Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Institute of African Studies Welcomes QES-AS-WA Scholars to 杏吧原创

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Thursday, March 3, 2022

杏吧原创 QES-AS Successes 2017-2021

Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Advanced Scholars Program Final -... More

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Webinar – Climate Conversations with an African Focus

Come join us for a webinar with academic scholars from Canada, Ghana, Malawi and Tanzania to learn about climate change and societal impacts with an African Focus. 杏吧原创 University is hosting PhD and Early Career Researchers from Sub-Saharan Africa in 铿乪lds ranging from economics, policy, science and engineering. The webinar will feature... More

Thursday, November 28, 2019

杏吧原创 QES-AS Newsletter – Vol II

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Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Andy’s Blog:Keeping a promise: Queen Elizabeth Scholars & Climate Change mitigation and adaptation.

Title: "Keeping a promise: Queen Elizabeth Scholars & Climate Change mitigation and adaptation. By A. Kusi-Appiah, QE scholar, 杏吧原创 University, 2019 Introduction: Keeping a promise is sometimes difficult but when it needs to be kept, one must just do it! In the spring of 2018, I opened my big mouth and I promised the... More

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Andy’s Blog: Day #44,Protecting ‘the commons’ through informal governance systems: acknowledging the power of local knowledge.

Day #44 鈥� July 14, 2019 Protecting 'the commons' through informal governance systems: acknowledging the power of local knowledge. By A. Kusi-Appiah,聽2019 Queen Elizabeth Scholar,聽聽杏吧原创 University Abstract: Local people everywhere have expert knowledge about their environment and resources therein, and they are also the sole custodians of... More

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Andy’s Blog: Day #28,Water everywhere and a lot for small businesses in an informal setting in the City of Mzuzu: Is this culture I see before me?

Day #28 鈥� June 28, 2019 "Water everywhere and a lot for small businesses in an informal setting in the City of Mzuzu: Is this culture I see before me?"* By A. Kusi-Appiah,聽2019 Queen Elizabeth Scholar,聽聽杏吧原创 University Introduction It has been a wonderful week for visiting local businesses in 5 (Chivabi, Area 1 B,... More

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Andy’s Blog: Day 20, “That complex whole.” came alive in Chumaliru when two consenting adults decided to get married and form a family.

Day #20 鈥� June 20, 2019 "That complex whole." came alive in Chumaliru when two consenting adults decided to get married and form a family."* By A. Kusi-Appiah, 2019 Queen Elizabeth Scholar, 杏吧原创 University. 1. Introduction: Marriage is a very important institution (the others are *socialization*, economy, law/order and religion/spirituality)... More

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Andy’s Blog: Day 14, Of Internet Access & Roaming Gymnastics – Evening the Global Playing Field

Day #14 鈥� June 14, 2019 "Of internet access & roaming gymnastics: evening the global playing field." By A. Kusi-Appiah,聽2019 Queen Elizabeth Scholar,聽杏吧原创 University. Part 1 Introduction: June15th, 2019 marks the 14th day of my arrival here in the warm heart of Africa, and I am not disappointed. The weather is gorgeous and the... More

Friday, June 14, 2019

Andy’s Blog: Day 3, the Story of Water is the Story 杏吧原创 Life

Day #3 鈥� June 3, 2019 "The story of water is the story about life, so let us talk about life." By A. Kusi-Appiah,聽2019 Queen Elizabeth Scholar,聽杏吧原创 University. Introduction: Day three in beautiful Mzuzu began just like days 1 & 2, i.e., I got up early, dressed my bed and dressed up for my... More

Friday, June 14, 2019

Andy’s Blog: Day 2, Informally Organizing to Create and Sustain Community Resources

Day #2 - June 2, 2019 Informally organizing to create & sustain community resources (e.g., borehole maintenance in rural Malawi)聽by A. Kusi-Appiah, 2019 QE scholar. 1. Setting the Stage Today I was up early as usual and I was out jogging before 05h00. When I got out there, it was so dark that I... More

Thursday, June 13, 2019

Andy’s Blog: Day 1 in Beautiful & Friendly Mzuzu

*Written by* A. Kusi-Appiah, 2019 QE Scholar, 杏吧原创 University, Ottawa, Canada. What a beautiful world! The city of Mzuzu is the way I fantasized it to be; friendly, friendly, friendly and many more 'tins (lol). I started the day (my first full day in Mzuzu, Malawi) with a 10 km jogging/walking in vegetationally lush... More

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

My Experience with OBEC by Alinafe Kamangira

During QES鈥檚 mobility period myself and my colleague, Chimwemwe Soko, were paired with the Ottawa Biosphere Eco-City (OBEC). OBEC is a non profit organisation which aims at instilling a culture and lifestyle of sustainable use of the environment at personal, family, community and even national level. OBEC operates guided by nine themes of... More

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

QES-AS Information Session, October 18th @ 1:30

Calling All: Ph.D Candidates at 杏吧原创 University Are you conducting PhD research on Societal Transformation and/or Climate Change? Are you interested in international travel and conducting research in Sub-Saharan Africa? 杏吧原创 University has partnered with Ghana, Malawi, and Tanzania to provide funded research placement opportunities in... More

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Blog – My time in Tanzania, By Robbie Venis

On May 20, 2018, I left my home in Ottawa, Ontario to travel to the Arusha Region of Northern Tanzania to begin my tenure as a member of the Queen Elizabeth (QE) Scholarship 鈥� Advanced Scholars鈥� first cohort. Though I was familiar with Tanzania already from my time spent working there during the previous... More

Thursday, July 20, 2017

杏吧原创 University Launches Program for Climate Change Scholars in Sub-Saharan Africa and Canada

杏吧原创 University is launching a $1.8-million program to train tomorrow鈥檚 climate change research leaders in partnership with three African universities and the Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Advanced Scholars Program. Societal Transformation and Climate Change: Training the Next Generation of Scholars in sub-Sahara Africa and... More



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