Over the past decades, ZEF has established research partnerships with researchers, policy and decision makers, academic institutions, research agencies and international organizations at the local, national and international levels. These partnerships have grown into a global network with hundreds of points of contact and cooperation for joint research projects, but also for teaching and training. In particular, ZEF’s network in West and East Africa has made it an important pillar of the University of Bonn’s internationalization strategy. In recent years, the focus has shifted to strengthening South-South cooperation, e.g. between West Africa (Ghana) and South America (Colombia).
Here, we share impressions from a selected number of ZEF’s years-long institutional partners from Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America.
- Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia
Mekuria Argaw is a ZEF-alumnus (graduation 2005) and Executive Director of the Horn of Africa Regional Environment Center and Network Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia. Importance of… Read more: Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia - Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Germany
Bettina Hedden-Dunkhorst is Head of the Division for International Nature Conservation at the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Bundesamt für Naturschutz, BfN) in Bonn. Common ground: Biodiversity… Read more: Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Germany - Université Abdou Moumouni in Niamey, Niger
Adamou Rabani is Rector of the Université Abdou Moumouni in Niamey, Niger and Coordinator of the WASCAL Studies Programs ‘Climate change and Energy’ and ‘Photovoltaic and System… Read more: Université Abdou Moumouni in Niamey, Niger - National University of Colombia (UNAL)
Tomás León Sicard is a Professor at the National University of Colombia (UNAL) and project leader of DSSP for the Colombian partners ZEF and the National University… Read more: National University of Colombia (UNAL) - Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Ghana
Constance Awinpoka Akurugu is Associate Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies, Department of Public Policy and Management, Faculty of Public Policy and Governance, SDD University of Business… Read more: Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Ghana - University of Nairobi, Kenya
Thuita Thenya is ZEF-alumnus and Director of the Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies, University of Nairobi, Kenya Overcoming challenges for young researchers in the… Read more: University of Nairobi, Kenya - Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India
Swati Banerjee is a Professor at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai and Coordinator of the Right Livelihood College (RLC) Campus Mumbai ZEF and Right Livelihood:… Read more: Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India - Dilla University, Ethiopia
Abiyot Legesse Kura is Dilla University’s Principle Investigator of the ZEF-collaboration project Local Dynamics and Integration of UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Outstanding Universal Value: Evidence from… Read more: Dilla University, Ethiopia