German-Ethiopian SDG Graduate School: PhD-Scholarship vacancies  [06.02.17]

The DAAD program ‘Bilateral SDG Graduate School’ funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), seeks to help achieve the new Development Goals by funding bilateral higher education institution partnerships in establishing SDG graduate schools in developing countries. To this purpose, the German-Ethiopian SDG Graduate School “Climate Change Effects on Food Security (CLIFOOD)” between the University of Hohenheim (Germany) and the Hawassa University (Ethiopia) has been established. 

Main objective of CLIFOOD is to educate students at the doctorate level in the field of climate change, agriculture and food security having the greatest possible interdisciplinary content to address the threats of climate change to food and nutrition security in the Eastern African region. 6 structured block seminars dealing with CLIFOOD related topics as well as soft skill courses are offered and will be obligatory for one PhD generation.

FSC awards top selected applicants from Ethiopia scholarships to obtain their PhD degree at the University of Hohenheim, Germany.

Deadline for application: February 12, 2017, 24:00 (CET)

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