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APPEAR webinar for applicants on 22 April 2021

The APPEAR Office will hold a webinar for applicants of the 8th call to discuss questions concerning the application procedure to facilitate successful applications.

1 min read · 13. April 2021
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Scholar Roba Abumiddain completes MA degree in Peace Studies

Her research addressed the contribution of social workers in strategic peacebuilding in the Gaza Strip, under the supervision of Prof. Paula Ditzel Facci.

2 min read · 06. April 2021
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Scholar Sara Kaweesa completed PhD on conservation agriculture in Uganda

Sara Kaweesa completed her PhD on “Effective Strategies for Accelerating Conservation Agriculture Adoption in Mid-Northern Uganda” at the Institute of Development Research at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna in December 2020.

3 min read · 31. March 2021
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Report on presentation of "mirror" MA-theses of Austrian and Palestinian students

Eight Master’s level students, four students from Islamic University of Gaza (IUG) and four students from University of Graz (Uni Graz), have been selected to conduct their Master theses in the field of gender and women studies. Such that, the topics of the Master theses of the students from IUG and Uni Graz were the same, and the point was to study the topics in the Austrian context and the Palestinian one.

3 min read · 24. March 2021
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Scholar Bienvenue Zoma publishes paper on farmers' attitudes towards breeding tools

The research paper which was published in the international journal “Sustainability” in March 2021 was one of the outcomes of the project LoCaBreed

2 min read · 19. March 2021
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New insect species named after scholar Aschalew Lakew Haile

The new species was collected at the Mille River, Afar Province, Ethiopia within the APPEAR project LARIMA. The species name honours Aschalew Lakew Haile for his important role in the project.

2 min read · 12. March 2021
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Rutikanga Charles appointed as IFSW Africa region representative for indigenous knowledge commission

The indigenous knowledge commission was set up to contribute to social work practice and to acknowledge the relevance of indigenous knowledge for social work

2 min read · 12. March 2021
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Joint research project finalized with book on challenges of human rights implementation in Ethiopia

The Advanced academic partnership for legal and human rights education AAPLHRE was designed and implemented during a time when human rights were under much pressure in Ethiopia.

3 min read · 04. March 2021
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Abebaw Andarge Gedefaw finishes PhD study on Land Administration and Land Management in Ethiopia

The findings of his PhD research are an important contribution to meet the objectives of the EduLAND2 project in particular and in general, to support sustainable land development in Ethiopia.

4 min read · 03. March 2021
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Scholar Bernadette Yougbaré defended PhD thesis on the genetic disposition of cattle in Burkina Faso

In 2017 Bernadette Yougbaré was awarded a PhD scholarship to conduct her study as part of the APPEAR project LoCaBreed.

2 min read · 02. March 2021
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Graduation of first batch at Institute of Land Administration at Debre Markos University, Ethiopia

In 2016, the Institute of Land Administration has been established at Debre Markos University with the financial support of the APPEAR project EduLAND2. In this year, the first batch of bachelor students have graduated.

2 min read · 17. February 2021
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Updated basic Information available in 8 languages

On 1 March, 2021 the first call for applications of the third phase of the Austrian Partnership Program for Higher Education and Research for Development - APPEAR will open. The initial basic information in the most important official languages of the partner countries offers a brief overview of the key points of the program.

1 min read · 11. February 2021