Objectives

1. To address deficiencies in the areas of knowledge production and transfer on social, economic, political, environmental and educational issues of urgent intervention on the African continent.
2. To give added value to a European academic space where cooperation with Africa is prominent.
3. To train professionals with excellent academic backgrounds, analytical skills and able to work in government organizations, civil society and the private sector in Africa,
4. To create an international network of experts, based on various European and non-European academic universes (through a wide network of partners).

Fields of Specialization

• Interdisciplinarity, interculturality and cross-border approaches will bring together students with different academic and personal (national as well as cultural) backgrounds, merging them into cross-disciplinary foci.
• Focusing on African Studies, this Master is a programme in area studies, which is, by nature, interdisciplinary.
• It puts together African and European contributions and debates whe n studying African realities involving past and contemporary issues.
• The programme is conceived as the intersection of a multinational and intercontinental research, involving academia, research centres and external partners, including NGOs, cultural associations, and governmental entities.
• The programme contributes to the transversality of knowledge and academic dialogue, both elements contributing to academic excellence. 

Professional Abilities

1. The ability to compile and select discipline-related literature and sources independently and to assess these as to their quality and reliability; integrate the findings so as to provide solutions to complex problems across disciplinary boundaries with the aid of heuristic skills;
2. the ability to openly debate complex and sensitive problems related to Global Africa in an international and interdisciplinary set-up, and to overtake national, religious, political and cultural boundaries, so as to promote respect towards difference, and to place local challenges within global scenarios;
3. to develop and conduct a research project on culture, society, politics, and development interactions applying social science research methods and to process its results so as to produce innovative knowledge;
4. to formulate solutions and policy recommendations taking into account principles of social responsibility.

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