June 4, 2009
Second Workshop: Researchers on the Move.Intercultural Dimensions in Sciences and Humanities.

The Commission for Development Studies was pleased to invite you to the 2nd interactive workshop "Researchers on the Move. Intercultural Dimensions in Sciences and Humanities" ein.

It has become more the norm that researchers are working on international teams and yet intense and meaningful communication and exchange between individuals and cultures is still not self-evident. Interculturality, as a predominant trend in our contemporary world offers us new opportunities, but at the same time raises questions. One way of doing this, is to draw from experiences and observations of people who have worked in this field. For students, scholarship holders and researchers travelling and working, internationality has become the norm rather than the exception. However, what position do science and research take in this? The aim of this workshop is to enable the participants to discuss and elaborate suitable strategies on how to successfully pursue scientific cooperation in an intercultural context. To provide us with inputs in form of personal experiences we invited the following two guests:
Ekaterina Dimitrova: MA Bulgarian Philology and Philosophy, University of Sofia and BA Sanskrit, University of Delhi.
Key Note: „My East -West Research Odyssey. Outlining the production of an intercultural item with common humanistic value. Experiences Sofia-Delhi-London.“
Simron J. Singh: Senior Researcher and lecturer at the Institute for Social Ecology, Faculty for Interdisciplinary Studies (IFF), University of Klagenfurt, Vienna, Austria.
Key Note: „Ten years of an Indian anthropologist in Austria: Reflections from participant observations.“

Moderation: Margarita Langthaler

Venue: Kolpinghaus Salzburg, Adolf-Kolping-Straße 10, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria
Date: June 4, 2009, 11am-5pm
Registration: e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
Invitation: Download 120.24 kb
Schedule (design): Download 23.73 kb
Blogsite, reports: http://www.researchers-on-the-move.net

Photos: FH Kufstein

April 16 - 17, 2009:
Conference: Internationalisation and development policy dimensions at Austrian Higher Education Institutions

As co-organizer we would like to draw your attention to the conference "Internationalisation and development policy dimensions at Austrian Higher Education Institutions".

Discussions, lectures and workshops with international participation will extend the (Austrian) discussion about internationalisation to the field of development cooperation and strenghten relations between the scientific community and stakeholders in development cooperation by focusing on the perspective of partner countries.
The conference addresses stakeholders and interested persons with academic background, from service organizations, public or private development related organizations as well as guest lecturers and scientists, scholarship holders and interested students.

Venue: University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU), 1180 Vienna, Austria
Date: April 16 - 17, 2009
Folder: Download 228.02 kb
Review:
Report by Margarethe Kernegger, OeAD-GmbH: Download 129 kb, German only
Report on the website of the FHK: German only
Report on the website of the PFZ: Part I, Part II German only

In the frame of a poster exhibition three KEF-projects were presented:
Poster on the project "Researchers on the Move. Intercultural Dimensions in Sciences and Humanities" Download 286.93 kb
Poster on the project 134, "Teledermatology Web Consultation and E-Learning Project Kampala-Mbarara, Uganda and Graz, Austria" Download 201.93 kb
Poster on the project 161, "Promoting Biodiversity Conservation in Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia and Vienna, Austria" Download 255.27 kb

Photo: M. Weissgram

March 3, 2009:
KEF-Workshop: “Researchers on the Move. Intercultural Dimensions in Sciences and Humanities”

More and more we hear that the world has become a global village, and yet, intense and meaningful communication and exchange between individuals and cultures is still not self-evident. For students, scholarship holders and researchers traveling and working internationally has become the norm rather than the exception. However, what position do science and research take in this? It was the aim of this workshop to enable the participants to discuss and elaborate on better methods for understanding scientific cooperation in an intercultural context.

To provide the background for these discussions, two invited guests from Argentina and Uganda spoke about their very personal experiences and observations:
Helen Nakimbugwe, Uganda: Agriculturalist, focus on animal science/breeding, studies (Diplomstudium) and PhD at the Vienna University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences - BOKU (2005)
Alicia Cabezudo, Argentina: Social Scientist, focus on education for peace and global learning, PhD at the University of Buenos Aires (1991)

Goals:
- Develop a clearer picture on synergistic effects regarding intercultural communication
- Demonstrating the potential of interculturality in sciences and humanities
- Building networks between different actors attending the workshop

Topics:
- What is the added value of intercultural research teams?
- What is the potential of academically trained persons with migration background in Austria?

