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Exhibition | Health in Congolese artisanal and small-scale mines | University of Antwerp
Health in Congolese artisanal and small-scale mines search menu search content Exhibition Watch the video of the opening event here Watch the video of the closing event here EN From 9 April until 7 May 2022 CEGEMI organized the exhibition Creuseurs de rêve at the Institut Français in Bukavu. The e…
Field visits | Health in Congolese artisanal and small-scale mines | University of Antwerp
Health in Congolese artisanal and small-scale mines search menu search content Field visits Watch the video here - Regardez la vidéo ici EN In April 2021 and August 2021 the multidisciplinary CEGEMI team visited the mines of Kamituga to collect data on health and environment. Kamituga is a mining t…
Conferences | Health in Congolese artisanal and small-scale mines | University of Antwerp
Health in Congolese artisanal and small-scale mines search menu search content Conferences EN We have communicated our findings at different conferences and seminars, in the Democratic Republic of Congo as well as in Belgium. FR Nous avons communiqué nos résultats lors de différentes conférences…
Project | From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism | University of Antwerp
From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism search menu search content Project EN In the project, we trace the value chain of sand and stones, manually extracted along Lake Kivu, transported to the city of Bukavu, and materially transformed into the city’s handmade architecture. Focusing on human la…
Collaborations | Driving change | University of Antwerp
Driving change search menu search content Collaborations Université Catholique de Bukavu EN We collaborate with the Centre d'Expertise en Gestion Minière (CEGEMI), a research center that was established in 2011 at the Université Catholique de Bukavu. On CEGEMI's website, the center's activities a…
Ethics | Éthique | Driving change | University of Antwerp
Driving change search menu search content Ethics | Éthique EN The research has been approved by the Ethical Commission in Social and Human Sciences (EASHW) at the University of Antwerp. The international and Congolese researchers involved with this project are collecting data based on oral consent …
Driving change | Conduire au changement | Driving change | University of Antwerp
Driving change search menu search content Driving change | Conduire au changement Putting small-scale producers in the driver’s seat of battery-mineral supply chain regulation EN This project develops a framework for ‘putting small-scale producers in the driver’s seat’ when it comes to elect…
About the Project | À propos du projet | Kuhusu Mradi | Driving change | University of Antwerp
Driving change search menu search content About the Project | À propos du projet | Kuhusu Mradi Mapping minerals supply chain regulation Enhancing small-scale producers' participation EN This project develops a framework for ‘putting small-scale producers in the driver’s seat’ when it comes t…
From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism | From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism | University of Antwerp
From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism search menu search content From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism Aiming for sustainable urbanization and better labor & environmental protection in Bukavu This project explores the value chain of sand and stones manually extracted from Lake Kivu, transpo…
Outreach Sara Geenen | Sara Geenen | University of Antwerp
Sara Geenen professor Outreach Sara Geenen Article Inside Climate News Quoted in article "Chinese Miners Accused of Gold Pillage, Environmental Destruction in DRC" Seminar on Minerais de guerre, minerais de paix : quelles perspectives à l’Est de la RDC ? Egmont Institute and GLAC-IOB UAntwerp hos…
Hybrid governance in mining concessions | Institute of Development Policy | University of Antwerp
Institute of Development Policy search menu search content Hybrid governance in mining concessions Exploratory field research on hybrid governance in mining concessions in Ghana. IOB researcher Sara Geenen is studying hybrid governance in large-scale gold mining concessions on a post-doctoral FWO fe…
Research Sara Geenen | Sara Geenen | University of Antwerp
Sara Geenen professor Research Sara Geenen Research team Development processes, actors and policies Expertise Extractive industries, natural resources, gold mining, global value chains, global production networks, CSR & standards, labour, informal economy, hybrid governance Nodal governance & cooper…
Partnerships in the Global South | University Foundation for Development Cooperation (USOS) | University of Antwerp
