Uppsala School for Africa Studies

The Uppsala School for Africa Studies is a framework for bringing together and creating synergies between programs, projects, and clusters of Uppsala University’s engagements in and with Africa. The School is a central pillar of Uppsala University’s Forum for Africa Studies’ strategic work regarding higher education and research training.

The School brings together PhD students and postdocs working in and on Africa while simultaneously constituting a more general educational platform for courses with an African focus at Basic and Advanced levels at UU. Yet the School is not a degree-awarding entity but a platform for cross-, inter- and transdisciplinary encounters, themes, and approaches. It adds value to existing UU programs pertaining to Africa.

The School will actively work for Africa Studies to strengthen individual researchers’ profiles. Students and researchers enrolled in the Uppsala School for Africa Studies will get their respective degrees from specific programs while obtaining a certificate for participation in the School.

The Uppsala School for Africa Studies starts in the Fall of 2025 with a welcome week and seminar activities. But already 10-11 June 2025, we will launch the activities at the Uppsala Africa Days. focusing on how to practically decolonize research collaborations in daily activities, and projects, as well as in long-term strategy work. Save the dates!