s of the current measures taken against the COVID-19 pandemic regarding the situation of human rights. During the COVID-19 pandemic the OeAD started to organise online meetings for scholars to provide a platform to share their worries and experiences as well as to find encouragement and a sense of community in this time of crisis. For all of us the COVID-19 pandemic presents an unparalleled threat [...] Ghana, Mexico, Senegal and Sweden as well as the UNHCR. He works as human rights researcher, consultant, trainer and university lecturer. Further Information: COVID-19 campaign „We are determined not to give into fear or to lose hope“ COVID-19 & human rights, short online course [...] are human rights violated? In order to answer some of these questions on 13 May 2020, Moritz Birk, the Advocacy and Research Director of Amnesty International Austria, was invited to talk about the COVID19-pandemic from a human rights perspective. Around 50 OeAD students participated in the online meeting. First Mr. Birk provided a brief introduction to the fundamental principles of human rights, such
Scholarship holder Laura describes the story of the Covid-Czechia emergency team and tells why they decided to make face masks available for the Czech people as soon as the outbreak started. Ernst-Mach scholarship holder Laura Lukášová is part of the Covid-Czechia emergency team, led by Petr Ludwig, a worldwide known author of the international bestseller "The End of Procrastination". On their website [...] of numbers of people infected by Covid-19. The team created an information video describing what they did. While the usage of masks is discussed controversial in countries worldwide, the Czech team decided to take this path and made face masks available for the Czech people already at the start of the outbreak. Scholarship holder Laura describes the story of the Covid-Czechia emergency team and tells [...] first days without symptoms, that's why we need masks for all. We have successfully tested the hypothesis at two main technical universities and it is highly recommended by a team of experts called COVID CZECH under the coordination of the president of Czech Technical University in Prague. The team consists of a virologist, an epidemiologist, doctors with specialization in population protection, chemists
Online Meeting for OeAD Alumni on July 15th 2020 and spoke about the situation around Covid-19 in the UK. Oliver currently works as an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Exeter and is an UKRI Future Leaders Fellow. Together with other scientists he recently published a paper on the effects of the Covid-19 outbreak on tropospheric nitrogen dioxide levels due to reduced economic activities [...] has received a Mondi Austrian Student Scholarship financed by Mondi Packaging and administered by the OeAD. All present and former OeAD scholarship holders who are pursuing research in context with Covid-19 are invited to send information about their activities including a photo with photocredits to alumni@oead.at .
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 8th Development Conference has been postponed to 2021. As an alternative there will be a virtual format with international guests where the effects of COVID-19 on global inequalities will be discussed on 13th and 14th of November 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic causes a social, economic and political crisis of indefinite duration. Those who suffer are marginalized members [...] members of society for whom home office, social distancing or online learning are not an option or have fatal consequences. No question about it: Covid-19 is once again exacerbating global inequalities. Existing inconsistencies are reinforced. Even countries where the number of cases has remained low are struggling today with a decline in foreign investment, a drastic collapse in raw material prices,
Auswirkungen von Covid-19 auf studentische Mobilität in Europa. Disclaimer: Die von ESN publizierte Studie basiert auf einer zwischen 19. und 30. März 2020 durchgeführten online Befragung von Studierenden, die im fragliche Zeitraum einen studienrelevanten Auslandsaufenthalt absolvierten oder geplant hatte. Die Aussagen bilden somit nicht notwendigerweise die Situation in Österreich ab. Covid-19 hat eins [...] Erfahrungen von Studierenden sowie Praktikantinnen und Praktikanten in ganz Europa hinsichtlich der Auswirkungen von Covid-19 auf ihre Mobilitätserfahrungen zu erfassen, hat das Erasmus Student Network (ESN) den Bericht: "Student Exchanges in Times of Crisis - Research report on the impact of COVID-19 on student exchanges in Europe “ verfasst. Dieser basiert auf einer Umfrage unter fast 22.000 internationalen
back home. Lisa Esti Puji Hartanti from Indonesia told us about her initiative to make an online campaign for her country about Covid-19 and to even offer her help to the responsible Indonesian authorities. Ernst-Mach scholarship holder Laura Lukášová, who is part of the Covid-Czechia emergency team, described her work ( read more ) and offered her support to learn German. Many more reflected on the current [...] In times of the Covid-19 pandemic the only possibility to spend time together is online. Thus, the OeAD decided to provide incoming scholarship holders with a platform for telling how they cope with the current situation and for getting in touch with each other. Last week the first online meeting for incoming scholars took place. On Thursday, the 2 nd of April, about 50 scholars met online with some
the OeAD! The Austrian Student Union and the OeAD would like to get an impression of how Covid-19 has influenced students’ interest in study abroad. By means of a survey we want to explore the following questions, among others: - Has the motivation to study abroad currently increased or decreased? - Does Covid-19 influence planned mobility in terms of destination and duration? - How secure do the students
These are the results of the OeAD survey on the effects of Covid-19 on the winter semester 2020/21. The Corona crisis poses enormous challenges for higher education institutions when it comes to international mobility programmes. What does Covid-19 mean for incoming and outgoing students and for programmes such as Erasmus+ and other mobility programmes in the coming academic year? In order to get an
"The COVID pandemic is a global crisis that knows no borders. We either defeat it worldwide or not at all", say representatives of civil society. Ö1 Campus Radio, July 31st, 2020, 8-9 p.m. (from: Global Dialogues Women on Air, June 9th, 2020; first broadcast on Orange 94.0, the Free Radio in Vienna Besonders betroffen sind jedoch die Länder, wo bestehende Gesundheits- und Sozialsysteme diese Herau [...] unter diesen schweren Bedingungen und auf welche Unterstützung können sie sich verlassen? Darüber und über die aktuelle Situation rund um die Internationale Entwicklungszusammenarbeit in Zeiten der COVID-19-Pandemie sprechen wir mit den heutigen Interviewpartnerinnen: Bianca Weissel, Mitarbeiterin des Hilfswerks International, einer der größten österreichischen Organisationen für Entwicklungszusammenarbeit [...] einer Arbeitsgemeinschaft mit 35 Mitgliedsorganisationen in den Bereichen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit und Humanitäre Hilfe. Mit ihnen sprechen wir darüber, wie unterschiedlich einzelne Länder von der COVID-19-Pandemie betroffen sind und wie sich die österreichischen zivilgesellschaftlichen Organisationen für die Bekämpfung der aktuellen Krise vor Ort einsetzen. Ebenso wollen wir darüber diskutieren, wie
subsaharischen Afrika sind über 60 Jahre alt. Dennoch hatte und hat Covid-19 massive Auswirkungen auf Staat und Gesellschaft, Alltag und vor allem auch auf Bildungsinstitutionen. Auch in der Forschung konnten viele Aktivitäten nicht durchgeführt werden. In dem Workshop stellen Kolleginnen und Kollegen aus Ostafrika die Folgen von Covid-19 für den Hochschulbereich dar und reflektieren die Bedeutung der