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Publication of RETEM project about renewable energy resources in Mozambique

The main objective of the study was to present the energy situation in Mozambique from widely available renewable energy resources with focus on four major sources, namely: solar, hydro, wind and biomass.

2 min read · 21. April 2021
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Scholar Crista Stubb studies role of mangroves to combat Climate Change

Mangrove ecosystems are very important to the people living in coastal regions in Nicaragua. Scholar Crista Stubb reports about the importance of her MA studies and her experiences while studying in Austria.

3 min read · 20. April 2021
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Scholar Tigran Keryan finishes doctoral studies on transdisciplinarity in Georgia and Armenia

APPEAR scholar Tigran Keryan recently completed his doctoral program at BOKU University, Vienna. In this article he reports about his research which was part of the project: Transdisciplinarity for Sustainable Tourism Development in the Caucasus Region (CaucaSusT)

4 min read · 14. April 2021
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APPEAR webinar for applicants on 22 April 2021

The APPEAR Office will hold a webinar for applicants of the 8th call to discuss questions concerning the application procedure to facilitate successful applications.

1 min read · 13. April 2021
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Congratulations to our scholar for winning the Neptune Water Prize 2021

APPEAR scholarship holder Geda Kebede Oncho is the winner of the Austrian Neptune Water Prize 2021 in the category “research”. According to the jury the project is a successful example of transcontinental research including a strong element of capacity building.

2 min read · 06. April 2021
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Scholar Roba Abumiddain completes MA degree in Peace Studies

Her research addressed the contribution of social workers in strategic peacebuilding in the Gaza Strip, under the supervision of Prof. Paula Ditzel Facci.

2 min read · 06. April 2021
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Scholar Sara Kaweesa completed PhD on conservation agriculture in Uganda

Sara Kaweesa completed her PhD on “Effective Strategies for Accelerating Conservation Agriculture Adoption in Mid-Northern Uganda” at the Institute of Development Research at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna in December 2020.

3 min read · 31. March 2021
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Report on presentation of "mirror" MA-theses of Austrian and Palestinian students

Eight Master’s level students, four students from Islamic University of Gaza (IUG) and four students from University of Graz (Uni Graz), have been selected to conduct their Master theses in the field of gender and women studies. Such that, the topics of the Master theses of the students from IUG and Uni Graz were the same, and the point was to study the topics in the Austrian context and the Palestinian one.

3 min read · 24. March 2021
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Hasmik Hovakimyan - Video about PhD research

In this video Hasmik Hovakimyan talks about her PhD research, her personal motivation and her plans for the future. Her research is on the participatory approach to curriculum development in higher education in Armenia, using organic farming as an example.

2 min read · 23. March 2021
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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 read · 19. March 2021
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New insect species named after scholar Aschalew Lakew Haile

The new species was collected at the Mille River, Afar Province, Ethiopia within the APPEAR project LARIMA. The species name honours Aschalew Lakew Haile for his important role in the project.

2 min read · 12. March 2021
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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 read · 12. March 2021

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