Search results

    West African German Centre for Sustainable Rural Transformation (WAC-SRT)

    Interdisciplinary, transnational research and teaching programs aimed at contributing to sustainable rural development and political stability in West Africa.

    Established in 2017,  the West African Center for Sustainable Rural Transformation (WAC-SRT) develops interdisciplinary research and teaching programs that produce the required knowledge, applicable technological solutions , and locally adapted business models and administrative approaches, like renewable energies and agricultural water management. Bringing partners from Niger and Ghana together, the center fosters synergies to address problems that are shared by many West-African Countries. Advanced experiences in the realm of renewable energy generation and agricultural water management developed by the partners from Niger benefit Ghana, especially in the light of looming energy crisis and increasing climatic pressures. At the same time, innovative approaches in agricultural commercialization and locally adapted decentralized development planning conceived in Ghana can strengthen sustainable rural transformation in Niger. WAC-SRT bridges rural-urban and Anglophone-Francophone divides in order to contribute towards West Africa’s sustainable rural transformation in an interdisciplinary and transnational manner.


    Closing ceremony of the 2019 transdisciplinary special school

    Closing ceremony of the 2019 transdisciplinary special school

    Programme and How to Apply

    The WAC-SRT currently offers three Master programmes:

    • Integrated Master Program for Sustainable Rural Transformation, at UAM Niamey, Niger
    • Phil Agricultural Economics, at UDS Tamale, Ghana
    • Phil Development Management, at UBIDS Wa, Ghana

    An open call is usually issued and advertised in March and April. The application deadline is by the end of May, with final students’ selection in July.

    Students from all African Countries are welcome to apply to the graduate schools at UAM, UBIDS or UDS. Each year we select 18 candidates to join these three master programs. Successful applicants receive stipends during the two years of their master studies and a lumpsum to further support their field research. Whenever possible, courses are open for additional self-paying students.

    Students from the three programs also join a transdisciplinary special school, which gives them the opportunity to discuss different aspects of sustainable rural transformation with academics from different disciplines and countries, as well as with development practitioners from government and civil society organizations. Besides lectures and discussions, the four-week program gives room for cultural activities and fosters close interactions between master students from Ghana, Niger and other West African countries. This helps to improve their language skills and facilitate future regional professional and academic cooperation.

     

    Find more information about the open calls to the WAC-SRT master programs here.

    New Centre of Excellence in South Africa

    We are delighted to share the news that our African Excellence Family has grown by one. In 2025, a new Centre of Excellence for Sustainable…

    more

    Perspectives on the Germany-Kenya Labour Mobility Pact in the Digital Age

    It can be hypothesised that the new attention-grabbing labour mobility agreement between Germany and Kenya, while offering immediate relief to both countries — Germany’s ageing…

    more

    Kenyan DAAD Scholars Discuss Challenges and Opportunities of AI in Higher Education

    DAAD scholars converged at Chuka University, Kenya, from 22-23 August 2024 to explore the role of Generative AI (GenAI) in higher education. The influence of…

    more

    E-Learning Training at Nelson Mandela University

    Remotopia, or remote working, has become a buzzword. In a world becoming increasingly connected through a meshed network of digital spaces, a progressive realisation of…

    more

    NOUVEL APPEL A COMMUNICATIONS : COLLOQUE SCIENTIFIQUE INTERNATIONAL CEGLA-DAAD

    DU 05 AU 07 NOVEMBRE 2024 DAKAR AU SENEGAL Chers universitaires, professionnels et étudiants, Pour le colloque à venir, certaines dates limites ont été modifiées. Il…

    more

    APPEL A COMMUNICATIONS : COLLOQUE SCIENTIFIQUE INTERNATIONAL CEGLA-DAAD

    DU 05 AU 07 NOVEMBRE 2024 DAKAR AU SENEGAL Chers universitaires, professionnels et étudiants, Depuis quelques années, le Centre d´Excellence de Gouvernance Locale en Afrique (CEGLA)…

    more

    APPEL D’OFFRE : CONSULTATION INTERNATIONALE SUR LA MODERNISATION DES SUPPORTS NUMERIQUES

    Le CEGLA lance un appel d'offre pour la consultation internationale sur la modernisation des supports numériques. Veuillez trouver les informations nécessaires dans le TDR ci-dessous.…

    more

    CEMEREM to Select a New Cohort of MSc and MBA Scholars

    We received a substantial number of applications from individuals eager to contribute to the natural resources sector in East Africa, recognising it as a treasure…

    more

    Our Members and Alumni strive for Excellence

    View All   Search for members
    MOUNKAILA SOULEY Mousa
    Hassan Ibrahim
    Dave Ayomah Afeliga Student
    Doudou Moumouni Moctar
    Roukiyatou Idrissa diabiri
    Dr. MOUNKAILA SOULEY Moussa
    Mr. Justine Tuolong Student Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies
    Abdoul Aziz Doulla Hima
    Francis Xavier Naab Researcher SD-Dombo University for Business and Integrated Development Studies
    WACSRT STUDENT ismael harouna maazou
    ×