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Current and former APPEAR scholars at International Social Work Conference 2018 in Rwanda

From 19th to 22nd of March 2018 the International Social Work Conferences under the theme “Professional Social Work and Sustainable Development in Africa” took place in Kigali, Rwanda.

4 min read · 19. June 2018
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North-South-Dialogue alumnus received the African Utility Week Industry Award

Dr. Paul T. Yillia, a former North-South-Dialogue scholar, has received the prestigious African Utility Week Industry Award in the category OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD: WATER. The Industry Awards bring together 800 of Africa’s most renowned power, energy and water industry professionals.

3 min read · 18. June 2018
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Three generations of scholarship holders from Ethiopia

During the EduLAND project meeting at Bahir Dar University three generations of scholarship holders met to discuss land administration education in Ethiopia, which is the focus of this APPEAR project.

1 min read · 13. June 2018
© Dennis Theuri

Scientific writing and online teaching - publication based on SCARA project experiences

Scientific writing is a key competence in academic work. However efficient courses for students especially at Africa universities are rarely provided

1 min read · 11. June 2018
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Participation at Conference on productive, sustainable and resilient agriculture and food systems

Scholarship holder Zipporah Gichana aims at improving the sustainability of aquaponics in Kenya through her PhD research.

1 min read · 11. June 2018
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Life Science Universities and the Sustainable Development Goals

Our APPEAR scholar Vincent-Paul Sanon presented a poster at the GCUA workshop on Sustainable Development Goals and the role of Life Science Universities.

3 min read · 04. June 2018
© Margarita Bilgeri

The second team meeting of INEDIS took part in April 2018

For the second time the entire team that consists of members of four universities met in Ethiopia, to discuss the achievements of the first project year and the next steps to be implemented. The meeting took place in Gondar and was enriched by a sports competition and an arts workshop.

1 min read · 28. May 2018
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Global challenges in Gender, Media and Politics - Lecture by Bruktawit KASSA

Having a lot of experiences on the topic media and gender our scholar Bruktawit KASSA was invited to give a lecture to Master students at the University of Vienna.

2 min read · 28. May 2018
International social work symposium on 29th June 2018, at FH Kärnten in Feldkirchen / Carinthia

The International Symposium with the title "Global Challenges and International Social Work" will take place on the 29th of June, 2.30 pm – 8 pm. The key note speeches will cover the topics of international social work in the 21st century: challenges and opportunities, social work and social policy in a changing Europe and social work and social development in Africa.

1 min read · 28. May 2018
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Bio-logisch! Organische Methoden für globale Ernährung

Eine Radiosendung über ökologischen Landbau, ausgehend von der Veranstaltung APPEAR in practice_9 "Organic agriculture in action"

2 min read · 24. May 2018
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Vienna UNI RUN 2018 - Run at your pace and meet the target

"I liked most that the run was to finish 5 km in a mood of fun. Everybody run the way he or she could whether you are a good runner or not..."

1 min read · 24. May 2018
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Agriculture in Africa Hackathon

The EO4Africa is organising a small competition to bring students and experts together to develop new tools and ideas for Agriculture in Africa.

1 min read · 23. May 2018

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