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Africa-UniNet: new network, new opportunities

We cordially invite you to become a founding member of Africa-UniNet and to join the kick-off meeting and first general assembly, which will take place from 30th-31st of January 2020 at BOKU in Vienna. During this meeting, the network will be officially inaugurated, representatives of the institutions will become familiar with each other, board and national coordinators will be elected and the first activities of the network will be specified.

3 min lesen · 04. November 2019
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APPEAR in practice_14: Energy access and transition to sustainability in cities

Event on the 19th of November 2019 with team members of the project SEA4cities that aims at supporting research on the potential of emerging cities to access and transition to energy sustainability, with a focus on the contribution of information technology in Dakar, Senegal.

4 min lesen · 25. Oktober 2019
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Published research article about farmers willingness to participate in voluntary land consolidation

APPEAR scholar Abebaw Andarge Gedefaw who is pursuing his PhD studies within the EduLAND project has recently published the article "Farmers Willingness to Participate In Voluntary Land Consolidation in Gozamin District, Ethiopia" which was also selected as an issue cover of the journal.

3 min lesen · 24. Oktober 2019
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SEA4cities' next partnership workshop scheduled for 30th and 31st of October

The project Sustainable Energy Access for Sustainable Cities | SEA4cities organises their next workshop on their research topic.

2 min lesen · 24. Oktober 2019
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Speed dating with organic stakeholders in Armenia

During her field research scholarship holder Hasmik Hovakimyan used the format of speed dating for discussing cooperation possibilities between organic producers and lecturers of the Armenian National Agrarian University.

2 min lesen · 23. Oktober 2019
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Water experts met in Addis Ababa for the final LARIMA conference

“Water is life and life is related to biodiversity!” underlines Aschalew Lakew Haile, former scholar and national coordinator of the APPEAR project LARIMA.

4 min lesen · 23. Oktober 2019
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Go Organic! Two scholars contribute to sustainable agriculture in Uganda

Worldwide, organic agriculture is steadily increasing in popularity and skilled professionals in higher education and research are required. Watch the video to see, how two APPEAR scholars and young professionals in this field contribute to the project on agroecology in Uganda.

3 min lesen · 14. Oktober 2019
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Representatives of Austrian Development Agency visited Women's Studies Center at IUG

A delegation from the Austrian Development Agency has visited the Women's Studies Center, a unit of the Islamic University of Gaza, which is one of the outcomes of the APPEAR project SHE-GE. The purpose of the visit was to better understand the needs and current efforts with regard to gender equality and women empowerment in Gaza.

1 min lesen · 01. Oktober 2019
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Fostering a network of women researchers in water research and policy for Africa

PhD candidate at BOKU Sonnia Nzilani Musyoka attended the "Water First! Workshop for African Women in Water Research and Policy”, that took place on 8-10 September 2019 in Accra, Ghana.

2 min lesen · 27. September 2019
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APPEAR event on water, energy and food security in East Africa | 26th of September

APPEAR in practice_13: Water, energy and food security in East Africa. Insights into integrated natural resource management with examples from Kenya and Uganda.

3 min lesen · 17. September 2019
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Promoting a young researcher to participate in the Organic Leadership Course

Margarit Tigranyan, a young staff member at the Armenian National Agricultural University, was selected to take part in a leadership course in organic farming.

3 min lesen · 13. September 2019
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Four APPEAR scholars participating at Summer School in Georgia

“Working in an interdisciplinary, multicultural, and friendly environment was exciting and good opportunity to learn from each other” highlights one of the summer school participants.

3 min lesen · 10. September 2019