First ZEF Working Paper
Knowledge systems, knowledge transfer, and knowledge hubs were among the first research foci of ZEF’s Department of Political and Cultural Change.
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First ZEF Policy Brief
Governance and Conflict is among ZEF’s thematic ‘evergreens’. The regional focus has shifted from mostly regions in Central Asia and Asia to countries in South America over the years.
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First ZEF Discussion Paper
The majority of ZEF’s Discussion Papers have been written by researchers from or affiliated with ZEF’s Department of Economic and Technological Change.
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First ZEF Blog
Blogs offer ZEF researchers a science and academic-related space where they can tell their own stories behind their actual research. Our alumna Marwa Shumo was the first ZEF blogger!
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Lady in REDD: Tania Osejo Carrillo
“I wanted to contribute to strengthening the legal environmental framework in my home country Nicaragua”. Tanja Osejo Carrillo finished her PhD at ZEF in 2015 in the field of forest economics. After graduation she joined the World Food Programme, where she is still working. Fact sheet Q&A with Tania What was your motivation for conducting…
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Very first batch (1999): Roukayatou Zimmermann
“The emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration fostered at ZEF has equipped me with the ability to integrate diverse perspectives and methodologies into my work, facilitating innovative problem-solving during my career”. Roukayatou Zimmermann was a researcher of ZEF’s first batch of doctoral students (starting 1999). Read about her impressive career after graduation. Currently she is working with…
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Research with real-life impact: Faisal Abbas
“I learned at ZEF that doing scientific research should aim at having an impact on real life and bring something for the people of this world”. After finishing his PhD at ZEF (2010) Faisal pursued his career in India and Pakistan. But he returned to Germany for research sejours; first with an Alexander von Humboldt…
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Focusing on gender issues: Dennis Avilés Irahola
“My doctoral education at ZEF provided me with an international profile and sharpened my analytical abilities in development issues”. Before she embarked on her PhD research at ZEF, Dennis Avilés Irahola worked for international development organizations. After obtaining her doctoral degree (2005) she worked as a consultant and advisor on local participation and gender inclusion…
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Strengthening Africa’s academic capacity: Emmanuel Derbile
“When it comes to promoting internationalization, the ZEF-led West African Center for Sustainable Rural Transformation (WAC-SRT) has been at the forefront in Ghana’s universities”. Though Emmanuel K. Derbile completed his PhD at ZEF in 2010, he finds that even today his research findings remain relevant. His PhD research looked into how people in Northern Ghana…
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Addressing environmental challenges: Asghar Tahmasebi
“My best memory of ZEF is the day I defended my PhD thesis and graduated in 2012. It was a very special and rewarding moment for me, as I had worked hard and overcome many challenges to complete my research and dissertation”. Asghar did his PhD at ZEF on the ‘Vulnerability to socio-political and climate…