After successful completion of the course, students are able to...

• describe the relevance of development cooperation,
• describe problem areas, where Austrian universities can provide support,
• list problems that may occur during a project in development cooperation, and
• list examples from the own study field where the student can play a part.

The focus of the course is the development cooperation program Appear (Austrian Partnership Program in Higher Education and Research for Development). After a general introduction, speakers will present their respective projects. An essential aspect of the lectures are, in addition to the problem definition and the (technical) solution, the challenges of working in developing countries, dealing with inadequacies of the infrastructure, political developments, social challenges, economic conditions, etc.

Presentations by practitioners followed by discussions with the students

The course is organized as a cooperation between the institite E120 (Gerhard Navratil) and E226 (Richard Lee). The presentations will be held in irrgegular intervals in the evening (starting at 5 or 6 PM) to avoid overlaps with other lectures. Exact dates will be provided.

The lecture program is currently in preparation. The dates will always be in the evening from 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. to avoid overlaps with compulsory lectures

Handing in of presentation notes for bonus points and written exam at the end of the course

Overview of the own field of study