Events

Events & Gatherings

Join us at our events where science meets business, entertainment, and culture. Connect with researchers, students, and stakeholders from Africa and around the world.

The African Academic Night

Our flagship annual event, the African Academic Night (AAN), is a Gala Night where science meets with business, entertainment, and culture. It's an excellent opportunity to showcase Finnish projects in Africa and highlight the contribution of African Researchers and students in Finland to the Finnish knowledge economy.

Looking Back

Past Events

3rd EditionPast Event

African Academic Night

Saturday, 30th November 2024

In partnership with various Finnish stakeholders, DIANA ry is organising the third edition of the African Academic Night (AAN). This is an excellent opportunity to showcase Finnish projects in Africa but also the contribution of African Researchers and students in Finland to the Finnish knowledge economy. The AAN is a forum, a Gala Night where science meets with business, entertainment and Culture. Finnish, International and African Researchers and students meet to network.

2nd EditionPast Event

African Academic Night

November 2023

Turku, Finland

The second edition of the African Academic Night brought together researchers, students, and stakeholders from Finland and Africa for an evening of networking, cultural exchange, and academic discourse.

1st EditionPast Event

African Academic Night

November 2022

Turku, Finland

The inaugural African Academic Night launched DIANA ry's flagship annual event, establishing a platform for celebrating African academic excellence in the Finnish knowledge economy.

Highlights

Event Gallery

Moments captured from our previous African Academic Night editions

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