1st African-European CIVIS Forum for Research and Education

Wednesday 25

March 2026

(CET)

11 tracks

	Auditorium	Room 1 : Salle Fatema Mernissi	Room 2 : Salle Mohammed Abed al Jabri	Room 3 : Salle Touria Chaoui
	Opening session Plenary

10:00



11:00		Building on PolyCIVIS Insights: Enhancing African-European Cooperation in Research and Evidence-Based Policy Panel Discussion	Challenging the complexities of informal elderly care Panel Discussion	Overcoming racism in healthcare: a European and African perspective on how to improve medical training Panel Discussion



12:00



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14:00		Rethinking Aging: Scientific Evidence, Public Perception, and Cultural Practices Panel Discussion	Polycrisis and forced displacement across Africa and Europe Panel Discussion	A cross-continental endeavor towards gender equality Panel Discussion



15:00



16:00		Experimentation and the making of experiential knowledge Panel Discussion	Transcultural memories and narratives Panel Discussion	Transregional sustainable development Panel Discussion



17:00

	Universities in Transformation Poster pitch

18:00



19:00

Thursday 26

March 2026

(CET)

11 tracks

	Auditorium	Room 1 : Salle Fatema Mernissi	Room 2 : Salle Mohammed Abed al Jabri	Room 3 : Salle Touria Chaoui	Room 4
09:00		African-European teaching collaboration and instructional design Tandem talks	Joint African-European studies and viewpoints on epidemiology Tandem talks	Language beyond learning Tandem talks	CIVIS Research Council face-to-face meeting Workshop



10:00



11:00	Plenary on Equitable partnership Plenary



12:00



13:00



14:00		Climate change and other challenges - building convergence through collaboration Panel Discussion	Added-value collaboration between academic research&local stakeholders Panel Discussion	Teaching complexity Through Real-World and Collaborative pedagogies Panel Discussion



15:00



16:00		Heritage for the future: promoting best practices for preservation and promotion Tandem talks	Decolonising university museum collections Tandem talks	Equity and Inclusion in African–European Knowledge Partnerships Tandem talks



17:00

Friday 27

March 2026

(CET)

7 tracks

	Auditorium	Room 1 : Salle Fatema Mernissi	Room 2 : Salle Mohammed Abed al Jabri	Room 3 : Salle Touria Chaoui
09:00		Exploring opportunities and challenges of AI in research and teaching in Europe -Africa Alliance Panel Discussion	Participatory action research in vulnerable contexts: a trans-continental perspective Panel Discussion	Decolonising African-European academic partnerships Panel Discussion



10:00



11:00		Cultural heritage and housing: protection, safeguarding, and belonging Tandem talks	The African Cancer Immunology and Infection Initiative Panel Discussion	Migrant storytelling on home and belonging as transformative tools Panel Discussion



12:00



13:00



14:00	Closing session Plenary



15:00