On October 6, the Institute of Development Research and Development Policy (IEE) celebrated the Opening Ceremony for the new intake of the PhD in International Development Studies (PhD IDS). The institute and PhD IDS coordinator Dr. Elkhan Sadik-Zada are happy to welcome three new PhD students who will conduct research in the fields of Geography and Urbanization, Economics and Climate Change as well as Studies of Humanitarian Aid and the interrelation to LGBTIQ+ rights.

The institute warmly welcomes Phillip N. Fungurai (Zimbabwe), Md. Shahadad Hossain (Bangladesh) and Bechara Samneh (Lebanon) to the PhD IDS community. Further information on the programme and other ongoing PhD projects can be found here.