Target group:
Individuals from different countries with academic background, university staff, students, scholarship holders, entrepreneurs and private business representatives, journalists and people with a general interest in the topic.

Venue: 1160 Vienna, Neulerchenfelderstrasse 83
Time: March 3, 2009, 11am - 5pm

Blogsite and reports: http://www.researchers-on-the-move.net

December 9, 2008:
Vom Umgang mit den Ressourcen: An event organised by KIÖS, KEF and BBAW

How does human kind manage present resources? Are enough resources available and could they be distributed equally fair? How could the scientific mission be defined in this context? Top-class scientists tried to give answers to such questions.
 
Date: December 9, 2008, 2pm - 6pm
Venue: Austrian Academy of Sciences, Festsaal, 1010 Vienna, Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2
Folder: Download German only! 259.86 kb
Poster: Download German only! 252.71 kb

Presentation by Sten Nilsson: The Potential Scarcity of Renewable Resources 4.67 mb
Presentation by Erich Streissler: Forecasts for the Development of Economic Resources (Food and Energy) 29.84 kb
Presentation by Lyla Mehta: Waterscapes, access and the ghost of the scarcity postulate. 693.52 kb
Presentation by Reinhard Hüttl : Wird der Boden weiterhin ausreichen? 3.9 mb

November 14, 2008:
Dialogue Board Development Research:
Dialogue of Austrian Stakeholders on Development Research

In March 2008 a couple of Autrian stakeholders joined together in order to improve networking and communication.
Date: November 14, 2008
Venue: Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, Dekanatssitzungssaal der Theologischen Fakultät (Rokoko-Saal), Karl-Rahner-Platz 1 / 1st floor, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Invitation: Download German only! 128.87 kb

Image: Paulo Freire Zentrum

November 14, 2008:
Austrian Symposium on Development Cooperation 2008: Growth, Environment, Development.

Download German only! 132.89 kb

Download German only! 342.11 kb

Folder:  Download 188 Kb
Workshop presentations, resources and links:  Click here

Bioenergy is playing a major role in the relations between Latin America and Europe. Following some preliminary lectures on Friday, two roundtable discussions will take place on Saturday: The Importance of Bioenergy for “Sustainable Development” and Challenges & Realities of Bioenergy Research in Europe and Latin America.

Folder:  Download 512.85 Kb
Poster:  Download 103.25 Kb
Invitation:  Download 10.04 Kb

October 24, 2007:
KIÖS - KEF Veranstaltung im Oktober 2007:
Vom Waldessen und Waldbrennen

Fotos, Pressemeldungen und Zusammenfassung unter: 
http://www.oeaw.ac.at/kioes/veranstaltungen.htm

Votrag von Ruddy Rabbinge
Image: Eduardo Criscuolo

 Dokumentation zur Vortagung 336.41 Kb

October 24, 2006:
Researching Development or Developing Research?
A new era for mutual gains in scientific cooperation.

Press conference:  Pressekonferenz am 23.10.2006
Positionspapier Pressekonferenz am 23.10.2006 19.81 Kb
Executive Summary 336.41 Kb

Eröffnung durch
Christian Seiser, BMWF
Image: Anna Rauchenberger
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May 11, 2006: 

Press Release:  Pressemeldung nach Veranstaltung 121.07 Kb

January 26, 2006: 

Press release:  Pressemeldung nach Veranstaltung 154.61 Kb

Podiumsdiskussion mit:
Urs Egger (Swisscontact)
Herbert Greisberger (ÖGUT)
Peter Oswald
(CEO Mondi Packaging)
moderiert von Robert Prazak (Wirtschaftsblatt)
Image: Richard Stern
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November 29, 2005:
KEF-MDG+5 Workshop: A critical look at the role of research in achieving the MDGs.

Press release:  Pressemeldung nach Veranstaltung 143.81 Kb

Vortrag von Hannah Akuffo
(SAREC/SIDA)
Image: Anna Rauchenberger
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