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© Hana Krasna

Alumni Researcher

A Semester Abroad That Changed Everything- My Journey to becoming a professor

Hana Krásná tells us her story about how staying curious and open for challenges, broadened her horizon. With support from OeAD and Mondi Austrian student scholarship, she managed to breakthrough in unusual research field und is now one decorated researcher as well as professor.

5 min read · 23. March 2026
© AFIWEL

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From Austria to East Africa: Advancing sustainable aquatic resource management

Dr. Zipporah Moraa Gichana is a Lecturer and Chair of the Department of Environment, Natural Resources, and Aquatic Sciences at Kisii University, Kenya. The former APPEAR scholar specializes in sustainable aquatic resource management, circular waste systems, and climate-smart aquaculture. Trained at BOKU University, she combines global research networks with locally grounded environmental solutions.

5 min read · 03. March 2026
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Scholars Alumni Development Research

Invitation to Alumni Talk with Fernando Ruiz Peyré

Join us on 23 April 2026 at 18:00 at the OeAD. Fernando Ruiz Peyré will share his personal and professional experiences as a doctoral student and researcher at the University of Innsbruck and the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Drawing on his involvement in international research projects, the talk will also focus on interdisciplinary mountain research and international cooperation.

2 min read · 01. March 2026
© Ahumada Velky

Alumni Scholarship Researcher

Extending Research and Personal Horizons: A Postdoctoral Experience in Salzburg

Velky Ahumada is a lecturer and postdoctoral researcher at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences of the University of Cartagena, in Colombia. She spent the summer term 2024 at the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg on an Ernst Mach Follow-Up scholarship.

4 min read · 27. February 2026
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Alumni

Shaping Economic Transformation: The Leadership Journey of Dr. Yinager Dessie Belay

Dr. Yinager Dessie Belay, a former APPEAR scholar and BOKU graduate, is a senior macroeconomist, financial sector reform leader and seasoned diplomat. He has over two decades' experience in shaping economic policy and institutional reform in Ethiopia. His career has spanned central banking, development planning, international economic cooperation and high-level diplomacy, with sustained engagement at ministerial, board and head-of-state levels.

4 min read · 24. February 2026
© Sabahat Jaffar

Scholars Alumni Scholarship

Exchange Experience at FH Kärnten – A Transformative Semester in Austria

3 min read · 23. February 2026
© OeAD/Jacqueline Jagschitz

Scholars Alumni Scholarship

Erfolgreicher Start des Erhard Busek-Stipendiums

Das neue Erhard Busek-Programm ist erfolgreich angelaufen – mit breiter internationaler Beteiligung und vielfältigen Studienorten in Österreich.

2 min read · 15. January 2026
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Yekunoamlak Alemu: Green Skills for TVET Trainers in Ethiopian Polytechnics

Yekunoamlak Alemu is an OeAD alumnus, a senior staff member at Addis Ababa University, and a visiting scholar at the University of Klagenfurt. He was successful in the latest APPEAR Call and, since March 2025, has been implementing the project "Capacity Development of Trainers on Greening TVET in the Polytechnic Colleges of Ethiopia".

4 min read · 22. December 2025
© Elke Stinnig

Alumni

In Memoriam of Dr. Sonnia Nzilani Musyoka

We are heartbroken to share that our former scholar Dr. Sonnia Nzilani Musyoka, passed away on 22 November 2025.

2 min read · 30. November 2025
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Past Events activities of scholarship holders Alumni

Online Alumni Talk with Paul Yillia from Sierra Leone, 15 October

The speaker, Paul Yillia – a seasoned scientist, policy specialist, and international advisor – shared insights from his academic journey and professional career. He reflected on his doctoral studies at the Vienna University of Technology, his work with international research organizations, his role in co-founding The Energy Nexus Network (TENN), a regional renewable energy ecosystem hub in Sierra Leone, and his perspectives on global energy developments. The presentation was followed by a lively Q&A Session with the participants.

9 min read · 11. November 2025
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The best part is, I have friends all over Austria

On October 23, the OeAD team hosted a Welcome Event for new scholarship holders in Austria

3 min read · 10. November 2025
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Scholars Veranstaltungsdokumentation Alumni

Inspiring Insights: Excursion with OeAD Scholars to ISTA

Science, culture, and community came together as OeAD scholars explored ISTA and Klosterneuburg Abbey.

5 min read · 29. September 2025