Broos Institute for Afrocentric Studies and Research
Education that teaches us our best self
The Broos Institute for Afrocentric Studies and Research is an Amsterdam-based, mission driven nonprofit organization, that is introducing Afrocentric perspectives into the Eurocentric education system.
We are launching the first African University Campus in the Netherlands. People of African descent are here, so it makes sense for African educational institutes to be here as well.
Broos Institute is named after Suriname’s venerated Maroon leader Broos (Babel), the only anti-slavery freedom fighter from Suriname of whom a picture exists.
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Broos Campus
Together with our partner -the Millar Institute for Transdisciplinary and Development Studies (MITDS) in Bolgatanga, Ghana- we are set to launch the first courses of the first African university campus in the Netherlands.
Target date: September 2025
Our campus will have three pillars: African Studies, Diaspora Studies and European Studies.
Courses
The courses and programmes of Het Broos Instituut are offered in collaboration with affiliated universities and partners. Our initiatives are all based on the principles of the classical university, with a unique Afrocentric twist.
Programs
- Short courses.
- Master's studies
- PhD studies
Education is the most important tool in all of our endeavours to create a future society, where inclusion and diversity are no longer mere buzzwords.
There are methods to changing the narrative, but cosmetic attempts will not work. The Broos Institute employs the method that lasts: education. We are introducing a set of novel initiatives that aim to set a new tone.
We understand that to do decolonization right, we as decolonizers have to go back to base to correct errors from way back. Education is the most important tool for this. If we don’t teach children now that we used to do things wrong in the past, why would they do better in the future? After all, decolonization is what you do now for the future.
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