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Ernst Mach – Ukraine Meetup 2025: From Studies into a Professional Career

The third Ernst Mach – Ukraine Meetup took place on 18 September 2025 at the OeAD House in Vienna and was very successful.

3 min read · 26. September 2025
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Summer Course at Université Nazi BONI explores innovations in animal breeding and genetics

In July 2025, Université Nazi BONI (UNB) in Burkina Faso hosted an international summer course titled 'Animal Breeding and Genetics: New Approaches in Europe and Africa‘, financed through the LoCaBreed2.0 project. The course aimed to strengthen local capacities in animal breeding research and practice, while also highlighting the urgent need for sustainable genetic improvement that is tailored to local contexts.

2 min read · 22. September 2025
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Österreichischer Preis für Entwicklungsforschung 2025 - Frist verlängert bis 30.11.

Bewerbungen für den Preis können noch bis 30.11.2025 eingereicht werden.

1 min read · 16. September 2025
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Online Alumni Talk with Paul Yillia from Sierra Leone on 15 October

Join us on 15 October 2025 at 11:00 (CEST) for our online Alumni Talk. Our speaker, Paul Yillia – a seasoned scientist, policy specialist, and international advisor – will share insights from his academic journey and professional career. He will reflect on his doctoral studies at the Vienna University of Technology, his work with international research organizations, his role in co-founding the Energy Nexus Network (TENN), a regional energy ecosystem hub in Sierra Leone, and his perspectives on global energy developments.

3 min read · 16. September 2025
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10 years of city tours on Vienna's Jewish history as part of the BMB’s Vienna programme

Since 2015 more than 11,000 pupils from all federal provinces have been learning about Jewish life and Nazi persecution in Vienna.

16. September 2025
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Education Minister Wiederkehr in Ukraine

On 10 and 11 September 2025 the education minister Christoph Wiederkehr and the Austrian federal president Alexander Van der Bellen’s wife, Doris Schmidauer, took part in the First Ladies and Gentlemen Summit in Kyiv. The event was dedicated to education.

2 min read · 15. September 2025
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Democracy education at schools is more necessary than ever

OeAD programmes enable young people to experience democratic participation

12. September 2025
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Im Dialog mit Kulturen – meine akademische Reise

Ein Stipendium in Österreich öffnete für Dr. Liana Safaryan nicht nur Türen zu Archiven, sondern zu einem Dialog zwischen Kulturen – und legte den Grundstein für eine akademische und kulturelle Brückenbauerin.

3 min read · 12. September 2025
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From Klagenfurt to Pretoria: A Journey of Purpose, Research, and Global Connection

Dr. Vianney W. Kambale shares how the OeAD scholarship not only shaped his academic career but also opened doors to international networks and new research opportunities. Today, he combines teaching and cutting-edge research in South Africa — with the goal of using AI for the benefit of society.

4 min read · 11. September 2025
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OeAD Higher Education Conference 2025: Registration is now open!

On 26 and 27 November 2025 the OeAD Higher Education Conference invites you to the FH Kufstein Tirol. Under the theme ‘Higher Education and the World of Work | Global Perspectives’ the conference will focus on current developments, challenges and opportunities at the interface between academic education and the global world of work.

1 min read · 10. September 2025
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ENIC NARIC Annual Conference 2025: Focus on international recognition

From 25 to 27 May 2025 the ENIC-NARIC network’s 32nd Annual Conference took place in Tirana, Albania. Around 150 recognition experts from 43 countries met to discuss current challenges in the recognition of diplomas and higher education qualifications. Three representatives of the Austrian ENIC-NARIC team also took part in the conference.

2 min read · 05. September 2025
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From OeAD scholarship to global mountain collaboration

Fernando Ruiz Peyré completed his PhD in Innsbruck in 2014, supported by the North-South-Dialogue scholarship, which fostered early collaborations beyond Europe. After nearly a decade as Assistant Professor at the University Innsbruck, he is now Junior Group Leader at ÖAW’s Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research. His work on social-ecological transformations links European research with Global South partners, most recently through Highlands.3, a global initiative co-creating knowledge for sustainable mountain futures.

3 min read · 05. September 2025