Winning awards means my efforts in using science to help civil society and local communities are recognized. Fact sheet Denise Margaret Matias comes from the PhilippinesPhD at ZEF: 2017PhD topic: Sustainability of community forestry enterprises: indigenous wild honey gathering in the UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve Palawan, Philippines. PhD funding agency: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)Supervisor:…
“I was impressed by ZEF’s focus on issues that are very crucial to developing countries”. Abay Asfaw’s master’s and PhD research on health issues in his home country Ethiopia brought him to his position with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the USA. Fact sheet Q&A with Abay Why did you choose…
“Effective and implementable research needs to be interdisciplinary in nature”. Rabia worked as a lawyer before she came to ZEF for pursuing her PhD. After finishing her PhD (2019) on the societal role of Pakistan’s military Rabia Chaudhry returned to Pakistan to work at a University in Lahore. Fact sheet Rabia Chaudhry comes from PakistanPhD…
“I was the first Afghan doctoral graduate at ZEF”. Prior to his PhD research on water issues in Afghanistan, Fazlullah worked for international agencies such as UN. After graduation (2017) he continued his international career before returning to ZEF as a post-doctoral researcher. Fact sheet Fazlullah Akhtar comes from AfghanistanPhD at ZEF: 2013-2017PhD topic: Water…
“I am proud of the contributions I have been making to research and concrete policies” Shyamal conducted his PhD on Information and Communication Technologies in rural Bangladesh and Peru. After graduation (2003) he worked with IFPRI and the World Bank before moving on to the University of Sydney, Australia, where he is a Full Professor…
“ZEF has truly set me up for an interdisciplinary research career and expanded my networks” Hart Feuer’s research interest in South East Asia has taken him, after graduation in 2012, to Japan, where he is working as an Associate Professor (Kyoto University) now. Fact sheet Q&A with Hart How has the topic of your doctoral…
“I hope that more women, especially from the Global South, will be able to follow their passion”. Marwa’s passion for the entomology, i.e. her PhD research on the Black Soldier Fly has made her a pioneer in insect-based food security issues. After graduation (2019) she has worked for several international research institutes. Fact sheet Prizes…
“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…
“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…
“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…