Presentation
The MEA Institute for Strategic Studies invites you in Basel from 25 August to 28 August 2026 to participate in a meaningful week where emerging leaders, policymakers, academics, and practitioners will be gathered to explore how African perspectives are shaping global transformations.
Organised in partnership with leading academic institutions, this multi-day convening is designed to bridge generations, sectors, and regions, placing Africa at the centre of global policy conversations.
Across a dynamic programme of forums, dialogue sessions, and side events, the MEA Institute invite participants to engage with critical questions at the intersection of policy, innovation, and society.
25 August, 2026
Emerging Leaders Forum
The Emerging Leaders Forum, hosted by the MEA Institute for Strategic Studies on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, is a dedicated space for the next generation of policymakers, researchers, and changemakers to engage with the defining global issues of our time.
More informations on the Forum page
26-28 August 2026
SGAS/SSEA & VAD Conference
From 26 to 28 August 2026, the Swiss Society for African Studies (SGAS/SSEA) and the Association for African Studies in Germany e.V. (VAD) will jointly hold their respective biennial conferences in Basel, Switzerland. The conference hosted by the ZASB Research Network Africa at the University of Basel connects scholars based in Europe, Africa and beyond and welcomes participants from all career levels.
The conference theme “African Perspectives on Global Transformations” proposes a framework that responds to increasingly urgent calls for decolonization, epistemic justice, reparations, climate justice and restitution, under the conceptual header of planetary health and cosmopolitan flourishing. Based on this framework, the conference brings together approaches to examine past, present and future global transformations from a broad spectrum of disciplines and thematic areas.
MEA Institute Dialogue Sessions
Throughout the conference, the MEA Institute will host dedicated Dialogue Sessions, creating space for direct engagement between policymakers and diplomats; researchers and think tanks; emerging leaders and practitioners.
These sessions are designed to translate ideas into actionable policy conversations.
Ressources
More information on the conference website:
Link to the Conference Website
