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© Mohamed Salem

Scholars Alumni

Never surrender your dreams; Mohamed Salem's journey from student to Senior Specialist

Mohamed Salem has received a Technology Scholarship to study for a MA degree in Information and Communications Engineering (ICE)-Branch of studies Autonomous Systems and Robotics. He now works at Infineon while also lecturing and pursuing his Ph.D.

6 min read · 15. May 2023
© Bilal Wadood

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"Persistence and hard work pave the way to success"

From academic pursuits to personal growth - discover how Dr. Bilal Wadood's journey at the University of Vienna's Department of Geology reshaped his life and career.

5 min read · 04. May 2023
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OeAD alumna Oksana Havryliv on her research on cursing and work as a Young Science Ambassador

Former OeAD scholarship holder and Germanist Oksana Havryliv researches Viennese, cursing, verbal aggression and verbal violence. She teaches at the University of Vienna. She is also active as a science ambassador and pre-scientific theses consultant for Young Science. Her latest book, "Schimpfen zwischen Scherz und Schmerz"(Cursing between Joke and Pain), was published by Picus-Verlag in 2022 as part of the “Wiener Vorlesungen” (Vienna Lectures).

24 min read · 14. April 2023
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Scholars Alumni

Succeeding as a Software Engineer in Austria

Read Natyra Ferati's story on her professional and personal journey in Austria as a Software Engineer, which has led her from the University of Klagenfurt to a job with Dynatrace.

5 min read · 06. April 2023
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An excellent research career with Franz Werfel - Timofiy Havryliv

Tymofiy Havryliv studied German, literature and philosophy in Ukraine and Germany and came to Austria with a Franz Werfel scholarship. In addition to writing numerous books of his own, he has translated many Austrian authors such as Nestroy, Celan, Trakl, Roth, Bernhard and Jelinek into Ukrainian. His fifth novel has just been published. Following, he tells us how the Franz Werfel scholarship shaped his career.

13 min read · 28. March 2023
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Scholars Alumni

Glimpses of one’s Research Travelogue - OeAD AKTION Austria-Slovakia grant holder Janaki Devi

Janaki Devi tells us about her 6-month scholarship funded experience in Austria, her PhD research at the University of Innsbruck and her personal growth and insights.

8 min read · 10. February 2023
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Alumni organisation from Kosovo visiting Austria

New organisation for Kosovar-Austrian alumni came for a visit to Vienna and Graz to gain insights into alumni networks

2 min read · 08. February 2023
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Scholars Alumni

oead.map: Projects and Alumni

The oead.map is an online map showing the projects and scholarship holders funded by the OeAD.

2 min read · 06. February 2023
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Scholars Alumni Researcher

My scientific story in Vienna: lessons learned and deserved thanks

Prof. Raafat Khidr from Egypt, a successful OeAD alumnus, has done his doctorate at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) in the 90s and has maintained scientific exchange with Austria until today. Nowadays, he is Prof. of Poultry Nutrition at the Desert Research Center in Egypt.

3 min read · 27. January 2023
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Alumni

"During difficult times, it is important to turn to science"

Oksana and Tymofiy Havryliv from Ukraine, two successful OeAD alumni who have established themselves in Austria, talk about the impact of the war in Ukraine and how they deal with it from afar. Oksana is a Germanist and researches Viennese and cursing (verbal aggression and verbal violence) at the University of Vienna. Tymofiy is a writer and has just published his fifth novel.

11 min read · 17. January 2023
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APPEAR scholar Hiwot Abebe graduated from Joint Master Programme EUR-Organic

APPEAR scholar Hiwot Abebe recently graduated from the double degree master's programme in Organic Agricultural Systems and Agroecology (EUR-Organic) at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU). Congratulations!

3 min read · 24. November 2022
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Magdalena Boch - An expert on dog brains in Oxford

Dr Magdalena Boch spent the academic year 2021/22 on a Marietta Blau Grant at the Cognitive Neuroecology Lab at the University of Oxford, researching evolutionary similarities and differences in human and dog brains.

6 min read · 21. October 2022