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SOAA project: First class to graduate from the brand new Organic Agriculture Masters Programme

Flowers, smiles, high spirits, all these completed the festive mood at the past National Agrarian University of Armenia graduation ceremony. But this was no ordinary graduation ceremony: The first Organic Agriculture Masters Programm students received their master's degrees and entered the next "organic" phase of their lives.

1 min read · 10. November 2022
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APPEAR in practice 16: "Rethinking the Energy Agenda for Cities", 12 November

On the occasion of the Entwicklungstagung 2022, APPEAR conducted a hybrid workshop on “Rethinking the Energy Agenda for Cities”.

2 min read · 28. October 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 read · 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 read · 28. July 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 read · 27. June 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 read · 20. June 2022
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62 applications submitted during 9th APPEAR Call

A total of 62 applications were submitted during the 9th APPEAR call which ended on 31 May 2022

1 min read · 14. June 2022
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Invitation to APPEAR 10 + 2 years anniversary party

On 28 June 2022, we will celebrate the APPEAR 10+2 anniversary with our funding agency, partners from development cooperation, science and public administration, as well as with our project staff and scholarship holders.

2 min read · 25. May 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 read · 23. May 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 read · 18. May 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 read · 10. May 2022
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Kevin Wafula Nyongesa’s PhD research on forest fire management

In this article former APPEAR scholarship holder Kevin Wafula writes about his experiences as a scholar and his current work at the University of Lisbon on an integrated approach to extreme wildfire events.

3 min read · 04. May 2022

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