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    03.09.2026 | DIGI-FACE | Elisa Adams
    DIGI-FACE Consultation Hour on 16 September

    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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    28.08.2026 | General - DAAD | aranza banda
    Building a sustainable future: Essential dialogues for just transitions

    What does a just transition look like in different parts of the world? And what can we learn by bringing different perspectives into dialogue? Understanding…

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    28.08.2026 | General - DAAD | Karlien Potgieter
    Renforcez vos compétences en recherche quantitative !

    DIGI-FACE invite les étudiants et les enseignants à s’inscrire au cours Méthodologies de recherche quantitative 2, qui débutera en septembre 2026. Cette formation vous permettra…

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    27.08.2026 | General - DAAD | Karlien Potgieter
    Strengthen your research skills this September!

    Looking to sharpen your research skills? DIGI-FACE is inviting applications for two research-focused courses starting this September. Achieving Research Coherence Designed for postgraduate students who…

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    21.08.2026 | Development, Scholarships, Other | Bettina Onyango
    TUM ENERGISE Center: Announcement of Doctoral Scholarship “Reliability- Aware Operation of Renewable Mini-Grids”

    The TUM ENERGISE Center is a partnership between the Technical University of Munich and fourSouth African universities: the University of the Witwatersrand, the University of…

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    21.08.2026 | General - DAAD | Thanh Thi Nguyen
    Pro-RUWA2.0 calls for application for a training course in Mali

    The Pro-RUWA 2.0 Network, in collaboration with the Rural Polytechnic Institute for Training and Applied Research (IPR/IFRA) of Katibougou, Mali, and with financial support from…

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    21.08.2026 | General - DAAD | Karlien Potgieter
    The wait is over: DIGI-FACE Micro-Credentials are here!

    DIGI-FACE is delighted to announce that applications are now open for our first four micro-credentials. DIGI-FACE is excited to invite postgraduate students to apply for…

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    21.08.2026 | Scholarships, Other, Development | Bettina Onyango
    TUM ENERGISE Center: Announcement of Doctoral Scholarship “Energy-System Planning for Just Energy Transition”

    The TUM ENERGISE Center is a partnership between the Technical University of Munich and fourSouth African universities: the University of the Witwatersrand, the University of…

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    19.08.2026 | General - DAAD | Martin Wiehle
    Pro-RUWA news as of August 2026

    Dear DIGI-FACE community, fellows, colleagues, and friends, Welcome to explore our latest newsletter and get informed about past and future activities Greeting from the Pro-RUWA…

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    10.08.2026 | General - DAAD | Martin Wiehle
    We are pleased to announce: Pro-RUWA 2.0 offers again PhD positions for francophone sub-Saharan African candidates

    Pro-RUWA 2.0 continues aiming at training a new generation of excellent regionally and internationally educated young scientists, entrepreneurs, and administrators. Future decision makers in francophone…

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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 | AFAS, Agriculture, Development, Environment, Land Governance, Land Management | 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, Education, Environment, Scholarships | 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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