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Skills for Green and Just Transitions

The conference, titled “Skills for Green and Just Transitions – Potential and Challenges with a Focus on Africa and South-Eastern Europe”, was held on 18 October 2024, at ÖFSE in Vienna, Austria. It brought together experts from the Global South and North to exchange knowledge and experiences on greening skills and fostering sustainable development.

3 min read · 18. December 2024
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Inventorying biodiversity in the tropics

The KoEF project "Inventorying biodiversity in the tropics: Establishing a DNA-barcoding pipeline for characterizing and monitoring Zambia’s biodiversity" was successfully completed.

2 min read · 16. December 2024
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Supporting African Science and Tertiary Education (SASTE) Grant - 3. Call open until November 2024

The SASTE grant supports post-docs from Sub Sahara Africa working in the field of Agriculture, Forestry, Water Management, Renewable Energies, Nutritional Science, Human and Veterinary Medicine for a research stay in Austria. In case of strong involvement of Technical Sciences and IT in research projects of the mentioned fields, these areas of research are also eligible for application.

2 min read · 27. November 2024
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Hafte Tesfay: Advancing Sustainable Agroforestry Research in Ethiopia

At the Tropentag 2024 he presented one of his research papers entitled ‘’Enhancing landscape connectivity through agroforests: The case of Gedeo’s agroforests in Ethiopia’’.

2 min read · 24. November 2024
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New Publication: Knowledge and Development V

The book presentes the best texts from the Young Talent Austrian Development Research Award 2023, as well as contributions of the winners of the main prize.

3 min read · 24. November 2024
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Welt im Ohr: Armut und ihre vielen Gesichter

In unserer Welt, in der alles miteinander verbunden ist, werden die Unterschiede zwischen Arm und Reich immer größer. Ö1 Campusradio 22.11.24, 20:00-21:00 Uhr

2 min read · 21. November 2024
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Rising Water Levels in Kenya's Rift Valley Lakes: Researchers Present Latest Findings

Rising water levels in Kenya's Rift Valley lakes are threatening biodiversity, infrastructure, and livelihoods - findings from the GreatLakes project, funded by the Cooperation Development Research (KoEF), highlight the urgent need for collaborative research and action to address the root causes of this escalating crisis.

3 min read · 18. November 2024
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Veranstaltungsdokumentation Higher Education Development Research

Panel discussion on “Global partnership and SDGs implementation - the role of science”

The panel discussion took place on 11 September at BOKU at the “Tropentag”, the annual interdisciplinary conference on research in tropical and subtropical agriculture, natural resource management and rural development.

9 min read · 10. November 2024
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Leah Mwaisango Kalemela - Completion of doctoral studies at the University of Vienna

Leah Mwaisango Kalemela has defended her PhD on “Life Experiences of Children Living in Child-headed Households in Tanzania” at the University of Vienna in March 2024.

4 min read · 07. October 2024
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Past Events Higher Education Development Research

Workshop “Experience Exchange: Lessons-learned from International Higher Education Cooperation”

The goal of the workshop was to provide a platform for dialogue on international academic and research projects, while addressing the challenges encountered and showcasing effective strategies used in these projects.

9 min read · 07. October 2024
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Alumni Talk with Dr. Esther Mukooza, Uganda

In an inspiring Alumni Talk, Esther Mukooza shared her personal and professional experiences as a former scholar, researcher, and humanitarian worker.

5 min read · 30. September 2024
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7-Day Course on Building Energy Simulation

The recent training event in Thimphu successfully combined expert insights with hands-on experience, advancing knowledge in energy-efficient building design.

2 min read · 19. August 2024

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