The Centre for African Studies Basel ZASB coordinates Africa-related teaching and research at the University of Basel and its partner institutions. It is an acknowledged centre for interdisciplinary Africa-focused research and offers a Master's and a PhD in African Studies as well as a continuing education programme for professionals.
Current
Events
Great Hall, University of Ghana and online via Zoom
Organizer:
MIASA
Toyin Falola: "Ancestral Knowledge for Contemporary Transformation"
Arnold-Bergstraesser-Institut, Windausstraße 16, DE-79110 Freiburg im Breisgau
Organizer:
Arnold-Bergstraesser-Institut & Caritas International
Kolloquium: "Humanitäre Krise, Identitätskonflikte und Klimawandel rund um den Tschadsee: Das Beispiel des Nordens von Kamerun"
Ethnologisches Seminar, Münsterplatz 19, 4051 Basel
Organizer:
Fachbereich Ethnologie
Nicholas Thomas: "Paul Gauguin’s ‘umete"
Auditorium maximum, room 110, Main Building, Hochschulstrasse 4, 3012 Bern
Organizer:
University of Bern
Clifford Amoako: "The Future of Africa's Urbanisation – Emergence, Challenges and Opportunities"
News
The Centre for African Studies
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Study and further education programmes
Contact
University of Basel
Centre for African Studies Basel
Rheinsprung 21
4051 Basel
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0)61 207 34 82
How to find us:
The ZASB is very easy to reach by public transport. It takes about five minutes to reach the Centre from the tram/bus stops Schifflände (trams #6/8/11/14/16, buses #34/36) and Kunstmuseum (tram #1/2).