Events

4th PhD Academy – Innovation Systems and Innovation Management in Africa

The Fourth AfricaLics PhD Academy was held at Diar Lemdina, a resort hotel just outside Hammamet in Tunisia. The Academy was hosted by Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Tunis in collaboration with the University of Manouba, Tunisia. The Academy was held over a two week period in March 2016 at Diar Lemdina outside Hammamet, Tunisia. […]

5th PhD Academy – Rethinking National Innovation System for Africa’s Development

The fifth AfricaLics PhD Academy was held at the conference hall of National Centre for Technology Management, Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife. The Academy was held over a two-week period in June 2017 at National Centre for Technology Management in Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Nigeria. The programme of activities included sessions focused on innovation and development […]

3rd AfricaLics Research Conference – University of Oran 2, Algeria

The 3rd AfricaLics Research Conference was hosted by University of Oran 2 Mohamed Ben Ahmed, Algeria, from 27 – 29 November 2017. It brought together over 120 leading scholars from 28 countries working on innovation and development in Africa with the foremost scholars from outside Africa. The overall theme of the conference was Emerging innovation […]

6th PhD Academy on Innovation and Competence Building System

The 6th AfricaLics Ph.D. Academy is jointly organized by the Université Cadi Ayyad Marrakech with support from the AfricaLics Secretariat hosted at the African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS), Kenya. The event was supported financially by the Universite Cadi Ayyad, the AfricaLics network and Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) through Sida Research. The local […]

16th Globelics Conference – Accra, Ghana

Background The Global Network for the Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building Systems (GLOBELICS) is an open and diverse community of scholars working on innovation and competence building in the context of economic development. The major purpose of the network is to contribute to building capacity and create a forum for exchange worldwide in […]

13th Globelics PhD Academy – South Africa

The 13thInternational Doctoral Academy of Global Network for the Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building Systems (Globelics) will be convened from the 3rd December until the 14th December 2018 in the City of Tshwane, in the Republic of South Africa. The 2018 edition of the International Globelics Doctoral Academy is organised by the Institute […]

14th Globelics PhD academy on innovation and development

The 14th international Globelics Academy PhD School on Innovation and Development will take place in Tampere, Finland, from the 13th to 22nd of August 2019. GA2019 is organized by the Innovation Studies Group, Research Centre for Knowledge, Science, Technology and Innovation Studies (TaSTI), Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University. The aim of the Globelics Academy […]

4th AfricaLics Research Conference – University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM)

The fourth AfricaLics Conference was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from the 22nd – 24th October 2019. The overall theme of the conference was “Innovation and transformative capacities for growth and sustainable development in Africa”. The Conference was a three-day event hosted by STIPRO in collaboration with UDSM and COSTECH as co-hosts. Download Call […]

PhD Academy pre-event/information meeting

NB: this event is targeted at Ethiopian students. A further event will be held before the end of 2020 for students outside of Ethiopia. This event is limited to 100 people. We therefore request that people register for this event. To register, please email: secretariat@africalics.org. Access details for the MS Teams meeting will be sent […]

7th PhD Academy on Innovation and Competence Building Systems

The Academy will be held online and hosted by the University of Gondar, Ethiopia and the AfricaLics Secretariat. Two weeks of online sessions: Week 1: 26th – 30th July 2021 Week 2: 20th – 24th September 2021 Call for application AfricaLics is part of the worldwide research network, The Global Network for the Economics of […]

17th Globelics Conference

We are happy to announce that the 17thGlobelics Conference “Innovation Systems and Sustainable Development: new strategies for growth, social welfare and environmental sustainability” will be held in Heredia, Costa Rica, November 3rd to 5th 2021, combining both presential and online participation. The conference will be hosted by the International Center of Economic Policies for Sustainable Development, CINPE, an […]

8th PhD Academy on Innovation and Competence Building Systems

The Academy will be held online and hosted by the Jaramogi Odinga Oginga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST) and the AfricaLics Secretariat. The AfricaLics network is an academic research and capacity building network that focuses on how innovation (the process through which new or improved products, processes, organisational forms, ways of working and acting […]

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