s of the water level flactuations with changes in regional climate, including possible effects on the sustainability of the geothermal energy resource systems. The discussion included preliminary results of the on-going scoping research on ‘Assessing water level fluctuations and implications on local livelihoods in the Great Rift Valley Lakes of Kenya’ funded by the Cooperation Development Research
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Academic Partnership, SUSFISH, focusing on the challenges of fisheries in Burkina Faso. Driven by a strong commitment to action the consortium tackled challenges in the fisheries sector, yielding results from natural, political and social sciences, related to Burkinabe fisheries and sustainable management of aquatic ecosystems. Research encompassed systemic assessment of interactions and linkages affecting
create and to deepen established partnerships between institutions in Austria and countries in Africa, to further strengthen Africa-UniNet and to strategically enhance its visibility and impact. The results of Africa-UniNet projects were presented and discussed in scientific sessions. Questions on the decolonization of knowledge and the interconnection between the academic world and social realities were
a teaching assistant at the University of Toronto and Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Victor Kennedy is currently working on a long-term project entitled Words and Music which has resulted in three conferences so far, as well as one monograph, three published collections of essays and several articles in scholarly journals. He has also participated in the Joint Lecture Hall project [...] participated in a CEEPUS conference hosted by the Center for Inter American Studies, where I met some old academic acquaintances, and made some new ones. Unfortunately my time there was cut short as a result of illness, but the Head of the Center, Professor Roberta Maierhofer, kindly invited me to come back for a guest lecture, which I presented in December, 2017. My research plan was to build on my u
use of local ecosystems. Mongolia is a landlocked country with extreme climatic conditions resulting in fragile terrestrial ecosystems. Half of the population lives on the countryside as (nomadic) pastoralists and is heavily dependent on the functioning of ecosystems. Biodiversity loss, and the thereof resulting loss of ecosystem functioning, thus directly affect the well-being of people. To ensure a
will then be evaluated by experts from the respective field. Based on the results of this evaluation by experts, the selection committee will award the best applicants with a scholarship. 27) When will the results be announced? All formally valid applications will be evaluated by experts from the respective field. The results of this evaluation are expected to be published at the beginning of July 2024 [...] the deadline? 25) When should I submit my application? How does the selection process work? 26) Who decides if I will be awarded with a scholarship? 27) When will the results be announced? 28) How will I be informed about the results? 29) What does it mean if an application has been rejected as incomplete and thus formally invalid? Award and entry to Austria 30) What happens if I get the grant? What [...] 2024. You will receive notification of the outcome of the selection process in any case. 28) How will I be informed about the results? We will inform you and your academic supervisor in Austria via e-mail. 29) What does it mean if an application has been rejected as incomplete and thus formally invalid? Even if all documents have been uploaded, an application may still be classified as incomplete,
of the year 2021: "Hard-to-reach groups" For years, the issue of reaching "hard-to-reach groups" has been a concern for actors in science and culture education. Against the backdrop of the latest results from the Eurobarometer 2021 survey , the topic has now become even more important. As the surveys in the EU countries once again showed, Austrians are considered to be particularly sceptical about
The results of two projects of erinnern.at are presented, which support the BMBWF in implementing measures for the National Strategy against Anti-Semitism. Im Jänner 2021 verabschiedete die österreichische Bundesregierung eine Nationale Strategie zur Bekämpfung von Antisemitismus. Ziel der Strategie ist, „Antisemitismus in allen seinen Formen einzudämmen und Bewusstsein für das Erkennen von alltäglichem
projects on behalf of the BMBWF in which research and educational institutions and, as far as possible, civil society also cooperate and jointly contribute to the generation of innovative research results. If successfully funded, projects can start with the school year 2023/24. From June 1, 2023, 12:00, eligible institutions can submit their project proposals to the OeAD via an electronic platform.