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Celebration of World Food Safety Day – Theme: Food Safety, Everyone’s business

his year’s World Food Safety Day  is celebrated on 8 and 10 June 2020, in collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO), World Food Programme (WFP), Codex Coordinating Committee for Africa (CCAfrica), the International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN), and the Government of Ghana. Webinar Invitation Date: Monday, 8 June 2020 at 10:00-12:15 and on Wednesday,10 June 2020, 13:00hr to 15:00hr (Accra time) Please […]

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Young Professionals Program (WBG YPP)

Careers Programs and Internships Recruitment Drive for Fragility, Conflict and Violence Initiative Recruitment Drive for MNA Fellows Program Young Professionals Program (WBG YPP) WBG Analyst Program Internship Donor Funded Staffing Program (DFSP) Global Secondment Program Saudi Recruitment Program Benefits Employment Policy Diversity and Inclusion The WBG YPP is a starting point for an exciting career […]

Call for MSc thesis bursary

Fifty-nine percent of Sub-Saharan African urban populations live in informal settlements (UN-HABITAT 2019), expected to triple by 2050. Despite an increase in improved housing from 11% to 23% between 2000-2015, 53 million urban Africans were still living in unimproved housing in 2015, often in hazardous sites such as riparian corridors and on steep slopes (Shatterthwaite […]

Call for Scholarships – 3rd Cohort of RSIF PhD Scholarships

The International Centre of Insect Physiology (icipe), is pleased to announce and share with you the Third Call for RSIF PhD Scholarships tenable at selected African universities in partnership with advanced international partner institutions. The Scholarships are supported by African Governments and key partners (World Bank, Government of Korea) through the Partnerships for skills in […]

REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES FOR HIGHER DEGREES TO SUPPORT ONLINE TRAINING AND MANAGEMENT OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES AT SUA

Sokoine University of Agriculture has now developed Regulations and Guidelines for guiding higher degree students and instructors on online training and management of postgraduate matters as an alternative model of the traditional face-to-face option. Click to view view Regulations and guidelines for higher degrees to support online training and management of postgraduate studies here (pdf)

Concepts of ecosystems and conservation

The term “ecosystem” was first used in 1935 in a publication by British ecologist Arthur Tansley. Tansley devised the concept to draw attention to the importance of transfers of materials between organisms and their environment. Tansley later defined the spatial extent of ecosystems using the term “ecotope” What is the concept of ecosystem? In biology, an ecosystem is a […]

Policy Advocacy Officer – Forest Program

Policy Advocacy Officer at World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) Position: Policy Advocacy OfficerReports to: Project Lead (Forest Program Coordinator cum Policy Advisor) WWF TANZANIACoordinates: All policy advocacy activities under the Voice for Diversity ProjectDuty Station: WWF Country Office – Dar es SalaamI. The project GoalThe desired goal that this programme aims to achieve is to […]

Postdoc position – modelling and forest planning

Key InformationContents1 Key Information2 Main responsibilities3 Professional qualifications (required)4 Will be evaluated positively5 Personal qualifications6 Salary and benefits7 Do you need more information?8 How to apply for the position9 General information10 About NIBIO and the Department This Postdoc position has been established in co-operation with the Norwegian State Forest Agency, Statskog (www.statskog.no) and will involve […]