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Event Summary: 15th S-DHG Forum 2025

Around 60 participants from funding agencies and organisations across Europe and around the world came together for the 15th S-DHG Forum 2025 – the Forum of the Cooperation for Sustainable Development in Higher Education Group (S-DHG), which took place in November 2025 at OeAD in Vienna. The meeting focused on a central challenge: how to communicate the value of higher education cooperation with the Global South during a time of increasing global uncertainty, shrinking budgets, and shifting political priorities.

3 min lesen · 04. Dezember 2025
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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
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KI–WATER project activities strengthen the collaboration of Kabale University and BOKU University

Kabale University and the Institute for Hydrology and Water Management at BOKU University have deepened their collaboration through a series of activities under the KI–WATER Project – Building Regional Capacities in Integrated Water Resources Management in the Kigezi Highlands. From 16 to 19 September 2025, the partners carried out joint meetings, field visits, and training sessions aimed at strengthening research, teaching, and community engagement for sustainable water management in Uganda’s Kigezi region.

2 min lesen · 14. Oktober 2025
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Armenian-Austrian University Cooperation Meeting

On 7 July 2025, the Armenian-Austrian University Cooperation Meeting took place at Yerevan State University. The event brought together project partners and stakeholders from various academic fields to strengthen bilateral cooperation, share best practices and explore new opportunities for collaboration. With project presentations and panel discussions, the meeting provided a vibrant platform for dialogue, exchange and future cooperation.

12 min lesen · 08. Oktober 2025
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Mountains of the Moon University celebrates successful closure of the Agroecology Rwenzori Project

Mountains of the Moon University hosted a colourful dinner to mark the close of the the APPEAR project AER Phase II, celebrating its achievements in advancing agroecology education, research, and community transformation across the Rwenzori region.

2 min lesen · 30. September 2025
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Strengthening Agroforestry Education and Practices in Ethiopia | First annual report

The LINK project is advancing agroforestry education and sustainable livelihoods in Ethiopia. From stakeholder engagement to academic publications, its first year has laid the groundwork for long-term impact.

2 min lesen · 29. September 2025
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Summer Course at Université Nazi BONI explores innovations in animal breeding and genetics

In July 2025, Université Nazi BONI (UNB) in Burkina Faso hosted an international summer course titled 'Animal Breeding and Genetics: New Approaches in Europe and Africa‘, financed through the LoCaBreed2.0 project. The course aimed to strengthen local capacities in animal breeding research and practice, while also highlighting the urgent need for sustainable genetic improvement that is tailored to local contexts.

2 min lesen · 22. September 2025
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Melsew Amsalu Wubneh presents research at summer school in Kiel, Germany

The 2025 SWAMP summer school and workshop took place in Kiel, Germany, from August 5 to 14 in a hybrid form.

2 min lesen · 19. September 2025
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APPEAR scholars and alumni strengthen research networks for aquatic ecology

In May 2025, the FRESH NET workshop at BOKU University in Vienna brought together 40 representatives from over 15 institutions in Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya and Austria to establish partnerships for the sustainable management of Uganda's freshwater ecosystems. APPEAR scholars and alumni played an important role in leading sessions, presenting research and shaping new joint initiatives aimed at strengthening collaboration, academic networks and leadership in aquatic ecology across East Africa.

3 min lesen · 19. September 2025
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Report on the kick-off meeting of REVITAL-MU-ADU

In July 2025, Mekelle University, in partnership with Adigrat University and international collaborators, inaugurated the REVITAL-MU-ADU Project under the theme “Revitalizing Mekelle and Adigrat Universities’ Academic Capacity Post-Conflict: Introducing Peri-Urban Agroforestry for Climate Resilience, Forest Restoration, and Women’s Livelihood Enhancement.”

2 min lesen · 18. September 2025
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1 min lesen · 16. September 2025
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Online Alumni Talk with Paul Yillia from Sierra Leone on 15 October

Join us on 15 October 2025 at 11:00 (CEST) for our online Alumni Talk. Our speaker, Paul Yillia – a seasoned scientist, policy specialist, and international advisor – will share insights from his academic journey and professional career. He will reflect on his doctoral studies at the Vienna University of Technology, his work with international research organizations, his role in co-founding the Energy Nexus Network (TENN), a regional energy ecosystem hub in Sierra Leone, and his perspectives on global energy developments.

3 min lesen · 16. September 2025

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