News

528 news found

© 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 read · 24. November 2020
© APPEAR

Summary at the end of the programme phase: More than 24,000 euros spent on climate protection

For more than five years APPEAR has been actively engaged in fighting climate change by supporting climate protection projects of the BOKU Competence Center for Climate Neutrality. During this period more than 24,000 euros have been spent on different initiatives in Uganda, Ethiopia, Nepal and Costa Rica.

2 min read · 20. November 2020
© Uni Graz/Pichler

Developing Women’s and Gender Studies in Gaza

The Islamic University in Gaza (IUG) and the research area Sociology of Gender at the University of Graz (Uni Graz) worked together on developing the infrastructure necessary for establishing the discipline of women’s and gender studies in Gaza.

3 min read · 17. 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 read · 16. November 2020
© Frontiers in Education

Publication about Community-Based Rehabilitation Services and Inclusive Development in Ethiopia

The INEDIS project in Ethiopia was finalised in June 2020. The efforts with regard to inclusive development in Ethiopian education institutions and awareness raising are ongoing and also manifest in publications, such as the present one. As this is an open access article it is accessible to everyone who wishes to learn more about a possible transition of CBR services to inclusive development, about practices and challenges of CBR in the Gedeo zone in Ethiopia.

1 min read · 04. 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 read · 22. October 2020
© Schuerz et al. 2020 in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Open access publication: assessing soil loss estimation in Kenya and Uganda

This article resulting from the APPEAR project "Capacity building on the water-energy-food security Nexus through research and training in Kenya and Uganda | CapNex" was published in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences in September 2020.

3 min read · 15. October 2020
© Belachew Gebrewold

Alumni

Alumni Talks with Prof. Dr. Belachew Gebrewold | Online

Our guest will talk about how scholarships promote academic partnerships, economic cooperation as well as mutual political and cultural understanding and ultimately benefit both the countries of origin and Austria.

1 min read · 13. October 2020
© Wolfram Graf

Contribution of Alumnus Aschalew Lakew Haile was crucial for success of LARIMA project

Former scholarship holder Aschalew Haile had a crucial role in implementing the LARIMA project in Ethiopia. He organised in total three week-long expeditions along 1200 kilometers of the Awash river and he was involved in the current paper publication.

3 min read · 12. October 2020
© Elke Stinnig

activities of scholarship holders

Video of PhD student about his research on community-based cattle breeding programme in Burkina Faso

This video introduces APPEAR scholar Dominique Ouedraogo and his PhD studies on Community-based breeding in Burkina Faso. His research aims to improve local cattle breeds’ size and their disease resistance in order to increase the interest of farmers to conserve this indigenous breed.

3 min read · 12. October 2020
© Centre for Systems Solutions (CSR)

Policy Simulation to foster collaboration between stakeholders and create visions in Burkina Faso

In a "social simulation" participants play various roles and take different perspectives on a specific topic, in this case the management of a watershed. Through direct interaction among players challenges are discussed and solutions developed. See in this video how this worked within the SUSFISH-plus project.

2 min read · 06. October 2020
© Dennis Theuri

University cooperation in challengig times: Experiences of SCARA project in Kenya

SCARA simply had only one option: being technologically innovative by adopting the existing technological platforms. The project has seen innovative approaches in support of its activities and training continuity: from social media such as Facebook to Google meet and Zoom platform. This has ensured that whichever activity had been planned takes off despite the delay.

3 min read · 05. October 2020

Aktuelles