3rd General Assembly 2023

The 3rd General Assembly will take place from 13-15 September 2023 at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW) in Vienna.

Venue:
Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW)
Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2
1010 Vienna

The aim of the 3rd General Assembly meeting is to deepen established partnerships between institutions in Austria and countries in Africa, to further strengthen Africa-UniNet and to strategically enhance its visibility and impact. The results of Africa-UniNet projects will be presented and discussed in scientific sessions. Questions on the decolonization of knowledge and forms of cooperation between science and practice will be addressed.

Draft programme (26 April 2023)

All Africa-UniNet representatives, Africa-UniNet project partners as well as researchers, students and stakeholders interested in Africa-UniNet are cordially invited to participate.

Please register by 30 June 2023. LINK TO REGISTRATION

All Africa-UniNet project partners are invited to submit abstracts for presentations and/or posters at the General Assembly meeting. Please submit your abstracts at the time of registering for the event. To a limited extent, the travel costs of project partners selected for oral presentations can be financed by Africa-UniNet. For further information on the covered cost, please see the respective section below.

While there is no registration fee and catering is provided to all participants as outlined in the programme, financial support for travel costs can only be provided to Africa-UniNet representatives of active member institutions in Africa and, to a limited extent, to Africa-UniNet project partners from African countries.

Africa-UniNet can only finance Africa-UniNet representatives from active African member institutions for this General Assembly. In case the Africa-UniNet representative is unable to attend the meeting, she/he can nominate a substitute. Please inform the Africa-UniNet Office accordingly. Only participants registering by 30 June 2023 can be considered.

Africa-UniNet representatives from African institutions who register by 30 June 2023 will be contacted by the Africa-UniNet Office concerning the financial support and travel organization.

The following costs will be covered by Africa-UniNet / OeAD:

• Flight costs to and from the home institution in Africa to Vienna (economy class).
• Accommodation costs from Tuesday, 12 September – Friday, 15 September at Motel One Hauptbahnhof in Vienna.
• Catering will be provided during the General Assembly as outlined in the programme.

Unfortunately, Africa-UniNet cannot organize or reimburse any other costs, including medical insurance, visa fees, transport to and from the airport, per diems.

To a limited extent, the costs for Africa-UniNet project partners from African countries can be financed by Africa-UniNet. The following requirements have to be met:

• Oral presentation of results of the respective Africa-UniNet project during the event. An abstract of the presentation has to be submitted at the time of registering for the General Assembly. All project partners are furthermore asked to prepare a poster.
• Only project partners from African countries can be financed.
• Only one project partner per project can be financed.
• Preference is given to projects of the 2^nd call and to early registrations.
• Due to limited financial means, the sponsorship is subject to availability.

We ask project partners from African countries who would like to make use of the financial support to register as soon as possible and submit your abstract for the oral presentation. The Africa-UniNet Office will subsequently contact you concerning the financial support and travel organization.

In the event of financial support from Africa-UniNet the following costs can be covered:

• Flight costs to and from the home institution in Africa to Vienna (economy class).
• Accommodation costs from Tuesday, 12 September – Friday, 15 September at Motel One Hauptbahnhof in Vienna.
• Catering will be provided during the General Assembly as outlined in the programme.

Unfortunately, Africa-UniNet cannot organize or reimburse any other costs, including medical insurance, visa fees, transport to and from the airport, per diems.