National Partners
Swiss Society for African Studies
Initiative Afrique is an institutional member of the Swiss Society for African Studies. Anyone working on African topics is invited to join the society by following this link.
The next big conference, “African Perspectives on Global Transformations”, is scheduled from 26–28 August 2026 in Basel. Call for panels is open. The conference will be co-organised by SSAS and the Association for African Studies in Germany (VAD). It will deal with transformations in Africa, including the movement of people, the expansion of trade, and reflection on the colonial context.
Anyone can participate in a session/panel about their work and spread the word at their respective faculties. There will also be a roundtable about the work of Initiative Afrique. As there is growing interest, any research related to Africa is welcome.
Swiss Leading House Africa
The Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) has mandated the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) – supported by the University of Basel and the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) at the University of Bern – as the Swiss Leading House (LH) for sub-Saharan Africa. The initiative aims to strengthen scientific cooperation and collaboration between Switzerland and countries in the sub-Saharan region. More info, click here.
The Swiss Alliance for Global Research Partnerships is a coalition of leading Swiss institutions involved in research and teaching collaborations with partners around the world. Together we strengthen global collaboration to advance sciences for sustainable and equitable development.
Competence Center of Global Mental Health Research in collaboration with the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)
Centre for the Study of Language and Society (CSLS)
Bernspire aims at emphasizing the importance of education in low-and middle income countries, envisioning brighter future by placing the young talents in the center of its focus.
We aim to encourage and inspire innovation from multiple perspectives. By placing young talents in the center of our focus, empowering their science-based projects, we envision promoting collaborative university-industry exchanges.