Developing Malian-Swedish Partnerships

Since December 2022, a series of meetings have been organized in the process of developing partnerships between Malian and Swedish researchers. 

Between 24 and 28 April 2023, an international workshop was hosted at the Institut des Sciences Humaines in Bamako with research presentations and project discussions with selected Malian and Swedish teams. A dozen of Swedish Researchers participated and meet with 20 Malian counterparts.

Uppsala Forum for Africa Studies' Oulia Makkonen and Sten Hagberg is leading the process in collaboration with partners at Institut des Sciences Humaines.

Click here to see a reportage from the opening.

On Thursday 27 April, a visit to the Université des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines and the Institut de l'Économie Rurale was organised, followed by a reception at the Research of the Swedish Ambassador in Badalabougou neighbourhood of Bamako.

Next step is to pursue discussions online and pull together joint research projects on societal challenges in Mali. The best is yet to come!