Conference
Leiden Africa Platform Annual Meeting
- Date
- Monday 9 December 2024
- Time
- Address
- Museum of Ethnology
Steenstraat 1
2312AZ Leiden - Room
- Conference hall 1st floor
During the annual meeting of the Leiden Africa Platform, Leiden based Africanists will give short pitches about their current research or future plans. To register, please mail to LeidenAfricaPlatform@asc.leidenuniv.nl
Preliminary programme
| When | What | Who |
|---|---|---|
| 14.30-14.35 | Word of welcome | David Ehrhardt |
| 14.35-14.50 | LeidenASA becomes Leiden Africa Platform & Region Group: plans for the future | David Ehrhardt/Marc Holtkamp |
| 14.50-15.10 | LDE Global Strategy | Wim van den Doel |
| 15.10-15.25 | Coffee/tea break | |
| 15.25-15.45 | Melle Leenstra (Strategic Policy Advisor on Africa) on the Africa strategy | Melle Leenstra |
| 15:45-16:15 | Responses to the Africa strategy + Q&A (audience) | Cristiana Strava Mamadou Hebié (t.b.c.) |
| 16:15-16:55 | Research projects in the spotlight | Corinna Jentzsch on Countering Jihadi insurgencies in Africa Caroline Archambault on International and cross-cultural exchange in teaching and learning methods Thomas van den Akker (LUMC) and Joanne Verweij (LUMC) Maternal and Fetal Care (project with partners in Tanzania and Ethiopia) |
| 17:00-17:10 | Pitches |
Winnie Nakatudde |
| 17:10-18:00 | Drinks in the museum restaurant (ground floor) |