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Institut des Mondes Africains

French research unit

The Institut des mondes africains (IMAF) is a French academic mixed and interdisciplinary research unit for African studies, in which the national research organisation CNRS (Centre national de la recherche scientifique), three other French national academic research institutions and two universities collaborate.2 Its chief executive is Elena Vezzadini (since 2022).1 It is part of Aix-Marseille University.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jan 1, 2014Founded1

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The Institut des mondes africains (IMAF) is a French academic mixed and interdisciplinary research unit for African studies, in which the national research organisation CNRS (Centre national de la recherche scientifique), three other French national academic research institutions and two universities collaborate. They are the Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD, French Research Institute for Development), the École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS, School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences) and the Aix-Marseille Un2

Corporate structure

Institut des Mondes Africains is part of a group headed by Aix-Marseille University. 83 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Aix-Marseille University Marseille, France
    • Institut des Mondes Africains
    • Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques Subsidiary · 9th arrondissement of Marseille, France
    • Biologie Végétale et de Microbiologie Environnementales Subsidiary · Saint-Paul-lès-Durance, France
    • Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines Subsidiary · Marseille, France
    • Center for Research in Neurobiology and Neurophysiology of Marseille Subsidiary · 15th arrondissement of Marseille, France
    • Centre Camille Jullian Subsidiary · Aix-en-Provence, France
    • Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy Subsidiary · 9th arrondissement of Marseille, France
    • Centre d'études et de recherches d'histoire des idées et des institutions politiques Subsidiary · Aix-en-Provence, France
    • Centre d'études fiscales et financières (Aix-Marseille Université) Subsidiary · Aix-en-Provence, France
    • Centre de Physique Théorique Subsidiary · 9th arrondissement of Marseille, France
    • Centre de Recherche en Psychologie de la Connaissance, du Langage et de l'Émotion Subsidiary · Aix-en-Provence, France
    • Centre de Recherche et de Documentation sur l'Océanie Subsidiary · 3rd arrondissement of Marseille, France
    • Centre for Particle Physics of Marseille Subsidiary · 9th arrondissement of Marseille, France
    • Centre for Research and Teaching in Environmental Geoscience Subsidiary · Aix-en-Provence, France
    • Centre Interdisciplinaire de Nanoscience de Marseille Subsidiary · 9th arrondissement of Marseille, France
    • Centre International de Rencontres Mathématiques Subsidiary · 9th arrondissement of Marseille, France
    • Centre méditerranéen de sociologie, de science politique et d’histoire Subsidiary · Aix-en-Provence, France
    • Centre Norbert Elias Subsidiary · France
    • Centre Paul Albert-Février Subsidiary · Aix-en-Provence, France
    • Centre pour l'édition électronique ouverte Subsidiary · 13th arrondissement of Marseille, France
    • CIELAM Subsidiary · Aix-en-Provence, France
    • CRMBM laboratory Subsidiary · 5th arrondissement of Marseille, France
    • Developmental Biology Institute of Marseille Subsidiary · 9th arrondissement of Marseille, France
    • Economic & Social Sciences, Health Systems & Medical Informatics Subsidiary · Marseille, France
    • Fresnel Institute Subsidiary · 13th arrondissement of Marseille, France
    • and 57 more

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Leadership

Who has led Institut des Mondes Africains, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Elena Vezzadini2022–now
201520202025

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Centre d'études des mondes africains1

Timeline

  1. Jan 2022New chief executive Elena Vezzadini becomes CEO1
  2. Jan 1, 2014Founded Founded1

Sources

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