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Alumni Talk with Zipporah Gichana: Advancing Aquatic Resource Management

Join us on 15 October 2026 at 18:00 at the OeAD where Zipporah Gichana will share her personal and professional experiences as a doctoral student at BOKU University. Drawing on her involvement in international research projects, she will speak about aquatic resource management and sustainable aquaculture systems in East Africa, and international research collaboration, including her role as an Africa-UniNet representative.

2 min lesen · 15. Oktober 2026
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Beyond Professional Life: Growing with Purpose and Greening the Future

Dr. Sony Baral Gauli is a prominent green economist, educator, researcher, and academic leader whose professional achievements have significantly advanced sustainable forest management, green economic development, and climate resilience in Nepal. In 2025 she was awarded with the prestigious national award "Women in Science and Technology Award".

3 min lesen · 17. Juni 2026
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BOKU startet Projekt mit Bhutan und setzt Zusammenarbeit mit OeAD fort

Am 20. Mai 2026 unterzeichnete die BOKU einen historischen Kooperationsvertrag für das Projekt CAPFOR, eine Initiative zur Stärkung der nachhaltigen Forstwirtschaft in Bhutan. Mit Unterstützung des OeAD werden junge Forstexpertinnen und -experten ausgebildet und innovative Strategien für den Klimaschutz entwickelt.

2 min lesen · 09. Juni 2026
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Strengthening the AEEM Programme and Alumni Network in East Africa

For more than ten years, the International Joint MSc Programme in Aquatic Ecosystems and Environmental Management (AEEM) has trained experts in aquatic and environmental management and strengthened academic partnerships between East African and Austrian universities. A workshop on 24 April 2026 in Ethiopia was dedicated to reflection, networking, and strategic dialogue on the future of the programme and its growing alumni network.

4 min lesen · 05. Juni 2026
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Discovering Salzburg - a day to remember for scholarship holders

On a sunny spring day, scholars from Upper Austria and Salzburg gathered in the historic city of Salzburg for a day of cultural discovery, networking, and shared experiences, organised by the OeAD Regional Offices Salzburg and Linz.

1 min lesen · 11. Mai 2026
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Alumni Talk Fernando Ruiz Peyré: The Power of Exchange - From Scholar to Global Research Networks

On 23 April 2026, the OeAD Alumni Talk in Vienna welcomed Fernando Ruiz Peyré, who offered an inspiring account of his personal and professional journey—from an exchange student to an internationally connected researcher in interdisciplinary mountain studies. Now affiliated with the Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research at the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the University of Innsbruck, he reflected on how academic mobility and international cooperation have shaped his career and research perspective.

4 min lesen · 07. Mai 2026
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Welcome Event for new scholarship holders: connecting information and people

On March 17, the OeAD team hosted a Welcome Event for new scholarship holders in Austria

2 min lesen · 27. April 2026
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A Semester Abroad That Changed Everything- My Journey to becoming a professor

Hana Krásná tells us her story about how staying curious and open for challenges, broadened her horizon. With support from OeAD and Mondi Austrian student scholarship, she managed to breakthrough in unusual research field und is now one decorated researcher as well as professor.

5 min lesen · 23. März 2026
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From Austria to East Africa: Advancing sustainable aquatic resource management

Dr. Zipporah Moraa Gichana is a Lecturer and Chair of the Department of Environment, Natural Resources, and Aquatic Sciences at Kisii University, Kenya. The former APPEAR scholar specializes in sustainable aquatic resource management, circular waste systems, and climate-smart aquaculture. Trained at BOKU University, she combines global research networks with locally grounded environmental solutions.

5 min lesen · 03. März 2026
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Invitation to Alumni Talk with Fernando Ruiz Peyré

Join us on 23 April 2026 at 18:00 at the OeAD. Fernando Ruiz Peyré will share his personal and professional experiences as a doctoral student and researcher at the University of Innsbruck and the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Drawing on his involvement in international research projects, the talk will also focus on interdisciplinary mountain research and international cooperation.

2 min lesen · 01. März 2026
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Extending Research and Personal Horizons: A Postdoctoral Experience in Salzburg

Velky Ahumada is a lecturer and postdoctoral researcher at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences of the University of Cartagena, in Colombia. She spent the summer term 2024 at the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg on an Ernst Mach Follow-Up scholarship.

4 min lesen · 27. Februar 2026
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Shaping Economic Transformation: The Leadership Journey of Dr. Yinager Dessie Belay

Dr. Yinager Dessie Belay, a former APPEAR scholar and BOKU graduate, is a senior macroeconomist, financial sector reform leader and seasoned diplomat. He has over two decades' experience in shaping economic policy and institutional reform in Ethiopia. His career has spanned central banking, development planning, international economic cooperation and high-level diplomacy, with sustained engagement at ministerial, board and head-of-state levels.

4 min lesen · 24. Februar 2026