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Education for Development (EFORD)

Research Project
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01.07.2017
 - 31.12.2020

Research and education are fundamental to sustainable development. This project entitled Education for Development (EFORD) aims at improving academic and vocational education of researchers and professionals who work on and in development and conflict-affected contexts. By improving the coordination between distinct educational institutions (universities, universities of applied sciences, vocational training schools, independent research centers) and their curricula it will reduce the gap between research results and their actual uptake. EFORD works together with social sciences, natural sciences and health sciences to draw on findings and transcend traditional disciplinary clusters. In terms of policies, EFORD follows an SDG16+ approach according to which the promotion of peace is closely linked to the development of just and inclusive societies. Health policies and natural resource and ecosystem management policies are crucial to the development and to the well-being of all societies. In terms of research, EFORD will concentrate on the generation of "interface-knowledge" between the three polices mentioned and on science-practice transfer knowledge.

Collaborations & Cooperations

2020 - Participation or Organization of Collaborations on a national level
Benker, Michael, Technical College of Higher Education (TCHE), Research cooperation
2020 - Participation or Organization of Collaborations on a national level
Breu, Thomas, Prof. Dr., Center for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, Research cooperation
2020 - Participation or Organization of Collaborations on a national level
Utzinger, Jürg, Prof. Dr., Swiss Tropic and Public Health Insitute (Swiss-TPH), University of Basel, Research cooperation
2020 - Participation or Organization of Collaborations on an international level
Boutros Habasch, Lourdes, Dr., Birzeit University, Palestine, Research cooperation
2020 - Participation or Organization of Collaborations on a national level
Scheidegger, Urs, Prof. Dr., School for Agricultural, Forest and Food Science (HAFL), Research cooperation
2019 - Participation or Organization of Collaborations on an international level
Fokou, Gilbert, Dr., Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques, Research cooperation
2019 - Participation or Organization of Collaborations on an international level
Nelson Moro, Leben, Ass. Prof., University of Juba, Research cooperation
2013 - Participation or Organization of Collaborations on an international level
Bassirou, Bonfoh, Centre Suisse de Recherche Scientifique, Research cooperation

Funding

Education for Development (EFORD)

Schweizerische Universitätskonferenz SUK (e.g. SystemsX.ch) (GrantsTool), 07.2017-12.2020 (42)
PI : Goetschel, Laurent.
CI : Utzinger, Jürg.

Members (2)

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Laurent Goetschel

Principal Investigator
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Jürg Utzinger

Co-Investigator