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Short Courses

The Broos Institute Short Courses are designed for individuals committed to transformative learning and community-based knowledge. These offerings provide critical tools for liberation work, intellectual empowerment, and Afrocentric leadership across disciplines.

Whether you’re an educator, cultural worker, policy strategist, artist, healer, or grassroots organiser, our short courses give you the space to deepen your understanding and sharpen your practice.

What Makes Our Courses Unique

Our courses combine expert guidance, hands-on learning, and real-world relevance to help you gain practical skills and confidence. Each program is thoughtfully designed to deliver lasting value and measurable progress.

Rooted in African Worldviews

Content is built around African philosophies, oral traditions, indigenous epistemologies, and diaspora resistance histories.

Taught by Scholar-Activists

Facilitators include leading thinkers, community leaders, and creatives working at the intersection of research and social change.

Hybrid & Accessible

Courses are offered online, in-person (Amsterdam & Ghana), or in hybrid formats, with flexible scheduling for working professionals.

Community-Centered:

Courses emphasize collective dialogue, mutual care, and political education over transactional instruction.


Sample Topics

Offered seasonally and by demand:

  • Decolonising the University: Strategies for Curriculum Reimagination
  • Reparations, Memory & African Futures
  • Indigenous Climate Knowledge and Environmental Justice
  • Pan-African Political Organising in the 21st Century
  • Orality, Storytelling & Resistance in African Communities

Certification & Pathways

All participants receive a Certificate of Completion. Short courses may also act as gateways to longer-term study, including entry into our Master’s or Research programmes.

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Who Should Join?

  • Youth leaders and community organisers
  • Cultural workers, artists, and healers
  • NGO professionals, educators, and public sector workers
  • Scholars seeking Afrocentric continuing education
  • Members of the African diaspora interested in reconnection and contribution
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  • TESTIMONIALS

Participant Testimonials

Discover what past participants have to say about their experience. From valuable insights to real-world applications, these testimonials highlight how our short courses have made a lasting impact on their careers and personal growth.
This wasn’t just a course — it was a reclamation of truth.
I gained language for the work I’ve been doing in my community for years
It grounded me in the knowledge I never received in my formal education.

How to Enrol

Visit our Short Courses Portal to see the upcoming calendar, course fees, and scholarship options. Spaces are limited to keep sessions intimate and deeply interactive.
Learn in community. Lead in purpose. Reclaim your roots through knowledge.

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