Broos Institute

Re-Centering African Thought

in European Education

Empowering students through Afrocentric perspectives that reshape narratives, enrich learning, and foster a more inclusive academic future across Europe.

Centering African Thought

in European Education

Advancing Afrocentric scholarship through rigorous academic programs, African-centered methodologies, and critical engagement with European educational traditions.

Liberatory Learning

Education as a pathway to intellectual sovereignty, identity reclamation, and generational self-determination.

Scholarly Excellence

Uncompromising academic depth, rooted in interdisciplinary frameworks and African epistemologies.

Community-Engaged Learning

Knowledge co-created with Afro-descendant communities to ensure relevance, integrity, and transformative impact.

Critical Consciousness

We cultivate awareness of historical and structural injustices, empowering learners to become agents of change.

About broos Institute

The Broos Institute is Europe’s pioneering institution for Afrocentric research and postgraduate education. Founded in Amsterdam, we exist to radically reframe African thought within European academia, centering African epistemologies in scholarly and policy discourse.

Through transdisciplinary collaboration with the Millar Institute for Transdisciplinary and Development Studies (MITDS), we are building a new academic model; one that privileges African knowledge systems while preparing learners for doctoral study, leadership, and research across Europe and the Global South.

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Education That Honors Our Full Humanity

The Broos Institute is home to Europe’s first Afrocentric academic campus, grounded in the intellectual and political legacy of its namesake, Broos (Babel), a Maroon leader of resistance and renewal.

We serve adult learners seeking critical, research-oriented, and decolonial education beyond the undergraduate level. Here, education is not assimilation; it is transformation.

Broos Institute Campus

In partnership with Millars Institute for Transdisciplinary and Development Studies (MITDS) in Bolgatanga, Ghana, we are set to launch our first Masters program in African Philosophy (MPhil) in 2026.

What We Offer

Our programs 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

Rooted in Community. Driven by Knowledge.

Join us in reshaping education through scholarship and responsibility—grounded in the lived experiences of Afro-descended communities.

Empowering Communities

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Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in African Culture and development

(Launching 2026)

Broos Institute, in partnership with the Millar Institute for Transdisciplinary and Development Studies (MITDS) in Ghana, presents Europe’s first graduate program rooted fully in Afrocentric scholarship.

This rigorous two-year MPhil program offers an immersive curriculum in African philosophy, endogenous development, ethnography, cultural studies, diaspora theory, and epistemic justice.

Students will:

A program for those who do not merely study African thought but think from it.

Events & Lectures

From curated public dialogues to scholarly symposia, our events bridge academia and community. Broos Institute is a convening space for Afro-European scholars, cultural workers, and educators seeking to deepen and expand Afrocentric discourse.