Conferences

Corruption Research Forum 2018 in Gothenburg, Sweden

December 15, 2017

Third Interdisciplinary Corruption Research Forum “Mechanisms of Corruption: Regional Perspectives and Potential Solutions” 7th - 9th of June, 2018, Gothenburg The Third Interdisciplinary Corruption Re... Read More...

Margins Conference 2018

December 13, 2017

Conferences

Displacement encompasses a vast array of human experiences. Bodies and identities are displaced in areas not limited to social, historical, political, and linguistic contexts. As a theme, displacement allows di... Read More...

2018 Cultural Studies Association (CSA) Conference

December 13, 2017

Conferences

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA May 31-June 2, 2018 Conference Theme: Interventions The Film Studies Working Group of the Cultural Studies Association invites submissions for general paper ... Read More...

AYFN 6th International Youth Friendship Camp in Bali, Indonesia

December 11, 2017

Conferences

AYFN is an independent youth community that has efforts to accommodate youth in Southeast Asia region to build friendship network. The Asean Youth Friendship Network is a platform for promoting peace, solidary,... Read More...

CfP: Women’s Spring: Feminism, Nationalism and Civil Disobedience

December 10, 2017

Conferences

Upcoming conference organised by IBAR in partnership with: openDemocracy 50.50, the Cornelia Goethe Center (Goethe University, Frankfurt); International Development and Inclusive Innovation, Strategic Research ... Read More...

Call for Abstracts – International Student Research Conference 2018

December 6, 2017

Conferences

Call for Abstracts We invite bachelor's and master's students interested in presenting their work in progress to submit an abstract of their research to the international student research conference «Neglect... Read More...

Civil Engineering Convention – CivilCon 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey

December 4, 2017

Conferences

CivilCon’18 will take place on 22-23-24-25-26 February 2018 (5 nights 5 days). Participation fee includes seminars, technical tours, workshops, transportation during the organization, accommodation, meals and s... Read More...

JEF Europe – International seminar ““Fight back! Setting the scene” in Skopje, Macedonia (FYROM)

December 4, 2017

Conferences

JEF Europe - International seminar "“Fight back! Setting the scene”January 31st – February 4th, Skopje, Macedonia (FYROM) Fight back! Setting the scene” is the first seminar of 2018 “Fight back: Youth civil ... Read More...

Call for Abstracts: “Globalization vs Nationalism” 2018 GLOBAL AFFAIRS CONFERENCE

December 3, 2017

Conferences

2018 GLOBAL AFFAIRS CONFERENCE: GLOBALIZATION VS. NATIONALISM CALL FOR ABSTRACTS The nexus between globalization and nationalism has been subject to debate within the global affairs discipline w... Read More...

Call for Papers – African Connections Conference panel, Leipzig

December 3, 2017

Conferences

Please note that the call for paper proposals for the panel I am organizing in the African Connections Conference at Leipzig University, Germany, has been extended from 30 November to 15 December 2017. ... Read More...

IASR Annual Conference : Sacred Scriptures – Their Nature and Their Place in Religions

December 3, 2017

Conferences

11-12 March 2018 Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan The Israeli Association for the Study of Religions was founded in October 2015, in order to advance the academic study of religions in the c... Read More...

CfP: 21st Annual Brian Bertoti Innovative Perspectives in History Conference

December 1, 2017

Conferences

Call for Papers Proposals due January 10, 2018 The History Graduate Student Association at Virginia Tech invites proposals for papers to be presented at the 21st Annual Brian Bertoti Innovative Perspectiv... Read More...

Aptly described by the Independent newspaper as “a man of many parts”, Prof. Mahfouz A. Adedimeji, the pioneer Vice Chancellor of Ahman Pategi University, Patigi, Nigeria, is a Fulbright scholar, interdisciplinary researcher, university don, public affairs analyst, communication consultant, peace advocate, interfaith worker and public intellectual.

He obtained his academic degrees from the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, where he was a Professor of English (Pragmatics and Applied Linguistics) before his appointment as Vice Chancellor. He started his academic career in 2000 at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, shortly after which he joined the services of his alma mater, the University of Ilorin.

