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Development Management in Practice: Master Students Reaching Out to South African Township Community

Thirteen Master students of the Bochum Program of Development Management at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in South Africa recently started to work together with the Iliso Care Society (ICS), a non-profit organization supporting various community development activities in the township of Khayelitsha near Cape Town.

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MADM Student Presenting Paper at Southeast Asian Studies Symposium 2013

Ardhilla Parama Arta from Indonesia, student of the MA in Development Management and DAAD scholarship holder, has been selected as participant of the Southeast Asian Studies Symposium 2013 at the University of Oxford (9 - 10 March 2013).

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Celebration of 10 Years of Cooperation

On Friday, 8 February 2013, the Institute of Development Research and Development Pollicy (IEE) of Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) and the School of Government (SoG) and Institute for Social Development (ISD) of the University of the Western Cape (UWC) celebrated "10 Years of Cooperation" at the UWC in Cape Town/South Africa.

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Prof. Dr. Löwenstein Appointed Vice Rector

Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Löwenstein, Managing Director of the IEE, has been appointed as Vice-Rector Planning, Structure and Finance of Ruhr-University Bochum in December 2012.

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Congratulations Dr. Wondimagegnhu!

After successful defense of his PhD thesis on Monday, 28th January 2013, Beneberu Assefa Wondimagegnhu from Ethiopia has been awarded the degree of a Philosophiae Doctor (Ph.D.).

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PhD IDS Student Selected Member of AGGN

Silas Udahemuka, participant of the PhD in International Development Studies and scholarship holder of the Development Research Division of the South African - German Centre for Development Research and Criminal Justice, has been selected as a new member of the African Good Governance Network (AGGN).

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IEE Executive Director Dr. Baecker on YouTube

During the 25th Anniversary Conference 'Paths of Change: Development through Education' of the DAAD Postgraduate Courses for Professionals with Relevance to Developing Countries, Dr. Gabriele Baecker, Executive Director of the IEE, talked about 10 years of experience with the MA in Development Management programme.

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New Group of MADM Students Started in Bochum

For 17 out of the 27 new master students of the MADM programme, the German-language course in Bochum has started. On Monday 6th of August the group got together with their teacher Illa Hammann for the first time. After a small reception at the institute, staff members of the IEE offered a campus tour for the new students.

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Workshop "Development Policy in Practice" at the IEE

From July 3 - 5, the workshop "Development Policy in Practice" took place at the IEE in the context of the Summer Academy of the "Graf-Engelbert School", Bochum, and as a part of the "Schuelerlabor" of the Ruhr-University Bochum.

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New Group of Master Students Started in Cape Town

A new group of 15 students from 11 countries started their studies of the MA in Development Management at the University of the Western Cape on 14 May 2012.

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