Excellence in Africa

is an EPFL research centre whose DNA is digital and excellence in research, training and innovation across an entire continent: Africa.

100 PhDs for Africa – call for proposals

The UM6P/EPFL EXAF 100 PhDs for Africa programme is designed to fund science and engineering graduates intending to complete a PhD at an African higher education institution.

News

Feedback on the 1st workshop led by EXAF team in Abidjan

21.03.23EPFL

Excellence in Africa 's project on "Digital Solutions for Sustainable Cities in West Africa" proposes an innovative approach to sustainable urbanisation. It is based on the collective intelligence of authorities, universities, civil society and the private sector to identify major challenges, develop locally tailored technical solutions and then implement them in cities.

Crossed views on Ivorian-Swiss scientific collaborations

17.03.23EPFL

This week, a delegation from the EPFL EXAF Centre was in Côte d'Ivoire for five different projects. The highlight of this week was the presentation of the activities of the Centre, on Thursday 16 March, during an event organised in the residence of Her Excellency the Swiss Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire.

E-learning in fragile context : A successful mission in Egypt

10.03.23EPFL

As part of a collaborative project with the association Unité, a team of EXAF members was in Egypt this week. Diverse technological solutions were tested to ensure that all can remotely access to a high-quality education. The results are extremely promising.

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Interview

Interview of Thomas Kivevele Senior Lecturer at The NM-AIST

12.12.22EPFL community

Under the context of the JFD programme, we want to demonstrate that biofuels can be sustainable, by assessing the potential to convert diverse inedible/ underutilized African biomass into biodiesel.

Interview of Zaineb AbdelKafi from the Pasteur Institute in Tunis

13.10.22EPFL community

My name is Zaineb AbdelKafi, I am a Tunisian national. My academic and research background has allowed me to gain experience in different disciplines such as biochemistry, protein engineering and cell culture. As a result, I became interested in studying the pharmacological activities of active molecules purified from animal venom against different cancer pathologies

Interview of Steve Ndengue, Senior Lecturer at ICTP-EAIFR, Rwanda

08.09.22EPFL community

Producing a fuel simply from water and sunlight can seem like a dream, but it’s actually possible. Unfortunately, practical applications are hampered by our limited understanding of the photochemical processes. This is the challenge that Dr. Steve Ndengue and Prof. Marzari from EPFL are taking on with their project on with his project funded by the Junior Faculty Development Programme.

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Partners across a continent

The projects

Excellence in Africa Initiative

The Mohammed VI Polyntechnic University and the EPFL have designed an initiative based on three axes: the Junior Faculty development, 100 PhDs for Africa and Centres of Competence in Digital Education.

The impact of digital technologies on west African cities

The aim of the pre-feasibility study, co-financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (DFAE / DDC), is to show the potential impact of digital technology on sustainable development of West African cities. The objective of the study is also to understand if the use of digital tools in urban settings can improve the quality of life of the most vulnerable citizens.

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African Cities Lab

The African Cities Lab Project aims at creating a digital education platform on urban development in Africa

Contact

Centre Excellence in Africa – EXAF

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