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Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence

The Excellence Strategy of the Federal Government and the States aims to strengthen Germany as a centre of science in the long term, and further improve its international competitiveness. The Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence meets all the criteria of the funding line and offers internationally recognised excellence in research. Its renowned scientists in African research and the high quality of the supporting structures at the University of Bayreuth create the right environment for exceptional achievement.

Africa Multiple

Reorienting African Studies together with African partner institutions - this is what the Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence is all about, and it can look back on a long tradition of academic engagement with Africa in the focus area of African Studies. The focus is on the continental and transcontinental interconnections of cultural, linguistic, social, religious, political, economic, and ecological processes.

New forms of intercontinental scientific cooperation are emerging in the Cluster, especially through the four newly founded African Cluster Centres in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. The international teams are jointly developing research methods to arrive at a differentiated view of Africa. In addition to the newly established research centres, the Cluster successfully cooperates with other institutions in Africa, Germany, Europe, Asia, and America.

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Current questions of scientific and social importance can only be answered through the joint efforts of the best minds. And so, in addition to the Cluster of Excellence, there are numerous other research associations that contribute to the University's international profile.
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Excellence Strategy at the University of Bayreuth
The aim of the 2016 Excellence Strategy of the Federal Government and the States is to strengthen Germany's position as a centre of science and research amidst great international competition, and to raise its profile internationally. The University of Bayreuth is part of the funding programme with the African Multiple Cluster of Excellence.
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Bayreuth Humboldt Centre
The "University of Bayreuth Centre of International Excellence 'Alexander von Humboldt' " was also established with funds from the Excellence Strategy. The aim is to nurture our internationality and excellence and to network worldwide.
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