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    30.10.2025 | Alumni, Development, DIGI-FACE, General - DAAD, SA-GER CDR, UKUDLA | Ruth Knoblich
    Invitation: Job Readiness Workshop

    Thanks to the DAAD Lecturers Programme’s annual fund, DAAD CoE SAGER CDR alumnus Dr Kene Ikebuaku and Ruth Knoblich have been able to establish a…

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    30.10.2025 | General - DAAD | Michael Kongo
    Reflections on the PMIC Conference: Shaping a Shared Future

    The PMIC Conference in Strasbourg and Kehl brought together African and European scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to reimagine cooperation for a sustainable future. Michael Kongo…

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    30.10.2025 | CEMEREM, General - DAAD, Scholarships | Nashon Adero
    CEMEREM@10: Taita Taveta University Hosts Dialogues on Africa’s Resource Future

    In the language of DIGI-FACE, we can now confidently state that CEMEREM is not fixated on the traditional “capacity building” paradigm. Rather, it is actively…

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    28.10.2025 | General - DAAD | Michael Kongo
    Microfinance Meets Mining: Pioneering a New Path for Africa’s Sustainable Future

    How DAAD Centres of Excellence are shaping an innovative master’s program to transform artisanal mining through inclusive finance. A new master’s programme proposal aims to…

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    28.10.2025 | General - DAAD | Thanh Thi Nguyen
    Pro-RUWA Call for Applications: Writing Week 2025

    To strengthen scientific publication in an international environment, accelerate the publication process, and foster closer collaboration between supervisors and their students, we are pleased to…

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    23.10.2025 | General - DAAD | Andrew Thuo
    DIGI-FACE teams visit the University of Nairobi

    Exploring Digital Innovation with SCO and AFAS In September 2025, as part of DIGI-FACE’s centre visits, two DIGI-FACE teams visited two centres at the University…

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    15.10.2025 | Alumni, Education, Events, General - DAAD, Other, Scholarships | Bettina Onyango
    Call for Applications for DAAD SDG Alumni Seminar

    On behalf of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Technische Universität Dresden and Universität Leipzig are organising an international training seminar for German alumni on…

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    14.10.2025 | ICT | Eldridge van der Westhuizen
    Scheduled Maintenance: DIGI-FACE Platform (17–18 October)

    We would like to inform all DIGI-FACE users that our platform will undergo scheduled maintenance on Friday, 17 October, and Saturday, 18 October 2025. During…

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    06.10.2025 | DIGI-FACE, General - DAAD | Karlien Potgieter
    AI in Education: Lessons from Our Learners

    In July, we had the privilege of partnering once again with King’s College London to deliver their popular AI in Education course — this time…

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    03.10.2025 | DIGI-FACE | Karlien Potgieter
    DIGI-FACE call for applications – OCTOBER modules

    DIGI-FACE invites postgraduate students, supervisors, and lecturers to register for two exciting online training opportunities this October and November 2025. Achieving Research Coherence This course…

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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 | AFAS, Education, Environment, General - DAAD, Scholarships | 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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