Applications for the 2027 Global Series – Africa Edition of the Arbitration Academy are now open!

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All applications to attend the 2027 Africa Edition must be submitted before December 11, 2026, 23.59 hrs (GMT+1 / Paris Time)
Before submitting your application, please review the Guidelines.

2027 Application guidelines

Application

The Arbitration Academy is designed to provide advanced courses in arbitration law to students, practitioners, academics, judges, international civil servants and government officials who have already a general knowledge of arbitration law.

The 2027 Africa Edition of the Arbitration Academy will run from the 1^st up to the 4^th of February 2027, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, in collaboration with the Centre d’arbitrage de la CCJA-OHADA. The courses will be taught in French.
Applications for the 2027 Africa Edition are now open.

Your application is considered received once an automatic confirmation has been sent to you by email.

Admission

Applicants will be notified of the Selection Committee’s decision regarding their application by the end of December 2026. The Selection Committee will base its decision on academic criteria and on the documents submitted along with the application.
Upon receipt of the notification, applicants are encouraged to begin their visa application process immediately, as the deadline to register to the Arbitration Academy is January 22, 2027 (a candidate who has been accepted by the Selection Committee, and who has paid his registration fees, is considered as registered to the 2027 Africa Edition of the Arbitration Academy).

Who can apply ?

Students: a person who can prove his/her affiliation to a higher education Institution during at least the first semester of the current year is considered a student.
Professionals: a person engaged in a specified activity as one’s main paid occupation is considered a professional.
Academics: a person holding a teaching or research position at a higher education Institution is considered an academic.
Judges: a person holding a judicial office is considered a judge.
International civil servants: a person employed by an international or regional organization is considered an international civil servant.
Government officials: a person who is involved in public administration or government, through either election, appointment, selection, or employment is considered a Government official. For the avoidance of doubt, State University professors shall not be considered government officials.

Registration Fees

Students/Academics: 100,000 FCFA.
Government officials/international Organizations/Judges: 100,000 FCFA.
Practitioners: 200,000 FCFA.

Required documents

An up-to-date curriculum vitae;
A personal statement explaining your interest in the program (1-2 pages, typewritten, in English or in French);
Certified copies of diplomas and transcripts (accompanied by a translation in English or in French if necessary);
If you are a Student: a proof of enrolment from your university in 2026;
If you are a Government official, a Judge or an International civil servant: a document certifying your current affiliation;
A color picture, in JPG format with a resolution of 1 MB minimum.

Website

Applicants admitted to the program consent to have their photograph posted on the Academy’s website and LinkedIn website. In addition, all participants in the Academy’s 2027 Africa Edition consent to have photos or videos taken during the course of the program published on the Academy’s website.

Contact

For further information, please contact secretariat@arbitrationacademy.org