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1st UNITAR Conference at the UN in Bonn

Our PhD IDS Student Emmanuel Monyei was a panelist at the 1st International United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Conference which held at the United Nations, Bonn on the 23rd and 24th, November 2023.

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MADM summer school in Cape Town now on Instagram

 As part of the MADM programme, our students had the opportunity to study one month at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa. RUB International Office supported the MADM students financially with a PROMOS grant. The students could enjoy a summer school with different networking opportunities and activities including the two modules “Actors in Development Cooperation” and “How to conduct a field survey”. You can find further information and photos on internationaloffice_rub Instagram and soon in the next IEE Newsletter.

Successful Alumni Conference

From 17 to 20 October, the IEE hosted the international alumni conference on ‘Development Cooperation in Times of Multiple Crisis’, which was funded by the DAAD. The event provided a great networking space for almost 70 alumni, students, researchers, and resource persons. In diverse formats, participants discussed aspects of a changing development landscape and possible responses as well as practice-related experiences.

Five development-related MA programmes collaborated for the event, i.e., the MADM (RUB), the MA in International and Development Economics (HTW Berlin), the Small Enterprise Promotion and Training Programme (U. Leipzig), the MA in Development and Governance and the MA in International Relations and Development Policy (both U. Duisburg-Essen).

Congratulations Dr. Bablu Chakma

After successful defence of his PhD Thesis on Friday, 15th September 2023, Bablu Chakma has been awarded the degree of a Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.).

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MADM students as authors and editors at D+C/E+Z

We would like to raise attention to the new articles of our MADM students and alumni in the magazine Development + Cooperation / Entwicklung + Zusammenarbeit.
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Alumni Conference 2023: Call for applications

We are happy to announce the DAAD funded 2023 alumni conference, titled "Development Cooperation in Times of Multiple Crises", taking place 16-20 October 2023 at Ruhr University Bochum.

The conference is hosted by the Institute of Development Research and Development Policy (IEE) in Bochum (Germany) and organised in collaboration with its partner programmes from HTW Berlin, University of Leipzig, and University of Duisburg-Essen. Alumni of the MA programme in Development Management (MADM; IEE), the MA programme in International and Development Economics (MIDE; HTW Berlin), the Small Enterprise Promotion and Training Programme (SEPT; University of Leipzig), the MA programme in Development and Governance (Institute of Political Science (IfP); University of Duisburg-Essen), and the MA programme in International Relations and Development Policy (Institute for Development and Peace (INEF); University of Duisburg-Essen) are highly welcomed to submit proposals for participating at the conference.

For more details, please refer to the call for applications, the preliminary programme, and the application form. In case of further questions, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We are looking forward to receiving your applications until 21^st May 2023.

Congratulations Dr. Biswaranjan Tripura

After successful defence of his PhD Thesis on Wednesday, 5th April 2023, Biswaranjan Tripura has been awarded the degree of a Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.).

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Congratulations Dr. Hari Purna Tripura

After successful defence of his PhD Thesis on Tuesday, 4th April 2023, Hari Purna Tripura has been awarded the degree of a Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.).

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28 successful internship placements in the field of Development Cooperation for our MADM students

IEE staff is proud to announce that we have successfully managed to place all 28 MADM students into an interesting and individually relevant internship.

While the Cape Town students have already completed their internships from October to December 2022, the Master students in Development Mangement from the 2022-24 Bochum intake started their internships in February 2023. Until end of April, the MADM students are now gaining first-hand experience about project work and insights into the working culture of a German organization working in the field of Development Cooperation. They are also able to broaden their network for future professional activities.

Our students' internship organizations include the German Agency for International Cooperation GmbH (GIZ), Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft (DEG), the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), GOPA consultants, joyn coop strategy consultants for sustainable development, Malteser International, World Vision Germany, and many more. We are looking forward to learning about the students' experience upon their return to Bochum.

Congratulations Dr. Adil

After successful defence of his PhD Thesis on Thursday, 9 February 2023 Abdullah Adil has been awarded the degree of a Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.). (read more)

 
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ADAPTED vacancy

Within the European Joint Doctorate "ADAPTED" - Eradicating Poverty - Pathways towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, short term visiting researcher positions of a duration between 4-12 months are offered. Being part of the ADAPTED work package 1 (Validating pathways to poverty reduction), interested Early Stage Researchers will have the opportunity to work at the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, University Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne in areas related to “Universal health coverage in West Africa”. Application deadline is 31 January 2023. For more information, please consult the full call for applications.

Congratulations Dr. Ali Zaidi

After successful defence of his PhD Thesis on Monday, 19 December 2022 Muhammad Ali Zaidi has been awarded the degree of a Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.).
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ADAPTED Annual Meeting

After a successful and very insightful first Annual Meeting in Bochum at the beginning of the year, the second meeting bringing together the entire ADAPTED consortium took place at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam from 28 November to 2 December in The Hague, Netherlands.

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Congratulations Dr. Wright!

After successful defence of his PhD Thesis on Tuesday 6 December 2022 Will Wright has been awarded the degree of a Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.).
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Congratulations Dr. Holzberg!

After successful defence of her PhD Thesis on Tuesday 11 October 2022, Britta Holzberg has been awarded the degree of a Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) under the joint PhD agreement between the IEE and the International Institute of Social Studies.


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Welcome to the 2022 intake of the MA in Development Management

On 5 September 2022, the new Bochum group of MA in Development Management students started their studies. For the formal opening and the opening of the 2022 summer school the students of the MADM at UWC also arrived at the IEE.

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Congratulations, Dr. Agbaam!

After successful defence of his PhD Thesis on Tuesday 24 May 2022, Callistus Akachabwon Agbaam from Ghana has been awarded the degree of a Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.).

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Former MADM Student Installed as President of MaK PhD Fellows

Former IEE student Gerald Ahabwe, MADM Alumnus of 2009, was installed as President of the Phd Fellows at Makerere University (Pf@Mak) last week. This group was established to "bring together PhD fellows to actively provide each other with mutual academic support, producing timely high quality research through networking, peer reviewing, sharing funding opportunities and timely study completion." Please find more information here.

Congratulations for achieving this responsible position, and best wishes for your work for the PhD community at Makerere University!

MADM Students of the Bochum Group Graduated

On Friday, 18th of February, 22 candidates of the MA in Development Management programme received their graduation certificates after having successfully defended their Master thesis during the week.

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