Welcome to the ASC!

The African Studies Centre in Leiden is the only academic research institute in the Netherlands devoted entirely to the study of Africa. It welcomes African scholars through its visiting fellowship programme, offers seminars twice a month and has an extensive library that is open to the general public. Learn more about the ASC’s research programme.

What's new
Visiting Fellowship Programme Current visiting fellows		Education Apply for the Research Masters African Studies
Vacancy PhD position: Mobile Africa Revisited		Announcement Prof. Ton Dietz new director of the ASC
Call for papers NVAS Conference: Africa for Sale. Analysing and Theorizing Foreign Land Claims and Acquisitions		9 February 2010 Seminar: Beyond settler colonialism is not yet emancipation
18 February 2010 Seminar: Valentine’s Day in Kumasi: Youth, sex and secrets		11 March 2010 IS Academy Lecture: Shared Waters. Conflict and Cooperation