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OeAD Researcher

Kick-off of the AEMS and GBS Summer Universities in Vienna

This week the opening of OeAD Housing's Summer Universities of took place in the Vienna University of Technology's Kuppelsaal.

24. July 2020
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Alumni

OeAD Alumnus developes biohydrogel to overcome drought periods in agriculture

Three quarters of the world farmers rely entirely on rain-fed agriculture. Thus, constant droughts are seriously affecting their livelihoods and threatening world food security. The former OeAD scholar Gibson Stephen Nyanhongo and his team at University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU), developed a biohydrogel which may help to solve the problem.

3 min read · 22. July 2020
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Call Higher Education

The 1st Call of Africa-UniNet will be opened from 1 AUG – 30 SEP 2020

26 African and 14 Austrian member institutions are welcome to apply for research cooperation projects which contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

2 min read · 22. July 2020
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Higher Education

Africa-UniNet has 40 founding members!

We cordially welcome 26 institutions from 12 African countries and 14 Austrian institutions as official founding members of the Austrian-African Research Network.

1 min read · 21. July 2020
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European Programmes Higher Education

Vier neue Erasmus Mundus Joint Master für Österreich

Die Ergebnisse der Antragsrunde 2020 wurden veröffentlicht. Vier österreicheichische Hochschulen sind an den mit jeweils bis zu 4,5 Mio. Euro geförderten Programmen beteiligt.

1 min read · 21. July 2020
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Development Research Researcher

"Welt im Ohr" (World in your Ear): A youth in Ouagadougou

An insight into the West African education system, based on "Ouaga Girls", a film dealing with the education of young girls in Burkina Faso. Ö1 Campus Radio July 17th, 8-9 p.m. (repeat from Nov. 24th, 2017)

17. July 2020
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Press release Higher Education OeAD

Africa-UniNet starts the first call for proposals with 310,000.- euros

We are looking for research projects of 14 Austrian and 25 African universities.

16. July 2020
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Europäischer Hochschulraum European Programmes Researcher

#EUInvestInKnowledge: Call for urgent EU investment in research, innovation and education

A common voice from the global university world for a strong commitment to Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe

16. July 2020
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Europäischer Hochschulraum European Programmes Press release

Six Austrian higher education institutions are taking part in "European Universities"

Austrian higher education institutions are actively involved in shaping the European knowledge and research area.

2 min read · 13. July 2020
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Press release Quality

Facilitated job search and professional CVs via Europass Portal

150 million Europass CVs have been issued in the EU since 2005.

08. July 2020
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Online Meeting: “Fake Science and Predatory Publishing”

"Publish or Perish" is a basic principle in science & research. Academic careers increasingly depend on outstanding publication lists. A successful university career is no longer possible without the publication of articles in renowned international journals.journals.

3 min read · 07. July 2020