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Panellist at APPEAR in practice_6 event

Scholarship holder Ayelech Kidie Mengesha from Ethiopia was a panellist at APPEAR in practice_6 that took place on the 15th of March 2017 and was dedicated to land rights and land administration in Africa with a special focus on gender differences and marginalized groups.

1 min read · 13. April 2017
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Jacqueline Murekasenge interviewed in the anniversary broadcast of Welt im Ohr

She told us about her experience as an international PhD student in Austria, how she became familiar with the new environment and what she does to feel at home.

2 min read · 04. April 2017
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Publication “Good Aquaculture Practices for Seed Production in Kenya”

Scholarship holder and PhD student Kevin Obiero co-authored this publication. The “Good Aquaculture Practices for Seed Production in Kenya” guidelines published in 2017 is the first guideline designed to help prospective and practicing hatchery managers and fish farmers to realize better production.

2 min read · 14. March 2017
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Panel Discussion - World Food Day 2016

Scholarship holder Sara Kaweesa participated in a panel discussion to mark the world food day event organised by Ökosoziales Forum in Vienna.

1 min read · 06. February 2017
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Film Days 2016 | participation of PROSOWO project

In cooperation with the "this human world" film festival APPEAR screened the documentary "Unforgiven: Rwanda”. The film presented the process of forgiveness and reconciliation 20 years after the genocide in Rwanda and was followed by a discussion with our current scholarship holder Charles Rutikanga from the University of Rwanda and Helmut Spitzer from the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences.

2 min read · 29. December 2016
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Participation in the conference Tropentag 2016, Vienna

This year the Tropentag, a development-oriented and interdisciplinary conference, addressing issues such as resource management, environment, agriculture and poverty alleviation worldwide, was held in Vienna on 18-21 September 2016. Sara Kaweesa played a very active role in this conference.

1 min read · 02. December 2016
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Workshop on Europass, Euraxess & the Higher Education System

OeAD organised a workshop on Europass, Euraxess & the Higher Education System on 17 June 2016. Some participants were interviewed after the event and shared their views on the biggest differences in student life when comparing their home country and Austria or the meaning of “being mobile in Higher Education”.

1 min read · 30. November 2016
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Participation in Summer School, Vienna, July 2016

The summer school “Key Challenges in rural development: Bringing economics, management and social sciences into practice” took place in Vienna. Over the course of 2 months, Sony actively and successfully participated in the course programmes consisting of lectures, a field excursion, case study and practical work on development projects for rural communities.

2 min read · 29. November 2016
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Participation in Summer School, Vienna, July 2016

The summer school “Key Challenges in rural development: Bringing economics, management and social sciences into practice” took place in Vienna. Over the course of 2 months, Kevin actively and successfully participated in the course programmes consisting of lectures, a field excursion, case study and practical work on development projects for rural communities.

2 min read · 28. November 2016
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activities of scholarship holders Past Events

Film screening "Revolution with bare hands", May 2016

This documentary commemorates the national uprising of October 2014 in Burkina Faso, which led to the overthrow of the president Blaise Compaoré. Different protagonists of the uprising are interviewed and symbolic places during the events were visited. The film was screened in the OeAD on 12 May 2016. In the following discussion Idrissa Kabore and Komandan Mano shared their experiences of the political struggle in Burkina Faso.

1 min read · 27. November 2016
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Presentation at the African Utility Week, 17-19 May 2016

The African Utility Week is the largest conference and trade exhibition for African power and water utility professionals and offers a unique networking opportunity for engineers, stakeholders and solution providers in the water and energy sector alike. It is held annually in Cape Town South Africa. Pauline made a presentation in the water and energy sectors, was part of a panel discussion on improving efficiencies in drinking water utilities by integrating water and energy planning.

1 min read · 27. November 2016
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Film als Kunst- und Kulturform: Entwicklung zwischen Eurozentrismus, Exotisierung und Engagement

In der Radiosendung wird auf das Medium Film, auf Filmemacher/innen aus dem globalen Süden und dem globalen Norden eingegangen und auf Möglichkeiten aber auch Schwierigkeiten und Grenzen des Mediums Film in diesem Kontext.

2 min read · 25. November 2016