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09.10.2024, Study: HNU stu­dents on an ex­cur­sion to Rwanda

Workshops, company visits and intercultural experiences: As part of the Economics course, students of Business Administration and Business Psychology at Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences (HNU)…

01.10.2024, Re­search: New pub­lic­a­tion: In­di­gen­ous know­ledge about the cir­cu­lar eco­nomy in Rwanda

Circular economy - (not) just a modern concept? Vanessa Robertson, research associate at Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences (HNU), and her co-authors show in a new publication to what extent the…

27.08.2024, Re­search: Open­ing of the Mas­ter of Sci­ence in Cir­cu­lar Agro-Eco­nomy

The Master's programme, which was developed together with the University of Rwanda and industry partners Sina Gerard/Ese Urwibutso, Sharkbite Innovation and En-Crops, combines agricultural economics,…

31.07.2024, Re­search: Pro­fes­sional cer­ti­fic­ate courses at the Uni­versity of Rwanda

In July 2024, two Circular Economy certificate courses, jointly developed by HNU and University of Rwanda, were offered at the University of Rwanda campus as part of the Rwanda-CAE project.

Europe and Africa can only answer the big questions of our time together.

Olaf Scholz, Federal Chancellor

Re­search and trans­fer pro­jects

All pro­jects

Our project portfolio offers an insight into current and already finalised projects that have been developed within the framework of the Africa Institute.

Cir­cu­lar Agro-Eco­no­my

In cooperation with the University of Rwanda and industry partners, a degree programme on circular economy in agriculture and applied entrepreneurship is being introduced.

DLSE

The Master's programme Big Data in Logistics that was developed with the UWC will be expanded with the topic of entrepreneurship and transferred to the Uganda Management Institute.

IVAC

The aim of the International Virtual Academic Collaboration project is to establish a global supply chain network together with the UWC by 2023.