Welcome to the Wilhelm von Humboldt University Institute. The Institute was founded by Prof. Bernd Glazinski PhD, Dipl. Psych., M.A. and Prof. Konrad Obermann MD, PhD in 2021.

The Institute aims to integrate European-style higher education and research in West African learning. It does so by establishing a local real-life laboratory in health, economic development, agriculture and management in the age of digitalization.

Prof. Dr. Bernd Glazinski

„Mansôa has a high economic potential. The Wilhelm von Humboldt University Institute wants to keep these talents in the country and qualify their skills.“

Prof. Bernd Glazinski

Landscape in Guinea-Bissau

The vision – Moving a country forward

Guinea-Bissau holds a high economic potential in the agricultural and tourism sectors. The Wilhelm von Humboldt University Institute aims to promote and consolidate these potentials.

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The Real Lab in Mansôa

The Real Lab Mansôa – Science in the real world

The Wilhelm von Humboldt University Institute wants to contribute towards new perspectives on innovative development work, based on the example of local developments in Mansôa.

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„What we know is a drop; what we don't know, an ocean.“

Isaac Newton

Vision

Libertas, Scientia, Impetus: The Wilhelm von Humboldt University Institute acts according to three core principles, which guide our faculty and students.

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Study Program

The study program of the Wilhelm von Humboldt University Institute offers its students ideal conditions for teaching and research oriented towards West African reality.

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PhD-Program

The Wilhelm von Humboldt University Institute will offer a doctoral degree as the highest level of academic competence.

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Fundação Bernd Glazinski Foundation

The Fundação Bernd Glazinski Foundation supports the Wilhelm von Humboldt University Institute.

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