Het ASCL heeft een vacature voor een Hoofd afdeling Bibliotheek, Documentatie en Informatie (BDI) voor 5 dagen per week. Als hoofd van de afdeling BDI versterk je de verbondenheid tussen de collectie, het onderzoek en het onderwijs van het ASCL.

International development mechanisms determine and dominate approaches to urban development, but what is rarely seen are the ingenious innovations that offer alternative development approaches in urban spaces. This seminar on 21 November by Prof. Shuaib Lwasa (Erasmus University Rotterdam) will explore some of the levers for harnessing these opportunities.

In its policy plans on research and education in the Netherlands, the Dutch government announced budget cuts that will severely affect social sciences and humanities in the Netherlands. In this blog, we highlight the pivotal role of African Studies for Dutch society and education, and beyond. 

On the 4th of December 2024, the 10th edition of the Stephen Ellis Annual Lecture will be celebrated with a special programme. Koert Lindijer, well-known journalist and author of African affairs, and Africa correspondent for the Dutch news platforms NOS and NRC, will be this year’s keynote speaker.

On 8 October the Herta Mohr Building, the new home of the ASCL, was officially opened. Presentations took place in the various world institutes that are gathered in this part of the Humanities Campus. Lidewyde Berckmoes and Marieke Maagdenberg launched their book TRACES, sharing precious stories about Burundi and its diaspora.

Thirteen students of the Master and the Research Master African Studies received their diplomas on 22 October. The festive ceremony took place in the Academy Building in Leiden. Six of the students graduated cum laude!