ÖFSE was commissioned by the BOKU to undertake an impact assessment of the “Education and Research Hub for the Sustainable Management of Aquatic Ecosystems in Eastern Africa (AQUAHUB)” project. The assessment was supposed to cover the whole project period from 1975 to 2021, when AQUAHUB was known as “International Post-Graduate Training Programmes in Limnology (IPGL)”. The AQUAHUB project serves [...]

The European Union, in the face of mounting geo-political and climate challenges, needs a more effective innovation policy. Currently, its broad experimentalist approach to innovation policies gives Member States and regions autonomy for policy design. However, this often needs more effective organisations and capabilities to take advantage of the policy space. Thus, European countries face quite [...]

Home Über uns Mitarbeiter*innen Wissenschaft & Forschung Margarita Langthaler Dr. in Margarita Langthaler Senior Researcher Tel.: +43 1 317 40 10 – 112 E-Mail: m.langthaler@oefse.at Sensengasse 3, 1090 Wien Margarita Langthaler ist Sozialwissenschaftlerin und Philologin mit den Forschungsschwerpunkten (Berufs)Bildungsstrategien in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, berufliche Bildung und Skills [...]

The global spread of COVID-19 represents a massive challenge for developing countries. Beyond the health crisis and the sudden stop of domestic economic activities, many countries face turmoil linked to commodity dependence. Commodity prices have reacted strongly to the crisis, reflecting changes in supply and demand due to policy measures to limit contagion. Commodity-dependent developing [...]

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Large cities worldwide are increasingly suffering from a nexus of food, water, and energy supply challenges. This complex nexus can be analyzed with modern physico-economic system models. Only when practical knowledge from those affected, experts, and decision makers is incorporated alongside various other data sources, however, are the analyses suitable for policy advice. Here, we present a [...]