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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

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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

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  Gerald Kwikiriza contributes to global dialogue on conserving the Lake Victoria fishery

  APPEAR scholar Gerald Kwikiriza presented his PhD research World Aquaculture Safari 2025 Conference, engaging with leading researchers and policymakers committed to conserving one of Africa’s most vital fisheries.

  2 min lesen · 17. November 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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  Welt im Ohr: A Voice for the Voiceless: Wissenschaft und informelle Siedlungen

  Über die komplexen Probleme städtischer informeller Siedlungen im Globalen Süden. Ö1 Campusradio, Freitag 27.06.25, 20:00-21:00 Uhr

  2 min lesen · 26. Juni 2025

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  Simegn Kassa Alamirew completed PhD at BOKU University

  Simegn Kassa Alamirew, a distinguished lecturer at Bahir Dar University, has dedicated over a decade to academia, specializing in social anthropology. In December 2024, she completed her PhD research on “Dietary Behaviour of Women of Reproductive Age in Ethiopia: Socio-Cultural Factors and Care for Women“ at the Institute of Development Research, BOKU University, Vienna, under the supervision of Prof. Stefanie Lemke and funded by APPEAR.

  5 min lesen · 20. März 2025

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  Leah Mwaisango Kalemela - Completion of doctoral studies at the University of Vienna

  Leah Mwaisango Kalemela has defended her PhD on “Life Experiences of Children Living in Child-headed Households in Tanzania” at the University of Vienna in March 2024.

  4 min lesen · 07. Oktober 2024

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  Tizita Gebremariam completes her PhD at the University of Vienna

  Tizita Gebremariam defended her PhD at the University of Vienna in April 2024

  3 min lesen · 24. Juni 2024

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  Alumni Talk with Deous Mary Ekyaligonza

  On 31 May 2023, Deous Mary Ekyaligonza shared her experiences as a former scholarship holder and researcher. The talk was followed by socializing over Ugandan food and drinks.

  3 min lesen · 30. Oktober 2023

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  PhD research on the environmental conditions of the Vjosa river system, Albania

  Meet our new APPEAR scholar Sonja Hoxha from Albania and learn about her research on last free-flowing, wild river in Europe.

  4 min lesen · 30. Oktober 2023

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  Thaddeo Kahigwa Tibasiima completes PhD on sustainable land use for coffee production in Uganda

  He defended his PhD in Agriculture from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna in Mai 2023.

  7 min lesen · 09. Oktober 2023

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  Debre Markos University in Ethiopia awards Honorary Doctorate to Dr. Reinfried Mansberger

  Debre Markos University in Ethiopia awarded the first honorary doctorate of Science to Dr. Reinfried Mansberger.

  2 min lesen · 03. Oktober 2023