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Alumni Event - Nigeria

Shaping One Nation Together

The DAAD Alumni Conference, held from November 15 to 17, 2024, in Lagos, brought together alumni from across Nigeria to foster collaboration, mentorship, and the sharing of best practices.

World Refugee Day 2024

Interview with a DAAD Scholar - Saleh Najmundeen Ahmed

A refugee status is not a choice; it is a situation. Therefore, all my heart and thoughts are with my fellow refugees around the globe. No condition is permanent, and I pray that life will become better sooner rather than later.

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Early Career Women Scholars

An opportunity for early-career scholars to enhance their research development, dissemination, and visibility skills and also promote exchange between junior and senior academics on career advancement and navigating career challenges.

Meet: Prof. Emelia Oppong Bekoe

DAAD Alumna (University of Münster, 2011 - 2014).

Higher education plays a crucial role in the development of any society, and I anticipate a future where it will be the foremost priority in our society. We must make conscientious efforts to harness its full potential for the benefit of Africa.

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DAAD Alumni serving as peace advocates in the African Community

This Alumni event brought together 25 DAAD Alumni from different parts of West Africa to receive a 3-day training on topics related to peace and conflict management under the sponsorship of DAAD. Participants learnt the art and science of mediation, causes, types and effects of conflicts and their management strategies.

Opened in Accra

Ghana - NRW University Alliance Office

The Ghana-NRW University Alliance Office was opened at the Goethe Institut premises here in Accra on Tuesday 18th July, 2023. In her opening remarks, Dr. Susanne Preuschoff (Director of International Affairs, University of Cologne), mentioned that the office was established in less than one year. She added that the China NRW University Alliance served as an example to build on.

Meet Dr. Gazali Issahaku

Alumni Spotlight: Principal of the Bagabaga College of Education, Tamale

My vision for higher Education is to position Colleges of Education (BACE) as the leading centers for the training of professionally competent teachers, grounded in up-to-date pedagogy, research skills, critical thinking ability and moral values.

Falling Walls Lab Ghana 2023

Recycling plastic bottles into T-shirts

"I saw an AD of the Falling Walls Lab competition on the DAAD Ghana twitter page and by then, I had already tested my recycled polyester to the virgin one which matched perfectly. I saw it as a great opportunity to showcase my idea on a big stage and potentially gain funding for my project. " Maltiti Mohammed