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© Arman Arsenyan

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Master research on Cultural Heritage and Landscape Patterns in Armenia

APPEAR scholar Adana Mirzoyan recently earned her Master’s degree from the University Salzburg. Her study used GIS to examine how medieval cultural heritage sites in Armenia’s highlands relate to elevation, visibility, and settlement patterns, highlighting the value of geoinformatics for heritage research and spatial planning.

3 min lesen · 01. Jänner 2026
© Seda Adamyan

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Seda Adamyan at the Young ÖGHMP Symposium

Seda Adamyan recently took part in the Young ÖGHMP Symposium in Vienna, presenting her research on Dirofilaria and Leishmania in Armenian mammals. The event gathered emerging scientists to discuss advances in microbiology, hygiene, and preventive medicine. For Seda, it was a valuable chance to share her findings, connect with experts, and explore new approaches for studying vector-borne zoonotic diseases in the South Caucasus.

5 min lesen · 01. Jänner 2026
© Elke Stinnig

Entwicklungsforschung

Final Project Report: Organic Agriculture in Armenia - Participatory Higher Education and Knowledge

From classroom to field, the SOAA partnership is reshaping organic agriculture in Armenia. A streamlined master’s programme, a research farm, hands-on short courses, and empowered faculty are turning theory into practice, while growing public interest and enrollment. With strengthened international partnerships and vibrant outreach, organic agriculture is emerging not just as a subject of study, but as a sustainable pathway for Armenia’s agriculture.

3 min lesen · 29. Dezember 2025
© Elke Stinnig

Entwicklungsforschung

Final Report: Strengthening Agroecology Education, Research, and Practice in Rwenzori Region, Uganda

The AER-Phase II project set out to transform agroecology education and practice in Western Uganda by bridging academia, research, and farming communities. Through a participatory, multi-stakeholder approach, the project strengthened the MSc Agroecology programme at Mountains of the Moon University, enhanced action-oriented research, and empowered farmers as co-creators of knowledge.

3 min lesen · 29. Dezember 2025
© Seda Adamyan

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Seda Adamyan: ÖGTPM 2025 Conference Participation

The APPEAR scholar Seda Adamyan recently took part in the conference of the Austrian Society for Tropical Medicine, Parasitology and Migration Medicine Graz. She presented resulst of her PhD research on the prevalence of Dirofilaria and Leishmania species across multiple host species in Armenia, including golden jackals.

4 min lesen · 29. Dezember 2025
© Harutyun Vermishyan

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Understanding Institutional Change through the Lens of Career Centres in Armenia and Georgia

APPEAR scholar Sona Balasanyan has published a new article in the international journal European Education. The paper examines how career centres in Armenian and Georgian universities, established within Bologna-inspired Europeanisation reforms, navigate complex governance structures inherited from the Soviet past.

3 min lesen · 29. Dezember 2025
© Yekunoamlak Alemu Woldeyohani

Alumni Entwicklungsforschung

Yekunoamlak Alemu: Green Skills for TVET Trainers in Ethiopian Polytechnics

Yekunoamlak Alemu is an OeAD alumnus, a senior staff member at Addis Ababa University, and a visiting scholar at the University of Klagenfurt. He was successful in the latest APPEAR Call and, since March 2025, has been implementing the project "Capacity Development of Trainers on Greening TVET in the Polytechnic Colleges of Ethiopia".

4 min lesen · 22. Dezember 2025
© Sinara Navoyan

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Migration, Gender, and Household Dynamics: An Ethnographic PhD Study from Rural Armenia

Sinara Navoyan recently completed her doctoral studies at the University of Vienna. Her research explores how international labour migration reshapes everyday life, gender roles, and power relations within rural Armenian households. Based on ethnographic fieldwork the study examines how khopan—seasonal circular migration from rural Armenia to Russia—sustains local livelihoods while transforming social and economic responsibilities among those who stay put, who are mostly women.

5 min lesen · 15. Dezember 2025
© Elke Stinnig

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Workshop Recap: Project Work in Conflict-Affected Countries

On 22 November 2025, OeAD hosted the workshop ‘Project Work in Conflict-Affected Contexts’ as part of the 9th Austrian Development Conference in Innsbruck, Austria. Caroline Paparu and Hafte Tesfay shared insights from their project work in Uganda and Ethiopia that were followed by interactive discussions. Overall, the workshop underscored that successful cooperation in conflict-affected contexts requires flexibility, ethical sensitivity, transparent communication, and long-term, trust-based partnerships rooted in local realities.

7 min lesen · 01. Dezember 2025
© Elke Stinnig

Alumni

In Memoriam of Dr. Sonnia Nzilani Musyoka

We are heartbroken to share that our former scholar Dr. Sonnia Nzilani Musyoka, passed away on 22 November 2025.

2 min lesen · 30. November 2025
© Frew Fentahun Enyew

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Agroforestry Systems and Multipurpose Trees in Southern and Southwestern Ethiopia

Abera Tilahun Abdi studies how agroforestry and multipurpose tree species enhance climate resilience and biodiversity in southern and southwestern Ethiopia.

3 min lesen · 27. November 2025
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Sunday Asasio presents paper at International Conference on Materials Science and Smart Materials

At the MSSM2025 conference in Vienna Sunday Asasio presented ‘Assessment of Renewable Energy Resource Potential for Hybrid Electrification: A Case Study of Kasenyi Fish Landing Site, Uganda’. The conference provided a global platform for advancing research in materials characterization, design, and sustainable high-performance material development.

3 min lesen · 27. November 2025

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