Africa-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies

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About AEGIS

Why AEGIS?
AEGIS was set up in 1991 in order to build upon the resources and the research potential available within Africanist institutions of the European Union. As the dynamics of contemporary change in Africa and the continent's response to globalisation are intimately linked, understanding the continent's evolution is the major academic and policy challenge AEGIS seeks to address. AEGIS consequently aims to:

• Share intellectual resources for research and advisory purposes
• Conceptualise new research themes
• Improve and disseminate knowledge about Africa
• Provide academic guidance and foster institutional exchanges of students, senior researchers and academic staff
• Promote interdisciplinary approaches to the study of Africa

Organisation
AEGIS is registered as a Foundation in the Netherlands and is governed by a three-member Board. The Board implements the policies of the network as set forth in the AEGIS Annual Plenary Meeting. The Board is assisted by a series of specific Working Groups or Task Forces:

• The Scientific Advisory Committee acts as an academic reference group for projects and other scholarly activities of particular relevance.
• The Working Group on New Technologies is responsible for the AEGIS website and the use of electronic media.

The AEGIS network operates along a cost-effective principle. Its modest financial requirements are supported by regular annual contributions from its members and from ad hoc project/conference funding.