Doing A PhD In Africa

Doing A PhD In Africa

Civic and Social Organizations

A community for networking, collaboration, knowledge, information-sharing and peer support among African PhD scholars.

About us

Doing A PhD in Africa (DAPIA) is a nonprofit, nongovernmental association incorporated as a company limited by guarantee in Ghana. It began in February 2017, led by Titilope Ajayi, a PhD student at the University of Ghana and a writer-researcher with a passion to raise the profile of higher education on the continent. Her initial motivation was to fill a gap in information and networking space targeted at doctoral scholars in Africa. This she did through a Facebook group that grew from a handful of members in 2017 to almost 600 by early 2019. As numbers grew and exchanges advanced, it became clear that DAPIA needed to position itself as a platform to more formally contribute to improving access to quality doctoral study in Africa as well as the associated conditions. The platform has thus positioned itself accordingly. Our passion is to: – Facilitate access to information relevant to PhD study in Africa. This includes opportunities for funding, fellowships, research projects related to Africa/requiring grounded Africa expertise, conferences, jobs (academic and non-academic) and topical debates related to key concepts and discourses in and concerning Africa. – Facilitate access to doctoral education through information and resourcing. – Provide space for networking, collaboration and peer support among African PhD scholars. Communauté savante dédié a faciliter les études doctorales à travers le continent.

Industry
Civic and Social Organizations
Company size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Accra
Type
Nonprofit
Founded
2017
Specialties
Research, Mentoring, Post graduate support, Scholarships, Peer support, Career advice, and Academia

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