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PolyCIVIS: Confronting the Polycrisis in Europe and Africa through Research, Policy and Education

PolyCIVIS is a Euro - African collaboration that brings to the forefront the global polycrisis, allowing a better understanding of the impacts of several concurrent major societal crises challenging the world in the form of a polycrisis.

In the wake of the global polycrisis, urgent challenges have emerged, prompting PolyCIVIS to take action. Our initiative is dedicated to addressing these pressing global issues and their interconnected consequences. We will look at challenges such as the escalating economic and social disparities, environmental degradation, and the overarching climate crisis.

A Jean Monnet Network of 21 Universities

Initiated in late 2023, PolyCIVIS allows discussion, collaboration and action arising out of the collaboration between universities in Europe and Africa. A Jean Monnet Network, (Policy Debate: Foreign policy issues: EU-AFRICA), PolyCIVIS mobilises a consortium of 21 universities: all 11 CIVIS Alliance universities, all 6 CIVIS African strategic partners, and an additional 4 African universities.

Project Duration and Funding 

PolyCIVIS is a 3 year project starting from October 2023. It is funded by the European Union, Erasmus+ call: ERASMUS-JMO-2023-NETWORKS-HEI-NON-EU-AFRICA

Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

 

Objectives

PolyCIVIS explores the polycrisis across:

  • The different concurrent crises: looking at the intersection of  current risks in a holistic approach

  • Time: combining the latest science with overlooked lessons of the past
  • Scientific disciplines and clusters: taking a multidisciplinary approach to responding to complexity of the polycrisis
  • Territories and languages: understanding the different crises in terms of local, national, regional, continental specificities as  well in terms of the language barriers

Contact PolyCIVIS

For more information on PolyCIVIS or for any other questions, you can write to polycivis@ulb.be.