Mirjam Straßer, M.A.

Since 2020

Coordinator of the European Interdisciplinary Master African Studies (EIMAS)
(supported by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union)

Since 2020

Coordinator of the Africa-Bayreuth International Alumni Network (afriBIAN)
(within the DAAD Alumni Programme for Supporting and Integrating International Alumni;
supported by the DAAD and funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Federal Foreign Office (AA) from 2020 to 2023)

Since 2023

President of the International Club for the University of Bayreuth

2019

Coordinator of the programme "African Studies in Tunisia – Methodologies and Current Issues"
(within the DAAD programme “German-Arab Transformation Partnership: Short-term Measures”;
supported by the DAAD and funded by the Federal Foreign Office)

Since 2019

Project Coordinator, Institute of African Studies, University of Bayreuth

• Coordination of Young BRIAS (Bavarian Research Institute of African Studies)
• Organization of the BIGSAS Journalist Award 2019
• Support and representation of the academic coordination
• Fundraising (EU and DAAD programmes)

2014 – 2018

Project Support, Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies (BIGSAS),
University of Bayreuth

2014

M.A. in "Cultural and Social Anthropology", University of Bayreuth

2012 – 2014

Student Assistant, Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies (BIGSAS),
University of Bayreuth

2011

B.A. in "Culture and Society of Africa - Applied African Studies", University of Bayreuth