Application open: MGG Academy 2023 (17 August – 3 December 2023)
The MGG Academy is a training and dialogue format for young professionals from Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa and the European Union. The participants work in their home countries in government institutions, research institutions and think tanks, civil society and the private sector. The MGG Academy 2023 is taking place from 17 August […]
SPRING Party 2022
This May, the SPRING students celebrated the cultural exchange at the annual SPRING Party. Read more to find out what they did. Our SPRING Party took place this year on 20 May. SPRING students from batches 20/21 and 21/22, their friends and families, SPRING staff, SPRING alumni, and UFABC representatives were part of the party. […]
Application open for scholarships in integrated urbanism!
EPOS scholarships by DAAD for the 2023 MSc Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design programme are open for application now! This interdisciplinary double-degree links perspectives from the South and North by studying the first year at the University of Stuttgart, Germany, and the second year at Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt. Students learn critical engagement with […]
“Net-Zero Targets & Green Economy Business Opportunities in Climate Actions”
Date: 6th– 15th December, 2021. Implemented by: Life Learning Development e.V. (LLD), Duisburg. The workshop offers space for interaction and exchange of experiences between the German and international participants and the speakers. Cultural particularities in issues of climate change, support measures for decarbonization and awareness. The aim of workshop is to enable the participants to: – Understand global […]
”URBAN SOLUTIONS”COURSE
Nature-based Solutions to Climate Change in Urban Territories. NOVEMBER 24 – DECEMBER 15 (2021) PROGRAM:- The seminar introduces the participants to nature-based solutions for developing projects and strategies in urban areas. Through the analysis of case studies, they will learn to identify challenges and opportunities in different areas around the world, recognize the importance of […]
Geographic Information Systems: Practical Application for Sustainable Natural Resource Management
Topic: In the current planetary crisis, we are experiencing challenges such as biodiversity loss, deforestation and land degradation. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing are powerful allies to monitor and assess progress in addressing these challenges. This webinar will provide new insights into this evolving field through practical examples from the Global South. Speakers will […]
AGEP‑student Setonji Ogunbiyi nominated for the “Goal of the Month”
Setonji Obunbiyi, a student of the MA program in Development Management (MADM) at Ruhr‑University Bochum (RUB), was nominated for the “Goal of the Month” on German TV last Saturday (Tor des Monats, Sportschau, ARD). We are very proud of him and encourage everyone to vote for his goal online https://www1.sportschau.de/tdm/tdm until October 23, 2021. Setonji […]
WEBINAR: Building Community-based Population-Level Wellness and Resilience for the Climate Emergency
The accelerating disasters and toxic stresses generated by the global climate emergency are producing skyrocketing mental health and psychosocial problems worldwide. Millions of people, however, cannot get help. If we remain unprepared, climate change-generated individual and collective traumas will not only threaten everyone’s health, safety, and wellbeing, they will make the changes required to slash […]