A man of eclectic academic background, Prof. Adedimeji was educated in Arabic and Islamic Studies at Markaz Shabaabil Islam, Iwo, Osun State and Markaz Ta’aleemil Araby, Agege, Lagos. He obtained advanced training in Education, Political Science, Communication and Media, Research and Peace Studies at the National Universities Commission’s (NUC) Virtual Institute for Higher Education Pedagogy (VIHEP); the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (UNESCO) Virtual Institute for Higher Education in Africa (VIHEAF); Governors State University, University Park, Illinois, USA; University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana; and Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana, USA.

Apart from serving as a cultural ambassador to the US under the auspices of the Institute of International Education (IIE), New York, Prof. Adedimeji had won or co-won the research and conference awards/grants of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) of the National Research Council, Nigeria, the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU). He has written extensively for a wide range of newspapers and periodicals including “Unilorin Bulletin”, “Unilorin Watch”, “DeLight”, “National Pilot”, “Daily Independent”, “Newswatch Times”, “New York Parrot” and “New Telegraph”, among others.

A versatile academic and award-winning scholar, Prof. Adedimeji has attended academic conferences and undertaken research in several universities across Nigeria as well as in Ghana, Cameroon, Kenya, Malaysia, Sierra Leone, Australia, France and United States of America, among others. His hundreds of academic, Islamic and general/opinion articles have been published across outlets in Nigeria and beyond. He has also facilitated and participated in seminars and workshops both nationally and internationally.

A former Deputy Director/ Head of the Directorate of Corporate Affairs of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Adedimeji was the Director of the Centre for Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin, between 2013 and 2017. Apart from serving as Rappouteur-General to the Presidential Committee that organised the 2017 Federal Executive Council’s Retreat on Education in Nigeria, he has consulted for the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Nigeria Inter-religious Council (NIREC), the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence and Corps (NSCDC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

For years, he was a Coordinator and Facilitator of the Executive Management Course of the Nigerian Army Education Corps (NAEC) and Editor-in-Chief of the “Journal of Peace, Security and Development”, University of Ilorin. He has also served as a resource person to agencies like the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), National Orientation Agency (NOA), National Institute for Security Studies as well as a number of Civil Society Organisations.

He is a recipient of several awards and honours including those of the International Chartered World Learned Society, American Biographical Institute, National Congress of Nigerian Students (NACONS), Union of Campus Journalists, University of Ilorin, the Nigerian Army Education Corps, Postgraduate Students Association, UNILORIN, Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN), UNILORIN, Students’ Union, UNILORIN, and National Association of Osun State Students (NAOSS), just to mention a few.

A Fellow of bodies like the Institute of Corporate Administration, Nigeria, Society for Peace Studies and Practice and World Institute for Peace, Prof. Adedimeji is a former Member of the Governing Council of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA) and Member of the Executive Council of the English Scholars’ Association of Nigeria (ESAN). He has written, co-written, edited and co-edited more than a dozen books.

HAN Merit Scholarships For International Students, Netherlands 2018

ESAN 36TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE – Call for Papers

Commonwealth PhD Scholarships (for low and middle income countries)

AussieWritings Essay Writing Contest 2018

Corruption Research Forum 2018 in Gothenburg, Sweden

Margins Conference 2018

2018 Cultural Studies Association (CSA) Conference

AYFN 6th International Youth Friendship Camp in Bali, Indonesia

CfP: Women’s Spring: Feminism, Nationalism and Civil Disobedience

Call for Abstracts – International Student Research Conference 2018

Civil Engineering Convention – CivilCon 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey

JEF Europe – International seminar ““Fight back! Setting the scene” in Skopje, Macedonia (FYROM)

Call for Abstracts: “Globalization vs Nationalism” 2018 GLOBAL AFFAIRS CONFERENCE

Call for Papers – African Connections Conference panel, Leipzig

IASR Annual Conference : Sacred Scriptures – Their Nature and Their Place in Religions

CfP: 21st Annual Brian Bertoti Innovative Perspectives in History Conference