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Higher Education for resilient resources in refugee–host areas | AMUTI | Report on 2nd project year

Over the past year, the AMUTI project has made remarkable progress in strengthening research capacity, enhancing institutional collaboration, and deepening community engagement between Austrian and Ugandan partners. As part of the APPEAR Programme, AMUTI brings together Muni University, BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna and PALM Corps to advance transdisciplinary research and co-creation of knowledge in refugee and host community settings.

3 min read · 09. May 2025
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Erasmus+ mit dem „Cercle d’Economia Award for European Integration“ ausgezeichnet

Der „European Integration Award“ würdigt herausragende Beiträge zur europäischen Einheit – in diesem Jahr geht er an Erasmus+.

2 min read · 08. May 2025
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Edu4GEO2 | Report on the 2nd project year

The second year of the project was characterised by the reopening of universities in the Amhara region following the outbreak of conflict. This enabled the launch of the Geomatics Master's programme. Courses were delivered using a team-teaching approach, with Austrian lecturers teaching online via Zoom and Ethiopian colleagues providing on-site support. Initial community services were provided for land administration experts and local farmers. Equipment for DMU and BDU teaching and learning activities has been ordered and will be used in future.

2 min read · 08. May 2025
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All good, all perfect, thank you: Events4scholars Welcome Meet & Greet 2025

On March 27, we welcomed new incoming scholars with a welcome event at the OeAD house.

3 min read · 01. April 2025
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APPEAR in practice 19: Report - Sustainable future for the Vjosa River in Albania

On 4 December the project team of APPEAR Project VjoSusDev presented their research activities on Europe's "last free-flowing river" at OeAD.

4 min read · 17. December 2024
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GIRT | Report on the 2nd project year

The everyday lives of women in informal settlements in Ethiopia and Mozambique are the focus of the research project "Strengthening Research and Educational Competences of HEIs for Gender sensitive Urban (InfoRmal Settlement) Transformation" (GIRT). Using transdisciplinary methods, a participatory process is to be developed with local stakeholders in four selected cities to improve the living conditions of women. At the same time, the project will address how transformative, knowledge-led cooperation between societies and science is possible in the context of the Global South.

3 min read · 08. October 2024
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Edu4GEO2 | Report on the 1st project year

Major achievements in the first year included the development and approval of a new MSc Geomatics curriculum for DMU, the initiation of PhD projects for Ethiopian students funded by APPEAR scholarships, and the awarding of an honorary doctorate to Reinfried Mansberger for his contributions to academic cooperation in Ethiopia.

3 min read · 10. July 2024
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Clean and prosperous Uganda | CPUg | Report on the 2nd project year

Another busy project year on the books for APPEAR project, “Clean and Prosperous Uganda – Fecal Sludge and Solid Waste Management for Improved Livelihoods”. Where to start?

3 min read · 05. June 2024
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Higher Education for resilient resources in refugee–host areas | AMUTI | Report on 1st project year

The AMUTI project stands as a beacon of hope and progress, dedicated to enhancing multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary capacities for sustainable natural resource management in Ugandan refugee-host communities.

3 min read · 05. June 2024
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APPEAR in practice 18: Strengthening Higher Engineering Education for Sustainable Buildings

From concrete challenges to wooden solutions. Explore the dynamic exchange shaping sustainable engineering in Bhutan.

7 min read · 15. February 2024
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Alumni Talk with Deous Mary Ekyaligonza

On 31 May 2023, Deous Mary Ekyaligonza shared her experiences as a former scholarship holder and researcher. The talk was followed by socializing over Ugandan food and drinks.

3 min read · 30. October 2023
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GIRT | Report on the 1st project year

The APPEAR project GIRT specifically looks at women’s daily lived experiences in informal settlements in Ethiopia and Mozambique. The project will build capacity in essential transdisciplinary methodologies in the partner universities, which will empower them to function as catalysts of change. In close partnership with local stakeholders, GIRT project partners will co-produce and share new, locally specific knowledge on real world problems and learn how to apply it to improve female informal residents’ living conditions on the ground.

3 min read · 31. August 2023