EURAXESS Africa

19/05/2026

🎉 🇰🇪🇪🇺EURAXESS Africa at hashtag Week in Nairobi, Kenya

🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/ejY3vMN6

✅ Kenya is hosting its inaugural Science, Technology, Research & Innovation for Society (hashtag ) Week 2026from 18–22 May 2026 at KICC, Nairobi.

✅Brings together researchers, innovators, students, policymakers, industry, universities, and the public to bridge science with real-world impact.

European Commission EU Delegation to the African Union EU Science & Innovation Marie Curie Fellowship Application Cristina Gómez Yedilfana Setarge Ahmed Maalel May Bakr University of Nairobi

19/05/2026

Regional Erasmus+ Speed-Networking 2026 for Sub-Saharan Africa
📍Senegal

📍 Dakar, Senegal

Today, Erasmus+ stakeholders from Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa come together for the Regional Erasmus+ Cluster Meeting and Contact-Making Seminar.

Under the theme “Erasmus+: Developing skills for the future”, the event highlights how international cooperation, mobility and partnerships are helping learners, educators, and institutions build skills for sustainable growth and jobs.

The meeting also offers opportunities for networking and future project collaboration between higher education and vocational education and training institutions across both regions.

Learn more🔗https://link.europa.eu/Gpnhjb

18/05/2026

🌩️ 15 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞!

The Doctoral Network - Gamma Radiation from the Atmosphere for Investigation and Learning - is recruiting 15 PhD candidates to study high-energy radiation from thunderstorms, including gamma-ray flashes, gamma-ray glows, lightning-related emissions, and radiation effects.

This opportunity is especially relevant for candidates with backgrounds in physics, computer science, engineering, geosciences, atmospheric science, data science, simulation, electronics, machine learning, detector technologies, and space instrumentation.

Selected candidates will join an international Horizon Europe research network with structured training, mobility, and secondments across Europe.

📅 Deadline: 24 May 2026
🎓 Positions: 15 fully funded PhD scholarships
🇪🇺 Programme: MSCA Doctoral Network GRAIL

👉 More info and apply: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide/africa/news/15-fully-funded-phd-positions-available-through-msca-doctoral-network-grail



May Bakr Yedilfana Setarge

15/05/2026

🌍 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐒𝐂𝐀 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲?

The Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences is inviting Expressions of Interest from researchers worldwide wishing to apply for the Postdoctoral Fellowships 2026.

The call is particularly relevant for researchers working on and studies, critical border studies, visual culture, political communication, and Central/Eastern European studies.

Selected candidates will receive support in preparing their MSCA PF application, including mentoring, internal review, and access to the Institute’s academic network.

📍 Host: Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences
📅 EOI deadline: 15 June 2026
📅 MSCA PF deadline: 9 September 2026

👉 For more information: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide/africa/news/msca-postdoctoral-fellowship-hosting-opportunity-institute-slavic-studies

May Bakr Yedilfana Setarge

14/05/2026

🎉 EURAXESS Africa at STRI Week 2026, Nairobi, Kenya|
European Programmes & EU–Kenya@50 STI Champions

📍 Join us on May 21, 2026, from 14:00–17:00 at KICC, Nairobi.

🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/d4GG5365

✅ As part of the EU–Kenya@50 celebrations in Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI), EURAXESS Africa is pleased to contribute to this important dialogue, highlighting research collaboration, mobility opportunities, and long-standing EU–Kenya partnerships in STI.

📅 STRI Week takes place from May 18–22, 2026, in Nairobi, Kenya.

We look forward to engaging with researchers, innovators, policymakers, and partners throughout the event.

Yedilfana Setarge Ahmed Maalel May Bakr Cristina Gómez University of Nairobi Kenyans.co.ke

13/05/2026

🎉 Debre Berhan University Hosts Successful Horizon Europe Grant Writing Workshop and Research Symposium

🔗 More here: https://lnkd.in/dB4jqBvC

✅ Under the theme, “Advancing Sustainable Energy and National Development through AI, Computational Sciences and Engineering,”
✅ The event brought together more than 200 researchers, academics, institutional leaders, and professionals from across Ethiopia and beyond.

✅ University leadership in attendance included Dr. Asmare Melese, President of DBU; Dr. Sisay Mulate, Vice President of DBU; Dr. Kassahun Bekele; Dr. Zemenu Bires; Dr. Bethel Geremew; and Dr. Minbale Gashu, among many others.
✅ Dr. Yedilfana Setarge Mekonnen, Regional Representative for EURAXESS Africa and Associate Professor at Addis Ababa University, provided participants with an overview of Horizon Europe opportunities and EURAXESS Africa services.
✅ Professor Abi Taddesse Mengesha (Haramaya University) and Dr. Girum Ayalneh Tiruye, ESMISAD Project Coordinator and Associate Professor (Addis Ababa University), shared their ample experience in proposal/grant writing and managing EU-funded projects.

