📢 [🟢 OPEN] Winter School Africa Forward

Five grants will be available to enable experts and PhD students from the Paris-Saclay ecosystem to take part in the Africa Forward Winter School, which focuses on the applications of artificial intelligence in the fields of health and medicine. Taking place from 16 to 20 November 2026 at KNUST in Kumasi, Ghana, this event will provide an opportunity to develop new scientific collaborations between Paris-Saclay and its African partners.

Five grants have been awarded to enable experts and PhD students from Paris-Saclay to take part in the Africa Forward Winter School!

As part of the Africa Forward Winter School, funding will be available for five research visits to enable experts and PhD students from the Paris-Saclay ecosystem working on topics related to artificial intelligence in healthcare and medicine to take part in this international event.

Interested parties are invited to come forward as soon as possible. As the administrative procedures required to organise a mission to Ghana may take several weeks, it is recommended that you start the process as early as possible.

A new phase in the Africa Forward partnership

Organised jointly by RAIL-KNUST, the DataIA Paris-Saclay Institute, the ICP-CNRS-Paris-Saclay, the French Embassy in Ghana and the Institut français in Ghana, this Winter School forms part of the Africa Forward initiative, which aims to strengthen scientific cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence between France and several African countries.

It builds on the collaborations developed as part of the AI4SD project, as well as the exchanges initiated in 2026 between the DataIA Paris-Saclay Institute and its partners in Ghana.

Over the course of five days, participants will have the opportunity to explore the challenges and applications of artificial intelligence in the field of healthcare, share their work and expertise, and develop new international scientific collaborations.

How can I take part?

Experts and PhD students from the Paris-Saclay ecosystem who wish to take part in the Winter School and be considered for one of the five funded placements are invited to contact the following as soon as possible:

Daniel ADJEI : daniel.adjei@universite-paris-saclay.fr

Practical information

Dates: 16–20 November 202
Application deadline: 25 October 2026
6Venue: KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana
Theme: Artificial Intelligence & Health
Paris-Saclay participants: experts and PhD students working on AI applied to health and medicine
Funding: 5 missions