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APPEAR scholar Hiwot Abebe graduated from Joint Master Programme EUR-Organic

APPEAR scholar Hiwot Abebe recently graduated from the double degree master's programme in Organic Agricultural Systems and Agroecology (EUR-Organic) at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU). Congratulations!

3 min lesen · 24. November 2022
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APPEAR scholar Lemlem Fitwi Weldemariam presents at the International Geographical Union Congress

Lemlem Fitwi Weldemariam tells us about her congress visit in Paris and the presentation of her research on “Challenges of food security and coping strategies among rural households in Tigray, Ethiopia”.

3 min lesen · 19. August 2022
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Bruktawit Ejigu Kassa finalises PhD on media policy and promotion of gender equality in Ethiopia

APPEAR scholar Bruktawit Ejigu Kassa reflects on her research findings and her experiences as a researcher in Austria.

4 min lesen · 28. Juli 2022
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Hasmik Hovakimyan from Armenia finalised her PhD with excellence

On 2 June 2022, Hasmik Hovakimyan graduated from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna – the same year the university celebrates 150 years of existence and ‘green’ education. Her research focused on transforming pedagogy towards a participatory development in the field of organic agriculture and was supervised by Stefan Vogel and Bernhard Freyer.

4 min lesen · 27. Juni 2022
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APPEAR alumni Hafte Mebrahten studies carbon pools of indigenous agroforestry systems in Ethiopia

His research showed that indigenous agroforestry systems have considerably higher carbon stocks than those reported for some tropical forests and agroforestry systems.

3 min lesen · 20. Juni 2022
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Benard Mucholwa Simiyu talks about his PhD on water quality in Nyanza Gulf, Kenya

APPEAR scholar Benard Mucholwa Simiyu successfully completed his PhD live online from Technical University of Kenya on 15 February 2022. In this article, he provides insights on his PhD research on the influence of the main Lake Victoria on the water quality in Nyanza Gulf.

5 min lesen · 23. Mai 2022
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Hasmik Hovakimyan on conference visit in Évora, Portugal

Only some weeks before finishing her PhD, APPEAR scholar Hasmik Hovakimyan joined the 14th European Farming Systems Conference (IFSA).

1 min lesen · 18. Mai 2022
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Video: Country Talk Armenia

In the third edition of the OeAD Country Talks, APPEAR scholar Hasmik Hovakimyan invites us to a journey to learn more about geography and culture as well as the cuisine of Armenia.

6 min lesen · 10. Mai 2022
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Ayelech Kidie Mengesha publishes research on impact of land registration program in rural Ethiopia

Land degradation and deforestation are major problems generally in developing countries and specifically in Ethiopia. In two recently published papers APPEAR scholar Ayelech Kidie Mengesha investigates the impact of land registration program on sustainable land use practices and gender equality.

5 min lesen · 18. Februar 2022
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Pauline Macharia defends PhD thesis on the water-energy nexus in water services provision

APPEAR scholar Pauline Macharia writes about the results of her research and her experiences while studying in Austria.

5 min lesen · 01. Februar 2022
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Scholar Imad Sayrafi finishes PhD on grassroots movements in rural Palestine

Imad Sayrafi completed his PhD at University of Vienna on social transformations linked to everyday resistance and grassroots movements in rural Palestine in September 2021. In this article, he provides some insights into his research and his experience as a PhD student in Austria.

3 min lesen · 29. Dezember 2021
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Hasmik Hovakimyan publishes paper on Participation in Curricula Development in Armenia

Hasmik Hovakimyan is an APPEAR scholarship holder since 2018. The paper urges the change in outdated curricula development processes, as they usually do not meet students’ needs and do not fit the labour market’s demand.

2 min lesen · 09. November 2021