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