Activities and scientific achievements

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Geographic information systems for sustainable development

APPEAR scholar Sheilon Lopez acquired skills and knowledge in this regard at the Geoservices-4-Sustainability Summer School in Germany.

3 min read · 14. December 2018
© Elke Stinnig

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Paper presentation on “Life Experience of Street Children in the City of Kigali”

Charles Rutikanga, current APPEAR scholar and PhD candidate at the University of Vienna, participated at the International Conference on Child Protection in Africa. He presented his PhD research topic on “Lives in Adversity: Life Experience of Street Children in the City of Kigali”.

3 min read · 09. November 2018
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APPEAR scholar Paul Omonge participated in a Summer School in Prague

The Summer School aims at promoting various aspects of statistical analysis of environmental, urban and such data using free GIS languages and tools.

2 min read · 31. October 2018
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Scholarship holder participated in summer school "Rooting research in the Palestinian context"

For Hada it was an opportunity to witness participatory research by the research groups from Palestine, Jordan and Lebanon, as a method applied in different settings. The discussion contributed to her understanding of knowledge production practices at higher education institutions, which she is focusing on in her PhD research. It also added to her understanding of the importance of the critical stance in social science research. Hada also acted as an interpreter for the summer school participants.

1 min read · 04. October 2018
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Paper presentation at the Species in Ancient Lakes Conference in Uganda

APPEAR scholarship holder Esayas Alemayehu Negash, as part of his doctoral work, presented a paper entitled “Morphological variations among native populations of the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.1758) in East Africa” at the Species in Ancient Lakes (SIAL) Conference in Entebbe, Uganda.

2 min read · 24. September 2018
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Paper presentation at a conference by APPEAR scholarship holder: Species in Ancient Lakes in Uganda

Scholarship holder Papius Dias Tibihika, as part of his doctoral work, presented a paper entitled “East African freshwater fish impasse: Molecular genetic diversity and differentiation of the anthropogenically threatened Oreochromis niloticus inferred from microsatellite genotyping” which took place in Entebbe. The conference (SIAL 8) was jointly organized by the Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda (MUST) and Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany (JLU) in Entebbe, Uganda from 29th of July to 3rd of August 2018 at Laico Lake Victoria.

2 min read · 13. September 2018
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How to implement transdisciplinarity in teaching? Experiences from Armenia and Georgia

APPEAR scholar Tigran Keryan from Armenia participated in the Pilot Transdisciplinary Case Study Courses in Armenia and Georgia in June-July 2018. These field courses, which involved Master, Bachelor and PhD students and teachers from the Armenian State Pedagogical University (ASPU) and Tbilisi State University (TSU) were the main outcomes of cooperation, trainings and experience exchange of the Caucasian universities with the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) and IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems. The goal of the courses was to use case study teaching format and to implement transdisciplinarity in teaching (TD) and interdepartmental cooperation in partner universities.

2 min read · 07. September 2018
© Elke Stinnig

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The first conference dedicated to Young African Scientists in Europe (YASE)

“Build your skills, create networks and search for opportunities” was the key message at the final plenary session of the Young African Scientists in Europe (YASE) conference.

3 min read · 25. July 2018
© Ignacio Martin Santos

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How to predict the dynamics of water runoff?

Our APPEAR scholar Paul Omonge acquired skills and knowledge in this regard at TU Vienna’s summer school.

2 min read · 25. July 2018
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Presentation of PhD research at International Social Work Conference

Scholarship holder Leah Mwaisango Kalemela participated in the conference on “Professional Social Work and Sustainable Development in Africa” held in Kigali, Rwanda.

3 min read · 25. July 2018
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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