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APPEAR Alumnus James Outa conducts post-doctoral research in South Africa

James Outa who completed his doctoral studies at the University of Vienna in March 2020 reports about his new research project.

3 min read · 10. February 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 read · 01. February 2022
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APPEAR-Cooperation with 'this human world' International Human Rights Film Festival, December 2021

The Film Days “Wissen.Schafft.Entwicklung” are organized with the aim to present development-relevant research and cooperation at a classical place of encounter – the cinema. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic the festival was taking place online already for the second time. The films and discussions deal with development issues of global relevance. The events should also inform about scientific research in a simple language and make development research visible.

3 min read · 12. January 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 read · 29. December 2021
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Another article from PROSOWO published in high-ranking international journal

The PROSOWO project officially ended in 2019, but nevertheless the cooperation continues and another article could be published in an internationally renowned academic journal

2 min read · 02. December 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 The paper urges the change in outdated curricula development processes, as they usually do not meet students’ needs and do not fit the labour market’s demand.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 read · 09. November 2021
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Scholar Birtukan Asmare presents paper on health risks of pesticides for female farmers in Ethiopia

Her PhD research project aims to explore pesticide use practices among rural female headed households in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. On the Tropentag conference “Towards shifting paradigms in agriculture for a healthy and sustainable future” from 15-17 September 2021 organized by the University of Hohenheim, Germany, she presented a paper online.

2 min read · 15. October 2021
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APPEAR scholar Risper Ondiek presents research on land use change and greenhouse gas emissions

Ms. Risper Ajwang’ Ondiek presented the results of her PhD studies on ‘Influence of land use/cover change and season on soil greenhouse gas emissions from a tropical wetland in Kenya’ at the 9th International Symposium on Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control (WETPOL), which was held virtually from 13-17 September 2021.

2 min read · 06. October 2021
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New open access publications on sustainable water resource management in Ethiopia

Within the LARIMA project a joint team of Ethiopian and Austrian researchers established biodiversity baseline data of highland rivers. They have contributed to fundamental knowledge that can be used to improve sustainable management of surface water in Ethiopia and beyond.

4 min read · 20. July 2021
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Scholar Bruktawit Kassa presents paper on hate speech against female journalists in Austria

She presented the paper at the Virtual 71st Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, 27-31 May 2021.

2 min read · 19. July 2021
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Launch of Regional Resource Centre in East Africa as follow-up success of APPEAR-sponsored project

The Department of Social Work and Social Administration at Makerere University will be officially declared Regional Resource Centre (RRC) on Thursday 24 June, 2-4 pm EAT.

1 min read · 21. June 2021
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Alumna Sonnia Musyoka applies gained knowledge in the field of aquaculture development

My research interests are in aquaculture development particularly the utilization of non-conventional feed sources for fish nutrition.

2 min read · 09. June 2021

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