Welcome to EUSA ID
EUSA_ID is a mobility programme offering study, training and research periods in Europe for South African Master and PhD candidates and staff and provides European PhD candidates the opportunity to spend a research period in South Africa. (For more information, please have a look at the
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4th PhD Conference on International Development
4th PhD Conference on International Development
24 - 25 September 2015
Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum/Germany
The IEE together with the School of International Development (DEV), University of East Anglia, UK, the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University Rotterdam, NL, and our partners in the UA-Ruhr Graduate Centre, the Institute for Development and Peace (INEF) and the Institute of Political Science (IfP), University of Duisburg-Essen, is organizing the 4th PhD Conference on International Development.
The conference will take place from 24 – 25 September 2015 at Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany, and offers PhD students with various academic backgrounds the possibility to present and discuss their specific PhD projects with a regionally open and interdisciplinary audience.
More information is available on the IEE Website: www.development-research.org
EUSA_ID Mid-term meeting took place in Bochum
From 22-25 April the EUSA_ID Mid-term meeting took place at the Ruhr-University of Bochum, Germany.
After the Welcome Addresses by Prof. Wilhelm Löwenstein, Managing Director of the Institute of Development Research and Development Policy and Vice Rector of the RUB and Prof. Julian May, University of the Western Cape (co-coordinator), Britta Niklas and Dr. Gabriele Bäcker (coordinators) presented the different items of the agenda and all partners of the consortium discussed their experiences and future activities concerning staff and student mobilities and joint training and research with very promising results! On 23th April the selection committee selected as well the grantees for the second cohort. All applicants will be informed in short about selection results.
Selection Results 2nd Call
Selection Results:For the second cohort, starting in 2015, 18 applicants were selected for a scholarship:
10 south african Master students were selected for a study period or full degree at european partner universities,
1 south african PhD student was selected for a research period at an european partner university,
4 european PhD applicants were selected for a research period at south african partner universities,
3 staff applicants were selected for a training/research period at european partner universities.
Second EUSA_ID student arrived at Palacky University
Sello Floyed Sekgobela, a south african Master student, arrived at Palacky University in order to study the Master in International Development Studies. Welcome!
Coordinator Martin Schlossarek, Sello Floyed Sekgobela and
Prof. Pavel Novacek (from left)