On June 3, 2015, PhD IDS associate member Annalisa Addis from Italy has been awarded the degree of a Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.) for her thesis on "Linking Huminatarian and Development Action in Ethiopia".

The thesis was supervised by Prof. Dr. Dijkzeul and Prof. Bianca Maria Carcangiu according to a joint supervision agreement between the IEE's PhD IDS and the University of Cagliari PhD Course in History, Institutions and International Relations of Modern and Contemporary Asia and Africa. Prof. Dr. Eva Gerharz und Prof. Dr. Dennis Dijkzeul represented the IEE in the oral exam held at the University of Cagliari, Italy.

Congratulations, Annalisa!