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20 new Africa-UniNet projects to start in 2025

In the framework of the 5th Africa-UniNet call 20 cooperative research projects between universities and research institutions in Austria and in African countries were accepted for funding.

4 min read · 04. August 2025
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Scholars Entwicklungsforschung

Africa-Uninet Project133_Uganda: Enhancing African Catfish Aquaculture in Uganda

Hatchery Propagation, Population Suitability, and Broodstock Management

2 min read · 04. August 2025
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External Calls and Activities Stipendium Entwicklungsforschung

Supporting African Science and Tertiary Education (SASTE) Grant - 4th Call open until November 2025

The SASTE grant supports high potentials 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 · 26. February 2025
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Mini Symposium: New Genomic Technologies - A Versatile Toolbox for Crop and Livestock Improvement

Invitation to half-day Symposium at BOKU: Monday, 10 February 2025, 14:00 – 18:00 CET

2 min read · 28. January 2025
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Report: Summer School 2024:“Decolonizing Pathways:

The ACTS Summer School 2024, themed “Decolonizing Pathways: Transformational Leadership by Curating Change across Sustainable Science Communication,” took place from 25 August to 1 September in Diani, Kenya.

4 min read · 26. January 2025
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Entwicklungsforschung

Africa-UniNet & KoEF project meeting held at Haramaya University, Ethiopia

Team members of an Africa-UniNet project and a KoEF project held a meeting at Haramaya University from 14-15 November 2024.

2 min read · 15. January 2025
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External Calls and Activities

5th KoEF Call for funding

The 5th KoEF Call for funding is open until 17 March 2025 (extended deadline).

2 min read · 10. December 2024
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Entwicklungsforschung

Storymap: Collaborative Monitoring for Sustainable Development of Lake Tana UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

This is the story about Africa-UniNet Project P049 in which two scientific institutions joined forces with the local population to keep track of the spread of water hyacinth by using an innovative collaborative monitoring approach.

1 min read · 04. December 2024
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Entwicklungsforschung

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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activities of scholarship holders Alumni Entwicklungsforschung

Video about Sonnia Nzilani Musyoka's career and environmental work in Kenya

Former APPEAR scholar Sonnia talks about her motivation to establish an environmental NGO to combat climate change in Kenya and her professional career as Makueni County Minister.

2 min read · 13. May 2024
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13th ANIE Conference | Summary report

The 13th ANIE Annual Conference was held in Zanzibar from 4-6 October 2023. The conference centered around the theme Reframing Knowledge Partnerships for Mutual Benefits and Africa’s Needs.

4 min read · 16. October 2023
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Alumni Entwicklungsforschung

Former scholar appointed Vice-Chancellor of the Technical University of Kenya

We are proud to announce that our former scholar Prof. Benedict Mwavu Mutua has been appointed Vice-Chancellor of the Technical University of Kenya on 25 August 2023.

2 min read · 01. October 2023