Africa Institute

Applied research in African key markets.

The Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences has been active on the African continent since 2005 and has integrated all activities in research, teaching, learning, innovation and transfer in the Africa Institute. The interdisciplinary Africa Institute comprises projects and scientists from the three faculties Health Management, Information Management as well as Business and Economics.

The cooperation with African partners focuses on practice-oriented and interdisciplinary projects in the fields of health management, entrepreneurship, decentralised electrification, circular ecenomy, logistics and resource management as well as commercialization of research. This expertise is made available to German companies through various transfer formats, such as events or market research.

Our offer

The Africa Institute

Activities at the Institute

Current Topics and Events

Prof. Dr. Dany Meyer appointed associate professor in South Africa

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The University of the Western Cape (UWC) in Cape Town, South Africa, has appointed Prof. Dr Dany Meyer as an associate professor.

DAAD Conference in Brussels

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The HNU contributed to the conference on applied sciences with a keynote speech by Prof. Uta Feser and the presentation of the Rwanda-CAE and TT-CUIP projects together with project partners. The conference conclusions are now available.

Entrepreneurship excursion in Rwanda

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In September, under the direction of Prof. Dr. Thomas Bayer, a two-week entrepreneurship excursion took place in Rwanda for HNU students.

Interview with visiting scholars from Rwanda and Kenya

Interview with Dr. Nathan Taremwa and Prof. Hilda Vasanthakaalam (University of Rwanda) and Dr. Eucabeth Majiwa (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology).

Europe and Africa can only answer the big questions of our time together.
Olaf Scholz, Federal Chancellor

Africa Institute

Applied research in African key markets.

Our offer

The Africa Institute

Activities at the Institute

Current Topics and Events

Prof. Dr. Dany Meyer appointed associate professor in South Africa

DAAD Conference in Brussels

Entrepreneurship excursion in Rwanda

Interview with visiting scholars from Rwanda and Kenya

Research and transfer projects

All projects

Circular Agro-Economy

DLSE

IVAC

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