European Commission EU Delegation to the African Union EU Science & Innovation Marie Curie Fellowship Application Yedilfana Setarge Cristina Gómez Ahmed Maalel May Bakr Neway Belachew Blen Adem Minbale Gashu Girum Ayalneh Abi Tadesse Debre Berhan University Computational Sciences and Engineering Society of European Union in Ethiopia

11/05/2026

MSCA-GLOPOL is coming to Nairobi, Kenya, Next week.

Building bridges between African institutions and the MSCA! 🌍

The MSCA-GLOPOL project will host a Regional Flagship event in Nairobi, opening the door for African-based institutions to deepen their engagement with the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), the European Union's flagship programme for researcher mobility, training and international cooperation.

📅 20 May 2026 | 🕙 09:00 Nairobi time |📍 Nairobi (hybrid) 🗣️ English

🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eXQ5MmCY

Together with the Marie Curie Alumni Association Africa Chapter, European Commission’s MSCA Unit under the Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture and the University of Nairobi, we will dive into:
🎓 MSCA Doctoral Networks, with case studies from Stellenbosch University and the University of Nairobi
🤝 International, intersectoral and interdisciplinary Collaboration, with a spotlight on Staff Exchanges and cross-border partnerships

Speakers include MSCA experts, European Commission representatives, MCAA members from across the continent and African institutions sharing their MSCA experiences.

European Commission EU Science & Innovation Marie Curie Fellowship Application EU Delegation to the African Union University of Nairobi Nairobi News

Precious Ekwere (PhD) Yedilfana Setarge Ahmed Maalel May Bakr

10/05/2026

🌍 𝟭𝟰 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻!

Are you interested in biomedical engineering, neuroscience, drug delivery, biomaterials, organ-on-chip technologies, microfluidics or brain health research?

The Doctoral Network , coordinated by the University of Galway, Ireland, is recruiting 14 doctoral candidates to work on next-generation technologies for cerebrovascular diseases.

Funded under , the programme will train researchers in tiny machines for targeted drug delivery and vascularised brain organoid-on-chip platforms, innovative tools that can help advance non-animal models and accelerate therapeutic development.

Selected doctoral candidates will benefit from:
✅ Fully funded PhD positions
✅Competitive MSCA salary and allowances
✅ International and intersectoral training
✅ Secondments with academic and industry partners across Europe
✅ Summer schools, seminars and career development activities
✅ Research at the intersection of engineering, biology and brain health

📅 Application deadline: 20 May 2026, 17:00 Irish time
🚀 Expected start: September 2026

🔗 Learn more and apply: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide/africa/news/14-fully-funded-phd-positions-open-cerebromachinestrain-msca-doctoral-network

10/05/2026

🌍53 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 250+ 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐬: 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚-𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

The Horizon Europe Africa Initiative IV Workshop, organized by EURAXESS Africa in collaboration with the Africa-Europe Innovation Platform, brought together researchers, research managers, innovators and institutional representatives from across Africa, Europe and beyond.

Participants explored funding and collaboration opportunities under the Horizon Europe 2026–2027 Work Programme, with a focus on building stronger and more competitive Africa-Europe research partnerships.

Why does this matter?
Africa Initiative IV creates concrete pathways for African and European researchers to develop joint projects around shared priorities, from and climate action to innovation, technology and scientific capacity building.

Special thanks to our speakers and facilitators:
✅ Mr Stephan Kreutzer for introducing the Africa Europe Innovation Platform
✅ Dr May Bakr for presenting EURAXESS Africa services and support
✅ Dr Ahmed Maalel and Ms Asuka Heltmann for leading the hands-on workshop on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal, Horizon Europe proposal preparation, consortium building, international collaboration, and strategies to improve funding success

The dynamic Q&A and high level of engagement reflected the growing momentum for Africa-Europe research and innovation cooperation.

🎥 Missed the workshop? Watch the recording here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZBmpCG7qNw

🔗 Read more: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide/africa/news/euraxess-africa-and-africa-europe-innovation-platform-draw-strong

09/05/2026

🇪🇺 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲!

On 9 May 1950, the Schuman Declaration helped lay the foundations for peace, unity and cooperation in Europe.

Today, Europe Day is a reminder that progress is built through collaboration across borders, including in science, research and innovation.

At EURAXESS Africa, we celebrate the partnerships connecting African and European researchers, institutions and ideas to address shared global challenges.

09/05/2026

🤖 𝐔𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡? Updated EU Guidelines Show How to Do It Responsibly

As AI tools become increasingly common in research, from literature reviews and drafting to translation, coding and data analysis, responsible use is more important than ever.

The European Commission has published an updated version of the ERA Living Guidelines on the responsible use of Generative AI in research, offering practical guidance for researchers, institutions and funders.

The updated guidelines focus on key research integrity principles, including:
✅ Transparency
✅ Accountability
✅ Responsibility
✅ Research integrity
✅ Awareness of risks such as hidden prompts and third-party AI tools

For researchers and institutions across Africa, this is a valuable resource for strengthening responsible AI practices in research, proposal preparation, collaboration and publication.

📌 Read more: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide/africa/news/using-generative-ai-research-updated-era-guidelines-offer-practical-advice