Public Engagement

AfriKaleidoskop
As part of established programme AfriKaleidoskop, the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence has invited the interested public to a new series of films and discussions. These screenings are all on the topic of Afro-European identities and will be shown online followed by an extensive discussion session. ...more

Afrika@School
Since 2018, the Model African Union (MAU) Bayreuth e. V. is organizing “Afrika@School” – a project teaching German school children about Africa. Continuing its success story and supported by the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence, the project organizers are planning several events for 2020. ...more

Art meets Science
Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence hosts several exhibitions, during which scholars get a chance to interact with the interested public. ...more

Cinema Africa
When Cinema Africa was founded by the Chair of Romance and Comparative Literature at the University of Bayreuth, Prof. Dr. Ute Fendler, thirteen years ago, her vision was clear: Bringing African voices to a broader German audience. Today, that vision is so much in line with the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence’s agenda that it is no surprise that the research organization is supporting the initiative’s projects. ...more

PLURA
PLURA stands for "Project Learning and Resource Platform Africa". The project has been initially funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and carried out by the Bayreuth Academy of Advanced African Studies as part of its efforts to transfer knowledge and communicate science. ...more