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    12.06.2026 | DIGI-FACE | Karlien Potgieter
    DIGI-FACE reaches 5000 members!

    We are delighted to share that the DIGI-FACE platform has reached 5000 members! What started as a vision to connect educators, researchers, students, and professionals…

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    09.06.2026 | General - DAAD | ASSION Guillaume
    Pro-RUWA Call for Applications for a Spring Course:

    Course: Sustainable resource use involving local communities, using transdisciplinary methodsThis self-paced online course offers an introduction to sustainable resource use, community engagement, and transdisciplinary research…

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    09.06.2026 | Environment, General - DAAD | Elif Keles
    DAAD Climate Lecture Series: Irene Vélez Torres on Climate and Fossil Fuel Transition

    We are pleased to announce the upcoming lecture featuring Irene Vélez Torres, Colombia’s Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development and convener of the first International…

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    08.06.2026 | General - DAAD | Japheth Noel
    Dr. Anywar Godwin Unravels the Healing Wonders of Securidaca Plant

    Dr. Anywar, a DAAD alumnus and Member of the Association of Ugandan-German Alumni(AUGA), is delighted to share that their edited volume, Pharmaceutical Properties of Plants from…

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    08.06.2026 | General - DAAD, Other | Bettina Onyango
    Online event: Strengthening Equitable Academic Partnerships

    The DAAD Centre for International Academic Cooperation (KIWi) is pleased to invite you to an online event titled: “Strengthening Equitable Academic Partnerships – Insights from…

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    05.06.2026 | DIGI-FACE | Paul Webb
    Widening engagement with DIGI-FACE in the Nelson Mandela University Faculty of Education

    On 3 June 2026, Professor Paul Webb and Karlien Potgieter, representing DIGI-FACE, attended the Nelson Mandela University Faculty of Education Faculty Board meeting at the…

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    02.06.2026 | General - DAAD | Karlien Potgieter
    Final Opportunity: Join the AI in Education Course

    Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming education, changing how we teach, learn, assess, and engage with knowledge. Are you ready to explore what these changes mean…

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    01.06.2026 | DIGI-FACE | Elisa Adams
    DIGI-FACE Consultation Hour on 11 June

    Get the latest DIGI-FACE updates Ask questions on behalf of your Centre Share ideas with colleagues We are excited to announce that our next consultation…

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    19.05.2026 | General - DAAD | Japheth Noel
    AUGA will be live at the EU-Uganda Research and Study fair 2026

    The countdown is on for the EU-Uganda Research and Study Fair 2026! Join us at Makerere University's Freedom Square on June 4th to discover fully…

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    12.05.2026 | CENIT@EA, Events, Other, ICT, Development | Bettina Onyango
    Call for Papers for Conference “Digital Futures: Applied AI and Electronics for Sustainable Development”

    Please note that the deadline for full paper submission was extended until 15 June 21026. About ICTA-EMOS 2026 The International Conference on Technological Advancement in…

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    Latest blogs and news from our Alumni world

    08.06.2026 | General - DAAD | Japheth Noel
    Dr. Anywar Godwin Unravels the Healing Wonders of Securidaca Plant

    Dr. Anywar, a DAAD alumnus and Member of the Association of Ugandan-German Alumni(AUGA), is delighted to share that their edited volume, Pharmaceutical Properties of Plants from…

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    19.05.2026 | General - DAAD | Japheth Noel
    AUGA will be live at the EU-Uganda Research and Study fair 2026

    The countdown is on for the EU-Uganda Research and Study Fair 2026! Join us at Makerere University's Freedom Square on June 4th to discover fully…

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    06.05.2026 | General - DAAD | Japheth Noel
    AUGA bade farewell to the DAAD Lecturer to Uganda, Ms. Rebekka Junker

    On Tuesday, 7th April, 2026, the Association of Ugandan-German Alumni(AUGA) bade farewell to Ms. Rebekka Junker, a board member and patron for the past 5…

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    01.11.2023 | General - DAAD, WAC-SRT | David AGBO
    Closing Ceremony: Enhancing Climate Resilience and Incomes of Rural Women and Youth through Climate Smart Agriculture and Green Energy

    The Climate and Sustainable Development Action Club (CSDAC) brought the first phase of its project: Enhancing Climate Resilience and Incomes of Rural Women and Youth…

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    17.05.2023 | Land Governance, Agriculture, Development, Environment, Land Management, AFAS | Marie Thomalla Arellano
    Our panel at “African Futures” – the European Conference on African Studies (ECAS)

    AFAS will participate in this year’s European Conference on African Studies (ECAS) from 31 May to 3 June 2023 in Cologne (Germany). ECAS is hosted…

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    03.04.2023 | AFAS, Scholarships, Education, Environment | Marie Thomalla Arellano
    AFAS – Call for Application

    The call for application is now open: AFAS scholarship program on Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) regarding Climate Change Adaptation and Biodiversity Conservation in African Savannas

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    29.03.2023 | General - DAAD, Education, Environment, Scholarships, AFAS | Marie Thomalla Arellano
    AFAS – Retrospect on previous activities

    DAAD Climate and Environment Center “Future African Savannas” (AFAS) just opened the application and selection process for the second cohort of our Master's programme. On…

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    31.01.2023 | General - DAAD | Aline Pereira
    Climate and Sustainable Development Actions Club students obtain another grant in Niger

    January 2023. The Climate and Sustainable Development Actions Club (CSDAC), a group of WAC-SRT and WASCAL students active at Abdou Moumouni University, Niger, won a…

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    23.01.2023 | DIGI-FACE, Education | Aristide Fongang
    Do you want to generate revenues for your Centre of Excellence? Then apply for this course: Financial Sustainability 1

    All DAAD funded Centres of Excellence face the same challenge: sooner or later funding will expire and the Centres are supposed to find other ways…

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    08.12.2022 | DIGI-FACE, CERM-ESA | Aristide Fongang
    CERM-ESA MOI – Launching Activities 2022 

    By Raymond Sawe The CERM-ESA Centre of Excellence at Moi University (Kenya) is proud to announce the launch of its latest short course exclusively hosted…

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