University Foundation for Development Cooperation (USOS) search menu search content Partnerships in the Global South USOS facilitates and strengthens collaborations between University of Antwerp and institutions of higher education in the Global South. The partnerships strive for equality and recipr…
Sara Geenen and Divin-Luc Bikubanya | University Foundation for Development Cooperation (USOS) | University of Antwerp
University Foundation for Development Cooperation (USOS) search menu search content Sara Geenen and Divin-Luc Bikubanya Listen to the story of Sara Listen to the story of Divin-Luc Photo by Jonathan Ramael Transcript Sara Geenen - English Sara Geenen is associate professor in International Developme…
A look at the arms trade through the port of Antwerp | University Foundation for Development Cooperation (USOS) | University of Antwerp
University Foundation for Development Cooperation (USOS) search menu search content A look at the arms trade through the port of Antwerp Tuesday 19 November 2024, from 18.30 to 20.30 at Stadscampus (R.002) Rodestraat 14 Antwerpen Register for this session When mentioning the port of Antwerp, its rol…
Presentations | Driving change | University of Antwerp
Driving change search menu search content Presentations Wrap up events, University of Antwerp & Université de Lubumbashi 2025 On 24 June 2025 we presented the Driving Change findings and output during a wrap-up event at IOB in Antwerp: Driving Change: Voices, Photographs, and Findings from a Collab…
Research Team | InForMining | University of Antwerp
InForMining search menu search content Research Team The University of Antwerp team Prof. Dr. Sara Geenen (Promoter) Sara is an associate professor in Globalization at the Institute of Development Policy (IOB), University of Antwerp, Belgium. She is the promoter of this project. Dr. Boris Verbrugge …
Education Sara Geenen | Sara Geenen | University of Antwerp
Sara Geenen professor Education Sara Geenen PhD students Ongoing Yanan Zhang, PhD student at IOB Eric Lubangu, PhD student in the VLIR IUC project with Université de Lubumbashi Espérant Mwishamali, PhD student at the Department of Criminology, UGent Joseph Bahati Mukulu, PhD student in the VLIR TE…
Supervising team | Antwerp Interdisciplinary Platform for Research into Inequality | University of Antwerp
Antwerp Interdisciplinary Platform for Research into Inequality search menu search content Supervising team Quick Links Centre for Social Policy Herman Deleeck Ive Marx (spokesperson) Koen Decanq Sarah Kuypers Sarah Marchal Gerlinde Verbist (research coordinator) Ninke Mussche (research coordinator)…
Artisanal mining and industrial mining in Eastern DR Congo | Institute of Development Policy | University of Antwerp
Institute of Development Policy search menu search content Artisanal mining and industrial mining in Eastern DR Congo Impact on livelihoods and violence Nik Stoop and Marijke Verpoorten study the mining sector in Eastern DR Congo, with a special focus on interactions between artisanal and industrial…
Outreach | From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism | University of Antwerp
From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism search menu search content Outreach Register for the symposium and opening of two exhibitions on 19 November 2025 Symposium and exhibitions, Antwerp, 2025 On 19 November 2025 we organize a symposium and two exhibitions in Antwerp. Programme 14:00 — Welcome…
Research | From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism | University of Antwerp
From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism search menu search content Research Book Caring for our common home Including two chapters related to the VLIR TEAM project Project meeting, Antwerp, 2024 On 16 October 2024 team members came together in Antwerp and online to discuss ongoing work and synergi…
Associated members | Antwerp Interdisciplinary Platform for Research into Inequality | University of Antwerp
Antwerp Interdisciplinary Platform for Research into Inequality search menu search content Associated members Moisés Kopper Moisés Kopper is a Research Professor (TTZAPBOF) at the Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp, where he directs the data lab “InfoCitizen,” an interdisci…
Research | Waterrush | University of Antwerp
Waterrush search menu search content Research Work in progress For this study we will use a mixed methods design, whereby all three work packages will require a specific approach. Overall, our strategy will be to capitalise on the complementarity of a variety of research methods in order to understa…
Analyses and Policy Briefs | Institute of Development Policy | University of Antwerp
Institute of Development Policy search menu search content Analyses and Policy Briefs Analyses and Policy Briefs are crisp and sharp briefs that offer analysis and/or policy recommendations, and generally make reference to more extensive IOB research outputs. These are typically two- or four-pagers …