Activities and scientific achievements

Video online: OeAD Scholars Talk with Lela Khartishvili

18. December 2020

In this OeAD Scholars Talk Lela Khartishvili from Georgia presented her PhD research on community-based tourism development in the mountain regions of Georgia and Armenia.

Podcast of Alumni Talks with Prof. Dr. Belachew Gebrewold

15. December 202046:30

The talk focused on scholarships to promote academic partnerships, economic cooperation as well as mutual political and cultural understanding which benefit both the countries of …

APPEAR scholarship holder won Inge Dirmhirn Prize 2019

10. December 2020

Ayelech Kidie Mengesha was recently awarded the “Inge Dirmhirn Prize 2019’’ for her master's thesis: "Impact of rural land certification on household's decision to plant trees and …

Hafte Mebrahten Tesfay finishes PhD study on agroforestry in Ethiopia

9. December 2020

The research of our APPEAR scholar focused on ecosystem services of indigenous agroforestry systems in the southeastern Rift Valley, Ethiopia. He successfully defended his PhD at …

“I shall not give up” – The story of a PhD student and her life after

1. December 2020

APPEAR scholar Esther Mukooza from Uganda completed her PhD in Anthropology at the University of Vienna and is currently working with Medecins Sans Frontieres in the Kingdom of …