KFPE is launching a new call supported by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, SDC: Learning Events for Researchers from Developing Countries
The first call is open until 1 June 2013.
Two calls will follow in 2014. Continue reading
On 29 August 2012, an information event will take place on results-oriented reporting within the scope of the Swiss Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development (R4D programme). The event is aimed at researchers who wish to submit an application for the “Social conflicts” module or for the thematically open module of the R4D programme. Continue reading
The SDC and SECO have chosen to dedicate their annual development cooperation conference to the theme of Effectiveness. The event will take place at the BERNEXPO fairgrounds in Bern and present the sustainable results of Swiss development cooperation on global and local levels. We hope with a substantial participation of representatives of Universities of applied sciences active in development and cooperation. As KFH Development and Cooperation we will be present with a stand, please visit us, it will be a great opportunity for all those who are already active or want to go into development and cooperation. Continue reading
The calls of the “Thematically Open research” module and the thematic research module “Causes of and Solutions to Social Conflicts in Contexts of Weak Public Institutions or State Fragility” are launched. Interested researchers are invited to submit their pre-proposals via the mySNF platform by October 8, 2012.
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Call for proposals: First two modules of r4d.ch are launched
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) are creating a programme for research on global issues in and with developing and emerging countries. The new “Swiss Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development” (short: r4d.ch) will begin with a call for the thematic module “Causes of and Solutions to Social Conflicts in Contexts of Weak Public Institutions or State Fragility” and an initial call for the module without pre-defined topics. Continue reading
Die Direktion für Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit (DEZA) und der Schweizerische Nationalfonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (SNF) schaffen gemeinsam einen Fonds für Forschung zu globalen Fragen („global issues“) in und mit Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländern. Für acht Jahre ist der Fonds mit rund CHF 100 Mio. dotiert. Continue reading
