AEGIS - African Studies in Europe

Afrika-Studiecentrum
Universiteit van Leiden, Netherlands

Newsletter, events, agenda and vacancies

• News
  

Research, Africanists and publications

• Research
  The research activities of the ASC are clustered in three main theme groups: (1) Connections and Transformations (C&T), (2) Economy, Environment and Exploitation (EEE) and (3) Social Movements and Political Culture (SMPC)
• Publications
  Main ASC publications: African Dynamics, Afrika-Studiecentrum series and the African Studies Collection.

Conferences, seminars and workshops

• Seminars and Conferences
  The ASC organises seminars, conferences, films and special events.

Teaching and summer schools

• Research Master's Programme in African Studies
  The Master’s programme is taught by leading scholars in African studies from all the relevant institutions in the Netherlands and Flanders, including the African Studies Centre in Leiden, which coordinates the Master’s programme.

Libraries and information services

• Library
  The ASC library's collection focuses entirely on Africa, both North and Sub-Saharan Africa. It is the most extensive and specialized collection on Africa in the Netherlands, with 60.000 books, 450 current periodicals, 700 documentaries and feature films.

Scholarships, grants and guest researchers

• Visiting Fellowship Programme
  
• The Africa Thesis Award
  Students from Africa are specifically encouraged to submit their theses for this annual competition.