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Details: General News; 29-06-2010

Alumni View on the Fifa World Cup 2010 in South Africa (1)

Living in South Africa during the World Cup / by Carolin Gomulia

It is difficult to describe life in South Africa during the World Cup. The official slogan 'feel it, it is here' captures it all. You can feel it everywhere. The newspapers are full of World Cup articles and opadds. There is no shop, restaurant and street without World Cup branding. I had a good laugh when I read Peter Davis' "Open letter to our foreign media friends". It is hilarious how he addressed journalists who before the World Cup saw a civil war coming upon South Africa and painting a picture of tourists being robbed and mugged at every corner. Reconciling he states at the end to just get out there and experience what is happening.

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Details: MADM News; 10-05-2010

The IEE Welcomes a New Intake of MADM Students from around the World

Dr. Gabriele Baecker, Executive Director of the IEE, officially opened the new Master of Arts in Development Management (MA DM) intake in Cape Town on May 3, 2010. The Master of Arts in Development Management intake consists of nineteen students from twelve countries around the world. Four students of the current intake receive a scholarship from the South African-German Centre for Development Research and Criminal Justice.

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Details: MADM News; 03-03-2010

Congratulations to Our New Graduates!

On 3 March 2010, 18 students representing 13 countries from around the world graduated with a Master in Development Management from the Institute of Development Research and Development Policy at the Ruhr-University Bochum. Congratulations to all new graduates!

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Details: MADM News; 10-12-2009

New Masters graduated

On 10 December 2009, thirteen new Masters in Development Management graduated from the Bochum Programme in Development Management at the University of the Western Cape.

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Details: General News; 02-11-2009

Workshop on the Global Financial Crisis in Zomba, Malawi

On October 29th, 2009, the South African - German Centre of Development Research and the University of Malawi held a workshop on the Global Financial Crisis in Zomba, Malawi. The broad interest in this subject was reflected by the number of participants. Over forty participants from governmental and non-governmental organizations discussed the global effects of the economic crisis as well as the effects on the Malawian economy.

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Details: General News; 02-07-2009

"Wilhelm-Hollenberg-Preis" for Dr. Katja Serova

Dr. Katja Serova, former staff member of the IEE and still cooperating with us, has been awarded the Wilhelm-Hollenberg Prize for her PhD Thesis "Die Modellierung der Migration auf Makroebene: Theoretische Analyse und Fallstudie der Auswanderung aus der Republik Südafrika".

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Details: MADM News; 22-06-2009

More scholarships for the MADM Bochum

For the 2010 intake of the MA in Development Management 5 additional scholarships are available for students from developing countries. Scholarships are awarded by Ruhr-University Bochum and financed through the "Landesstipendienprogramm" of the MIWFT of the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Details: General News; 03-04-2009

DAAD Centre of Excellence opened in South Africa

The South African-German Centre for Development Research and Criminal Justice was officially opened in Cape Town on 2 April. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu gave the keynote speech. The Centre in Cape Town offers study courses in development research and criminal justice.

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