Aktivitäten von Scholars

177 News gefunden

© Christine Cavallotti

activities of scholarship holders

Scholar Bienvenue Zoma publishes paper on farmers' attitudes towards breeding tools

The research paper which was published in the international journal “Sustainability” in March 2021 was one of the outcomes of the project LoCaBreed

2 min lesen · 19. März 2021
© Elke Stinnig

activities of scholarship holders

Rutikanga Charles appointed as IFSW Africa region representative for indigenous knowledge commission

The indigenous knowledge commission was set up to contribute to social work practice and to acknowledge the relevance of indigenous knowledge for social work

2 min lesen · 12. März 2021
© Reinfried Mansberger

activities of scholarship holders

Abebaw Andarge Gedefaw finishes PhD study on Land Administration and Land Management in Ethiopia

The findings of his PhD research are an important contribution to meet the objectives of the EduLAND2 project in particular and in general, to support sustainable land development in Ethiopia.

4 min lesen · 03. März 2021
© Bernadette Yougbaré

activities of scholarship holders

Scholar Bernadette Yougbaré defended PhD thesis on the genetic disposition of cattle in Burkina Faso

In 2017 Bernadette Yougbaré was awarded a PhD scholarship to conduct her study as part of the APPEAR project LoCaBreed.

2 min lesen · 02. März 2021
© Zalina Gorgiladze

activities of scholarship holders

Video online: OeAD Scholars Talk with Lela Khartishvili

In this OeAD Scholars Talk Lela Khartishvili from Georgia presented her PhD research on community-based tourism development in the mountain regions of Georgia and Armenia.

1 min lesen · 18. Dezember 2020
© Belachew Gebrewold

activities of scholarship holders

Podcast of Alumni Talks with Prof. Dr. Belachew Gebrewold

The talk focused on scholarships to promote academic partnerships, economic cooperation as well as mutual political and cultural understanding which benefit both the countries of origin and Austria.

1 min lesen · 15. Dezember 2020
© Ayelech Kidie´Mengesha

activities of scholarship holders

APPEAR scholarship holder won Inge Dirmhirn Prize 2019

Ayelech Kidie Mengesha was recently awarded the “Inge Dirmhirn Prize 2019’’ for her master's thesis: "Impact of rural land certification on household's decision to plant trees and women's rights to trees: in the case of Gozamen District in East Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia”.

2 min lesen · 10. Dezember 2020
© Mr. Zana

activities of scholarship holders

Hafte Mebrahten Tesfay finishes PhD study on agroforestry in Ethiopia

The research of our APPEAR scholar focused on ecosystem services of indigenous agroforestry systems in the southeastern Rift Valley, Ethiopia. He successfully defended his PhD at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna in early December 2020.

2 min lesen · 09. Dezember 2020
© Nqobile Mmema

activities of scholarship holders

“I shall not give up” – The story of a PhD student and her life after

APPEAR scholar Esther Mukooza from Uganda completed her PhD in Anthropology at the University of Vienna and is currently working with Medecins Sans Frontieres in the Kingdom of Eswatini in Southern Africa. She tells us about her professional journey after her studies in Austria and explains why one should focus on the goal and not the in-between.

5 min lesen · 01. Dezember 2020
© Elke Stinnig

activities of scholarship holders

APPEAR scholar Abebaw Andarge Gedefaw recently published two articles

The findings of his PhD research are an important contribution to meet the objectives of the EduLAND2 project in particular and in general, to support sustainable land development in Ethiopia.

4 min lesen · 24. November 2020
© Elke Stinnig

activities of scholarship holders

Indigenous social work practice in Africa: Telling our practice stories amid COVID-19 Interventions

APPEAR scholarship holder Charles Rutikanga participated in this online event and talked about the indigenous models of problem solving that are built on the Rwandan history and culture.

4 min lesen · 16. November 2020
© LoCaBreed

activities of scholarship holders

Scholar Bernadette Yougbaré publishes research on characterization of cattle in Burkina Faso

The research was undertaken within the APPEAR project LoCaBreed that aims at improving the genetic disposition of the local cattle population to make it resistant against parasitic diseases. Bernadette contributed with her study on the morphometric characterization of purebred and crossbred Baoulé cattle in Burkina Faso.

2 min lesen · 22. Oktober 2020