge language technology company specializing in multilingual generative AI solutions for translation, transcription, content creation, and localization. As part of its mission, Vambo Academy, a South African startup, provides i…
Ambani Africa
Ambani Africa is an award-winning South African EdTech company that specializes in educational products and services. They are a culture-centric and future-facing technology company that offers engaging solutions for the benefit of learners, parents,…
Maichatron
Maichatron (PTY) Ltd; a multi-award- winning Tech & Engineering company that was established to innovate Africa with fourth industrial revolution skills and services. The company has previously empowered communities with skills such as 3D Printin…
C2LS Business Consulting
C2LS Consulting specializes in sustainable business strategy, leadership, business model innovation and executive coaching. We provide comprehensive solutions to help organizations thrive in today’s dynamic and interconnected business landscape. With…
BioPher
BioPher (Pty) Ltd was established in 2008 to market and distribute AnnGro®, a product based on the Pheroid® Platform Technology (patented by the North West University), which has the ability to improve the uptake of inorganic fertilizer by plants. I…
Probipher
Probipher is a South African biotech company focused on the research and development of microbial additives for the agricultural industry. Committed to advancing sustainable agriculture, Probipher leverages the power of microorganisms to create innov…
Trail
Trail is a Nigeria-based ed-tech startup that offers an intelligent digital platform for enterprise upskilling. The platform tracks learning progress, identifies skill gaps, and manages training centrally, significantly enhancing effectiveness. Trail…
Zaio
Zaio, a South African startup company, offers an Online Learning Management System (LMS) with various learning journeys in coding education. Zaio also creates and delivers customized learning programs for companies to upskill their employees or aid t…
Raphta
Raphta is dedicated to transforming society by powering physical infrastructure and becoming the digital backbone. Their mission is to provide a single source of truth, prediction, and control for infrastructure assets and environments. Raphta’s flag…
Impulse Biomedical
Impulse Biomedical is a start-up based in Cape Town focused on developing affordable and consumer-driven medical devices. Committed to the belief that access to quality healthcare is a fundamental right, they address gaps in universal healthcare acce…
Whoosh Innovations (Pty) ltd
Whoosh Innovations (Pty) Ltd is a payment solutions company offering a versatile payment gateway service. They enable merchants to process transactions via a web portal and mobile app, supporting VISA, MasterCard, and American Express networks. Speci…
Seervision
Seervision develops AI-powered camera automation software for high-impact spaces. Their Seervision Suite automates PTZ camera control for applications like videoconferencing, lecture capturing, and keynote presentations. Seervision’s AI-powered syste…
MeduSoil
MeduSoil Ltd, a spin-off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in Vaud, Switzerland, was established in 2020. Specializing in bio-minerals, MeduSoil manufactures and commercializes mineral binding agents for earthworks, special founda…
Caulys
Caulys Farms offers intelligent vertical vegetable gardens designed to grow fresh, high-quality produce year-round directly on-site, eliminating the need for intermediaries. Caulys Pro provides a simple solution for large-scale production within esta…
Findworka
Findworka began in 2016 as an online marketplace connecting users with freelance experts in Africa. Evolving into a platform for digital services, it now specializes in recruiting pre-vetted tech talents and developing custom software products for am…
Tyncbest Biotechnology
About Us: Tyncbest Biotechnology is established primarily for the research and product developments of medical devices. At the heart of this company, the product development of devices is accomplished by invention and simplified by innovation. Proble…
Onescope / Pneumoscope
Onescope, a Swiss-based company, revolutionizes the diagnosis and risk stratification of respiratory diseases with an intelligent digital stethoscope, powered by artificial intelligence, designed to automate the evaluation of lung disease. The projec…
Ileemore
Ileemore, a start-up company from Nigeria, is an AI-powered e-learning platform that helps Anglophone West Africa secondary school students prepare for matriculation examination through a dynamic pedagogy and learning analytics. The Co-founder and CE…
Smart Class
The start-up company Smart Class from Rwanda offers an online learning platform which aims to connect all Rwandan high school students learning similar academic subjects and provide them with access to valuable learning materials and high-quality tea…
Mutware Educate
Mutware Educate is an Edtech start-up company from Rwanda that aims to boost education from traditional to digital learning. They provide an education platform with curriculum-based engaging content for nursery students and adults’ self-paced learnin…