MUST to host 2025 APN & Next Gen workshops
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James MphandePosted on
20th Feb, 2025
The Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) will host the 2025 writing and dissemination, and national grant writing and proposal development workshops.
The workshops, a brainchild of the Social Sciences Research Council (SSRC) under its African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa (Next Gen) Programs, will be held between February 24 and March 1, 2025 in Blantyre,
The writing and dissemination workshop targets APN and NextGen fellows from eligible member countries to build their capacities as early career academics.
“APN fellowships support early career academics in Africa who have earned their PhDs within the past 12 years, and practitioners/policymakers who have a master’s degree with at least 5 years of work experience in the field of conflict and peacebuilding, while Next Gen fellowships support pre-doctoral scholars at the proposal writing, research and completion stages of their doctoral studies in accredited universities based in six eligible African countries of Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda,” explained Professor Cyril Obi, APN and NextGen program director.
On the other hand, the national workshop targets academics in the host country to sharpen their research grant writing and proposal development skills.
“The national workshop will be facilitated by highly experienced academics and mentors representing diverse areas of expertise, including peace, development and security, and peacebuilding in Africa," said Dr Ignasio Jimu, chair of the local organising committee and head of Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices department at MUST.
“It also provides an opportunity for participants to sharpen their skills in conceptualizing and developing research ideas from multidisciplinary perspectives, applying for and winning institutional grants and individual research fellowship awards, and gaining deeper knowledge of research methods, theoretical and epistemological issues in research design, and the ethics of conducting fieldwork in diverse settings.”
Apart from plenary lectures by leading academics, participants to the national workshop will also interact and work with a well-established network of African scholars in smaller working groups and in one-on-one sessions.
According to the SSRC, they are an independent, international non-profit organization which fosters innovative research by supporting scholars worldwide through APN and Next Gen.
APN and NextGen hold these workshops annually and this year, MUST Vice Chancellor Professor Address Malata will be the guest of honour during the opening ceremony.
The workshops, a brainchild of the Social Sciences Research Council (SSRC) under its African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa (Next Gen) Programs, will be held between February 24 and March 1, 2025 in Blantyre,
The writing and dissemination workshop targets APN and NextGen fellows from eligible member countries to build their capacities as early career academics.
“APN fellowships support early career academics in Africa who have earned their PhDs within the past 12 years, and practitioners/policymakers who have a master’s degree with at least 5 years of work experience in the field of conflict and peacebuilding, while Next Gen fellowships support pre-doctoral scholars at the proposal writing, research and completion stages of their doctoral studies in accredited universities based in six eligible African countries of Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda,” explained Professor Cyril Obi, APN and NextGen program director.
On the other hand, the national workshop targets academics in the host country to sharpen their research grant writing and proposal development skills.
“The national workshop will be facilitated by highly experienced academics and mentors representing diverse areas of expertise, including peace, development and security, and peacebuilding in Africa," said Dr Ignasio Jimu, chair of the local organising committee and head of Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices department at MUST.
“It also provides an opportunity for participants to sharpen their skills in conceptualizing and developing research ideas from multidisciplinary perspectives, applying for and winning institutional grants and individual research fellowship awards, and gaining deeper knowledge of research methods, theoretical and epistemological issues in research design, and the ethics of conducting fieldwork in diverse settings.”
Apart from plenary lectures by leading academics, participants to the national workshop will also interact and work with a well-established network of African scholars in smaller working groups and in one-on-one sessions.
According to the SSRC, they are an independent, international non-profit organization which fosters innovative research by supporting scholars worldwide through APN and Next Gen.
APN and NextGen hold these workshops annually and this year, MUST Vice Chancellor Professor Address Malata will be the guest of honour during the opening ceremony.