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IOB - Institute of Development Policy
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Institute of Development Policy, @UAntwerpen.be, Belgium | Multidisciplinary academic research, education, partnerships, political engagement
👉 https://uantwerpen.be/iob
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👏 Congrats to Fergus O’Leary Simpson (IOB) on winning the Research Board Award – Herman Deleeck for his research on the political ecology of nature conservation in conflict-affected regions, with a focus on the DR Congo. 🌍

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November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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✨ Rethinking knowledge, justice, and social protection for sustainable futures
📅 Deadline: 21 Dec 2025
🔗 Learn more: https://loom.ly/RxoVmJI

#EpistemicJustice #EcologicalJustice #AgrarianChange #SocialProtection #EADI2026

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November 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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🌿 Explore the intersections of conflict, conservation, and enterprise at EADI/IOB 2026

📅 Submit abstracts by 21 Dec 2025
🔗 https://loom.ly/RxoVmJI

#ConflictAndDevelopment #CitizenScience #AfricaDevelopment #EADI2026
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November 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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🔍 New ideas shaping global citizenship, corporate responsibility, and demographic change

🗓️ Deadline: 21 Dec 2025
🌐 Details: https://loom.ly/RxoVmJI

#DigitalDevelopment #SocialProtection #PopulationStudies #Humanities #EADI2026
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November 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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How are poverty, inequality, and geopolitics reshaping development? 🌐
📅 Submit by 21 Dec 2025
👉 https://loom.ly/RxoVmJI
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#GlobalSouth #Justice #PovertyReduction #SustainableFutures
November 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Join the EADI/IOB 2026 Conference – “Shaping Sustainable Futures: Global Challenges, (G)local Solutions?”
Explore new perspectives on global relations, gender, and innovation.
🗓️ Abstract deadline: 21 Dec 2025
📍 Antwerp, Belgium | 29 June – 2 July 2026
🔗 Learn more: https://loom.ly/RxoVmJI

November 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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How can methodology, rural development, and discourse shape a sustainable future? 🌏
Join the final Harvest Panels at #EADI2026:
🗓️ Call for Abstracts closes 21 December 2025
🔗 Learn more: https://loom.ly/rrhGi2k

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November 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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From land rights to energy transitions – discover these panels at EADI/IOB 2026 💡
📅 Submit abstracts by 21 Dec 2025
📍 Antwerp, Belgium | 29 June – 2 July 2026
🌐 Full details: https://loom.ly/rrhGi2k

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November 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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🌿 Caring for Our Common Home — a new book by USOS on sustainability, justice & solidarity.
Celebrating 40 years of collaboration between UAntwerp & partners in the Global South.
📘 Book launch 28 Nov | 🎉 Celebration 29 Nov
🔗 More info: https://loom.ly/x1fal18
November 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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✨ Join IOB’s Advanced Master’s in Development Studies: global classroom, field experience, and real-world impact. 🌍 VLIR-UOS scholarships are back – this is your final chance!
🔗 uantwerpen.be/development-studies

#DevelopmentStudies #GlobalDevelopment #SustainableDevelopment #Scholarships
November 4, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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🌍 Le Burundi entre pouvoir politique et voix médiatiques — webinaire IOB le 25 nov. 2025 avec Denis Banshimiyubusa et Antea Paviotti. Modération : Stef Vandeginste.
🔗 Inscription : https://loom.ly/LlagbIQ

#Burundi #PolitiqueAfricaine #Journalisme
📸 Image : deepphoto – Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
November 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Ready to reimagine sustainability and governance? 🌐
Join these exciting panels at EADI/IOB 2026: “Shaping Sustainable Futures.”
🗓️ Abstract deadline: 21 Dec 2025
📍 Antwerp, Belgium
👉 Details: https://loom.ly/rrhGi2k
#EADI2026 #GlocalSolutions #Inequality #JustTransitions #SustainableFutures
November 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Be part of the conversation on migration, finance, and knowledge systems at #EADI2026 🌱
📅 Submit your abstract by 21 Dec 2025
👉 Explore more: https://loom.ly/rrhGi2k

#DevelopmentStudies #GlobalSouth #ClimateAction #KnowledgeJustice
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October 31, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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📢 Call for Abstracts now open!
Join EADI/IOB 2026 – “Shaping Sustainable Futures: Global Challenges, (G)local Solutions?”
Submit by 21 Dec 2025
Explore panels HP01–HP05 on sustainability & development 🌍
👉 https://loom.ly/rrhGi2k

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October 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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🌍 From Handmade Gravel to Handmade Urbanism
Explore how architecture, environmental science & development studies meet in Bukavu, DR Congo.
Info & register: uantwerpen.be/learning-from-bukavu
#Urbanism #Architecture #Sustainability #Bukavu
October 27, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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💙 Thanks to your support, IOB will run its Master’s programmes in 2026–2027, fully accredited and internationally recognized. High-quality education, research, and social impact remain at our core. 🎓 Apply from 15 Nov: 👉 https://loom.ly/loFRYp0

#SaveIOB #GlobalEducation #DevelopmentStudies
October 21, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Explore how governance transforms after dark in Kinshasa’s Makala Prison — from security to chaos, and the unseen rhythms of night-time control.
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#DRCongo #PrisonStudies #EverynightGovernance
October 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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SPRING Table Ronde | Les ressources humaines de l’État en RDC : cas du secteur de santé
🗓️ 30 oct. 2025 | 14h–17h | 📍 Palais Egmont, Bruxelles
👉 Inscrivez-vous : https://loom.ly/EFHcwv8

#RDC #SantéPublique #RessourcesHumaines #SPRINGTableRonde #IOB
October 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Knack: Prof. Filip Reyntjens (UAntwerpen) waarschuwt:
“De Vlaamse regering wurgt een netwerk van soft power zoals er weinig bestaan — en dat voor amper €2,6 miljoen/jaar.”
25 jaar kennis & impact staan op het spel.
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October 9, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Mo Magazine reports: “With one stroke of the pen, Minister Demir pulls the plug on IOB.” The decision ends funding for a world-class institute in development studies. Read & sign to help #SaveIOB 👇
📖 Read the full story (in Dutch): https://loom.ly/9rGVs5U
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October 8, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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De Morgen published an op-ed by Prof. Gillian Mathys (UGent) & others: “Scrapping support for IOB: Flanders is shooting itself in the foot.” It warns that cutting IOB hurts knowledge, cooperation & reputation.
✍️ Sign & share: https://chng.it/8DhtrFSBpm
📖 Read (NL): https://loom.ly/Dg9QyZc
October 6, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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De Standaard (NL) on Flemish Gov’s plan to cut IOB. Diplomats warn this endangers strategic knowledge & global networks for Belgium & Flanders 👉 https://www.standaard.be/buitenland/diplomaten-ongerust-na-drooglegging-gereputeerd-onderzoeksinstituut-centraal-afrika/94510414.html

October 3, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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🌍 IOB’s global research shapes policy at home. Refugees in Uganda show why “hosting in region” isn’t sustainable—crises ripple to Flanders too. But IOB’s future is at risk. Help us protect it: https://loom.ly/DXB4fE0
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October 2, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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🌍 1,555 voices for IOB — but we need more! Every day counts: sign the petition and share it widely so our message to policymakers grows stronger. 💙
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#SaveIOB #StandWithIOB #IOBCommunity #GlobalEducation #GlobalSolidarity
October 1, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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The IOB funding cut threatens students, global collaboration, and Flanders’ international role. Help us defend it! #saveIOB 💙 Sign our alumni's petition: https://chng.it/8DhtrFSBpm
September 29, 2025 at 10:37 AM