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MADM Student Contributed to Book on Zimbabwe

Davison Muchadenyika, one of our students in the MA of Development Management programme at Cape Town, contributed a chapter to a newly published book on Zimbabwe.

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Congratulations Dr. Mekuriaw Bizuneh!

After successful defense of his PhD thesis on Wednesday, 17th July 2013, Abate Mekuriaw Bizuneh from Ethiopia has been awarded the degree of a Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.).

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Two IEE Members Participated in "ExtraSchicht"

What is Recycling, Freecycling and how to reduce waste to conserve environment? How can we preserve and share food? These themes were presented in one of the sub projects of "International Garden and Nature" on the Night of Industrial Culture (i.e. ExtraSchicht) at the Botanical Garden of the RUB by two IEE members.

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IEE Alumni on VIP Panel at "Change Agents" Conference

On 18th June 2013, IEE alumni Dr. Augustine Magolowondo participated in a VIP panel together with DAAD president Prof. Dr. Margret Wintermantel, Federal Minister Dirk Niebel (Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, BMZ) and other DAAD alumni.

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Congratulations Dr. Lembani!

After successful defense of her PhD thesis on Friday, 21st June 2013, Martina Lembani from Malawi has been awarded the degree of a Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.).

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Expert Lecture by Former MADM & PhD Student

On 20th June, the IEE was proud to offer an expert lecture by the MADM alumni and former PhD student Dr. Augustine Magolowondo on the topic "The Future of Democracy Aid as an Agenda for Development Cooperation Reconsidered". The lecture took place in the course of the Master of Arts in Development Management classes, but was also open for everyone else interested in the topic.

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IEE Members Conduct Teacher-Training at IBZ (RUB)

On 23 May, Shafaq Hussain, Britta Niklas, Meik Nowak, Elkhan Sadik-Zada and Carlos Villela Zavala, supported by DGB Bildungswerk e.V., conducted a teacher-training on "Migration Today - consequences for racism-attentive education" at the IBZ, Ruhr-University Bochum.

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Interview with Former MADM Student

2013-05 AgbaamCallistus A. Agbaam who graduated from the MA in Development Management and is now working for an environmental education project has been interviewed by the RUB Alumni office.

See http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/alumni/gespraech/interviews/agbaam.html for the full interview.

Interview with Dr. Anja Zorob on the Civil War in Syria

Dr. Anja Zorob has been interviewed by Arte Journal on the ongoing civil war in Syria.

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Development Management in Practice: Master Students Reaching Out to South African Township Community

Thirteen Master students of the Bochum Program of Development Management at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in South Africa recently started to work together with the Iliso Care Society (ICS), a non-profit organization supporting various community development activities in the township of Khayelitsha near Cape Town.

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