# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Reimagining African Research: Moving from Dependence to Independence
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 27 Aug, 2025 at 03:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Seminar Series | Reimagining African Research: Moving from Dependence to Independence

With U.S. funding cuts shaking Africa’s research landscape, how can African universities and scholars chart a path toward independence and sustainability?

Join the University of Johannesburg Library and Higher Education Media for our second hybrid seminar (in-person & podcast), as we bring together research leaders, academics, policymakers, and civil society voices to explore:

Breaking free from external research dependence

Building robust, African-led research agendas

Innovative funding models & regional collaboration

Strengthening graduate programs and research infrastructure

Ensuring equitable global partnerships

? This is more than a conversation; it’s a call to action to reshape Africa’s place in global knowledge production.

? Date: 27 August 2025
? Venue: Nadine Gordimer Auditorium (Level 5) 

#UJAllTheWay #UJ20th #UJLibrary #AfricanResearch #ResearchIndependence #UJLibrary #HigherEdMedia #InnovationInAfrica
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/johannesburg/reimagining-african-research-moving-from-dependence-to-independence/200028740269242
- **Event Categories**: workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Johannesburg
- **state**: GT
- **country**: South Africa
- **location**: Cnr. Kingsway & University Rd. Auckland Park, 2006 Johannesburg, South Africa
- **lat**: -26.18354
- **long**: 28.00564
- **full address**: Cnr. Kingsway & University Rd. Auckland Park, 2006 Johannesburg, South Africa, 60 Kingsway Rd, Johannesburg, 2092, South Africa

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- **organizer**: University of Johannesburg Library (https://allevents.in/org/university-of-johannesburg-library/25976172)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 27 Aug, 2025 at 03:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Cnr. Kingsway & University Rd. Auckland Park, 2006 Johannesburg, South Africa, 60 Kingsway Rd, Johannesburg, 2092, South Africa
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** University of Johannesburg Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Reimagining African Research: Moving from Dependence to Independence ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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