You are here: Home

ACT - Africa Centre for Transregional Research

The Africa Centre of Freiburg is a Competence Centre for Transregional, Reciprocal African Studies and Societal Exchange.

ACT, the Africa Centre for Transregional Research, at the University of Freiburg, is host for African researchers. ACT aims to establish a differentiated image of African reality in the public sphere.

ACT is a competence, service, and information centre for European African studies in teaching, research, and innovation.

With reciprocity of research as its guiding motive, ACT establishes a new form of cooperation between German, European and African researchers.

 

Calls for Applications

There are currently no calls for applications available.


 

News

ASA project "Decolonise Universities" successfully completed (6 February 2024)

In the project "Decolonize Universities: Participating in approaches to the decolonisation of knowledge production", four students looked at the process of decolonisation at two universities.


Visit from the University of Ghana at ACT & ABI (24 January 2024)

On 24 January 2024, Prof. Eric Osei-Assibey, Dean of International Programmes Office (IPO) at the University of Ghana, visited the Africa Centre for Transregional Research and the Arnold Bergstraesser Institute.


"I am fearless!" (15 January 2024)

Profile of PhD student Chinwe Ogbonna as part of the project Women SHAPING knowledge at the University of Freiburg.


 

Announcements

Hybrid Workshop

Peace and Reconciliation Researchers Network - Colonialism in East Africa and its implications today

22 February 2024 - 1:30 PM - 7 PM - Room 1305, KG I, University of Freiburg / Online

Registration required