Out of 30 submitted applications within the framework of the 3rd call, 21 applications were selected after an external review process. Thus, the acceptance rate was 70 %. This brings the total number of projects to 61 since Africa-UniNet was established in 2020.
The 21 selected projects of the third call comprise partnerships with institutions in 11 different countries in Africa: Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Morocco, Gabon, Ghana, Lesotho, Uganda, South Africa, Nigeria, Namibia. In total, 22 different African universities and research institutions out of 42 African member institutions are involved, and 12 out of 26 Austrian institutions. More than half of the projects are coordinated by the African partner institution.
The projects are financed by the BMBWF with a total funding amount of ca. 500,000 euros for a project duration of up to two years. The themes of the projects cover a variety of science sectors ranging from biology, bioinformatics, human genetics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, plant cultivation, organic farming, climate change, water management, epidemiology, public health, fisheries, aquaculture to circular economy and gender mainstreaming.
They all share a cooperative and participatory approach, as well as the objective to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. The names and partner institutions of the financed projects are listed below. The projects are currently in the contracting process and will start within the next months. More information will be published upon project start.
- P082_Uganda | Land Use and Land Cover Change Effects on Water Quality Characteristics of the Maziba Sub-Catchment, Western Uganda | Kabale University , University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
- P083_Ethiopia_Kenya | Gender Inclusion Partnership: Peanut Production Improvements and Aflatoxin Mitigation for Food Security and Nutrition in East Africa | Haramaya University, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Egerton University
- P085_Kenya_Uganda | Optimizing Black Soldier Fly Value chain for Sustainable Aquaculture and Food Security in Kenya and Uganda | Maseno University, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Busitema University
- P086_Kenya | Revisiting Climate Change Mitigation Potential in Smallholder Farming Systems in Kenya | University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Maseno University
- P087_Kenya_Uganda_South Africa | Monitoring, Management and Mitigation of Environmental Challenges with Collaborative Data Analytics and Machine Learning for Sustainable Development | Johannes Kepler University Linz, African Centre for Technology Studies, Gulu University, Maseno University, Nkumba University, University of Pretoria
- P088_Nigeria | The influence of HIV treatment on sperm mitochondria | University of Lagos, Medical University of Vienna
- P089_Gabon | Pathogen surveillance through wastewater in Gabon | Medical University of Vienna, Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné
- P091_Nigeria | Fabrication and Characterization of Dye-sensitized Solar Cells using Locally Sourced Natural Dyes and Synthetic Organic Dyes as Photosensitizers | Redeemer's University, Johannes Kepler University Linz
- P092_Nigeria | Dual-functional Nanotechniuqe - Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Composite: An Efficient Sensor and Photocatalyst for Water Treatment in Developed and Developing Nations | Redeemer's University, University of Vienna
- P093_South Africa | Teaching the Global Goals: Leveraging teacher educators’ professionalism for sustainable development | University of Innsbruck, University of Pretoria, University of Vienna
- 094_Ghana | Tamale's Inner Urban Ecologies | University of Applied Arts Vienna, University for Development Studies
- P095_Uganda | Solar driven agri-food processes | University of Innsbruck, Makerere University
- P096_Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Morocco | Enhancing Multiple Levels of Disaster Risk Management Professionalization | Bahir Dar University, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Debre Tabor University, University of Ouahigouya, Maseno University, Cadi Ayyad University
- P101_Lesotho | Joint development of student projects and implementation of joint research areas in the field of sustainability and energy management in Austria and Lesotho | University of Applied Sciences Kufstein, National University of Lesotho
- P102_Namibia_Nigeria | Mechanistic Studies of the Vascular and Cardiac Effects of the Aqueous Calyx Extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa | Medical University of Graz, University of Namibia, Usmanu Danfodiyo University
- P103_Kenya_Lesotho | Strengthening Mental Health Awareness among Secondary School Students in Kenya | Kibabii University , Medical University of Graz, National University of Lesotho
- P105_Uganda | Effective Resolution of Exponential Diophantine Equations | Paris Lodron University Salzburg, Makerere University, Graz University of Technology
- P107_Uganda_Ethiopia | Engage for Non-Gender Discriminative Higher Education | Gulu University, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Nkumba University, Debre Markos University
- P109_Kenya | Enhancing Climate and Water Smart Agriculture Solutions in Kenya through Capacity Building in the use of FAO-WaPOR Web-based Tool | Egerton University , University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
- P110_Uganda | Establishing Diverse Application of “Luffa Aegyptiaca” for Functional Objects Production | Nkumba University, Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, University of Applied Arts Vienna
- P111_Ethiopia | Growing crops without soil-hydroponics: Technology adoption and evaluation of nutritional quality in South Gondar Zone, Ethiopia | Debre Tabor University, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Debre Markos University