Apply now for your participation in the DAAD SDG ALUMNI PROJECT “Knowledge and Practice for Development” in the framework of IFAT AFRICA 2025, the ultimate platform to showcase technologies and solutions for water, sewage, refuse and recycling for the sub-Saharan Africa market.

Participating universities:

Brandenburg Technical University of Cottbus-Senftenberg
in cooperation with the University of Johannesburg
Topic: Adapting to Climate by Developing Circularity (Ac/DC)
Application deadline: 31 December 2024

Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg
in cooperation with the University of Johannesburg
Topic: Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Africa
Application deadline: 31 January 2025

Both CALLS FOR APPLICATION are out now!
They are available on the DAAD website SDG Alumni Projects.

Please address your application directly to the contact person/s named in the calls for application.

Eligibility criteria for participation:

This training seminar and the IFAT Africa Trade Fair targets Alumni of German universities / research Institutions (so called Germany Alumni)
• who are citizens of countries in the African Union listed on the OECD DAC list,
• currently live and work in their home countries / in countries in the African Union listed on the OECD DAC list,
• have a proven background in academic fields relevant to the topics water / water management / wastewater / sewage / recycling,

AND who spent at least 3 months in Germany on professional errands (study, training, teaching, research)

OR who were funded within the framework of
• the DAAD In-Country/In-Region Scholarship Program or
• the Centres of African Excellence or
• the SDG Graduate Schools or
• the Excellence Centres for Exchange and Development – exceed

Itinerary of this SDG Alumni Project:

1st PHASE: 1 – 7 July 2025
Training Seminars in Johannesburg, South Africa
organized and realized by German universities, each with its own seminar topics / focus (see above)

2nd PHASE: 8 – 10 July 2025
Participation in the trade fair IFAT Africa 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa
organized by the DAAD – German Academic Exchange Service, Bonn, Germany

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