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25 Aug 2026
Time: 08:00  - 18:00

Location: Kollegienhaus, Room 001, Petersplatz 1, Basel

Organizer: MEA Institute for Strategic Studies

MEA Young Leaders Forum

The forum is organised by the MEA Institute for Strategic Studies and fosters a dialogue between graduates, young professionals, and students.
25 Aug 2026
Time: 12:00

Location: Alte Universität, Rheinsprung 9, Basel

Organizer: Centre for African Studies Basel

Young Scholars' Forum: Creative Encounters - Rethinking Research in Global Spheres

A gathering designed specifically for PhD candidates and early-career researchers to connect, reflect, and engage in a collaborative and supportive environment.
25 Aug 2026
Time: 20:00

Location: STADTKINO BASEL, Klostergasse 5, 4051 Basel

Organizer: Hochschule der Künste Bern

Public event

Film: "Diaspora Diaries"

By Sarah Des Rosiers
26 Aug 2026 - 28 Aug 2026

Location: University of Basel, main building ("Kollegienhaus")

Organizer: ZASB

Congress / Conference / Symposium

Conference: "African Perspectives on Global Transformations"

Joint SGAS/SSEA & VAD Conference, Basel, 26-28 August 2026
26 Aug 2026 - 28 Aug 2026

Location: Room 035 (ground floor), Universität Basel, Kollegienhaus, Petersplatz 1, 4001 Basel

Organizer: SGAS/SSEA & VAD Conference 2026

Exhibition / Opening

Exhibition: "Nigerian Images Reimagined"

By Adeyemi Akande
26 Aug 2026
Time: 09:00  - 10:30

Location: Auditorium 033, Kollegienhaus, Petersgraben 50, 4051 Basel

Organizer: SGAS/SSEA & VAD Conference 2026

Congress / Conference / Symposium

Lyn Ossome: "The Agrarian Structure and Contradictions of Social Reproduction in Africa"

Opening Session & Keynote of the SGAS/SSEA & VAD Conference 2026
26 Aug 2026
Time: 18:00  - 19:30

Location: Kollegienhaus, Petersgraben 50, 4051 Basel

Organizer: SGAS/SSEA & VAD Conference 2026

Exhibition / Opening

[CANCELLED] Bernard Gardi: "Following the Thread: On the Significance and Interconnectedness of Textiles in the African Sahel"

In the framework of the SGAS/SSEA & VAD Conference 2026
26 Aug 2026
Time: 20:00  - 22:00

Location: Theater Basel, Theaterstrasse 7, 4010 Basel

Organizer: Theaterfestival Basel

Exhibition / Opening

Dance theatre: "Izithukuthuku: The Tattered Soul of the Worker"

In the framework of the SGAS/SSEA & VAD Conference 2026
26 Aug 2026
Time: 20:30

Location: the bird's eye jazz club, Kohlenberg 20, 4051 Basel

Other events

Concert with Robin Fassie: "Ukugeleza"

In cooperation with the Centre for African Studies
27 Aug 2026
Time: 12:45  - 13:45

Location: Seminar room 104, Kollegienhaus, Petersgraben 50, 4051 Basel

Organizer: SGAS/SSEA & VAD Conference 2026

Public event

Katienegnimin Seydou Konate: "L’Humain, la nature, les enjeux et défis écologiques"

Book presentation and launch in the framework of the SGAS/SSEA & VAD Conference 2026, followed by an apéro

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Exhibition: "A Kind of Paradise – Colonial-Era Photography in Contemporary Art"

A group of twenty renowned artists explore the current state of this photographic heritage across four thematic sections in “A Kind of Paradise – Colonial-Era Photography in Contemporary Art”, acting as archivists, counterpoints to the…
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Exhibition: "Interwoven and Entangled – Provenance Research on the Textile Collection"

The MKB’s textile collection is as extensive as it is world-renowned. In a pop-up exhibition, the provenance research team not only shows how the collection is entangled in old colonial structures, but also what opportunities this offers…

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