Activities and scientific achievements

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Popularizing scientific results

“It is important to popularize scientific results so that people make informed connections to what is stake in the hope that this can eventually be reflected in the choices they make at all levels.” says APPEAR scholarship holder Sara Kaweesa. Short videos go a long way in doing that. Sara is the narrator of three short videos about conservation agriculture, a topic she is currently working on for her doctoral thesis. Sara stresses that her role as narrator gave her the opportunity to learn more about this topic as well as do something that fits her natural inclination, which is speaking.

2 min read · 05. March 2018
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Volunteering at the Open Learning Initiative Courses for Refugees – OLIve

The University of Vienna is offering free academic courses for individuals with refugee or asylum seeking status in Austria or another country of the European Economic Area (EEA) who have an interest in pursuing university studies.

1 min read · 12. February 2018
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Lecture on gender and human rights at the Medical University of Vienna by APPEAR scholarship holder

Having a lot of experiences in human rights APPEAR scholarship holder Elshaday Kifle Woldeyesus was invited in the winter semester 2017 to speak in a lecture series on "International Health and Humanitarian Work" at the Medical University of Vienna.

2 min read · 02. February 2018
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Participation in Winter School 2018 "Science meets Practice"

In January 2018 Tigran Keryan from Armenia participated in the Transdisciplinarity Lab (TdLab) Winter School 2018 "Science meets Practice" organized by ETH Zurich which took place in Wislikofen, Switzerland. The goal of the TdLab Winter School "Science meets Practice" is to offer scientists the knowledge and experience to generate and cultivate a fruitful dialogue with people outside of academia.

1 min read · 01. February 2018