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The Óbuda University in Kenya has expanded its relations with new training partners

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The Óbuda University in Kenya has expanded its relations with new training partners. The representatives of the University negotiated with the heads of Morendat Insitute of Oil and Gas and Kenya Pipeline Company in Nairobi.

The parties agreed on the need to train engineers with relevant knowledge and professional experience for the industry, which requires continuously renewed training curricula and close cooperation between companies and institutions.

The Óbuda University has been invited to be a training partner in the development of an International Institute of Welding training and examination centre, which would be the third accredited centre on the continent and would also serve as a regional training centre in East Africa.

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The participants of the 2023 Humanitarian Response Manager course received their certificates

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Participants of the 2023 Humanitarian Response Manager post-graduate training have received their certificates on 19 July 2023. During the one-year course, a number of researchers from the Africa Research Institute contributed to the curriculum.

More information about the course and the application: https://bgk.uni-obuda.hu/humanitarian-response-manager

Africa Research Institute took part in medical missionaries’ training

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On 13 May 2023, a medical mission is to be organised by Planetrise Association and Óbuda University Africa Research Institute to Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. During the two-week trip, six Hungarian doctors will assist their local colleagues. 

The team consists of Dr Zsuzsa Balogh and Dr Andrea Pálffy, ophthalmologists (eyespecialist), Dr Nelli Nepp, Dr István Bartku and Dr Róbert Késmárszky, ENT (ear, nose and throat) specialists. The ENT specialists will be assisted by Dr Krisztina Tóth, anaesthetist. The assistance of the doctors was requested by the Ethiopian Ministry of Health through the Embassy of Hungary to Ethiopia. The Embassy will provide effective assistance in the preparation of the mission as well as during the stay abroad.

The doctors were trained on 6 May by the staff of the Africa Research Institute of the Óbuda University. Dr. habil. János Besenyő, founder and head of the Institute, welcomed the participants, followed by Dr. Marianna Kármán, Africa researcher, who gave a presentation on Ethiopia, including its main geographical, cultural, religious and linguistic features, as well as security and safety issues. After a nice lunch, the team was “treated” by Krisztina Tóth, a mental health specialist. During the two and a half hours of training, the missionaries discussed a number of topics that will help them in their work on-the-ground.

The main sponsor of the association’s medical mission to Ethiopia is Hungary Helps Agency Zrt.

Our Phd Student’s field work in Uganda

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Our doctoral student Richárd Schneider, as part of his research, which concerns among others the opportunities and risks associated with artificial intelligence during United Nations’ post-conflict missions, conducted field work in Kampala, the capital of Uganda between 03.24. and 04.05. Due to diplomatic assistance, he was given the opportunity to visit the local headquarters of the UN (Pulse Lab Kampala) and made an expert interview with its representatives regarding their AI-powered programs developed for preventive and monitoring purposes.

He also built professional relations at Makerere University when having discussions with the Dean and the Head of Department of the School of Social Sciences.

All his field experiences will be published in a scientific article co-authored by his supervisor, the head of the Africa Research Institute and former MINURSO peacekeeper János Besenyő, and published by Springer.

New article: “Review of Ambulance Terrorism on the African Continent”

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“Review of Ambulance Terrorism on the African Continent” written by János Besenyő; Dennis G. Barten; Harald G. De Cauwer; Derrick Tin and Attila Gulyás has just been published in the journal Prehospital and Disaster Management.

For more information, please visit the link below:

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/prehospital-and-disaster-medicine/article/abs/review-of-ambulance-terrorism-on-the-african-continent/FB028A4A380F82CE03E8F642DA83EFF8?fbclid=IwAR2gV8Zkl5v9w5T73_roya2m46f6VFzUErm1rBuV7AZRZr-iEoUS_qj9OtM

New book: ‘The Handbook of African Intelligence Cultures’ edited by Ryan Shaffer

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Our colleagues in the African Institute have contributed to this book by wiriting 6 chapters.

“Bringing together a group of international scholars, The Handbook of African Intelligence Cultures provides the first review of intelligence cultures in every African country. It explores how intelligence cultures are influenced by a range of factors, including past and present societal, governmental and international dynamics. In doing so, the book examines the state’s role, civil society and foreign relations in shaping African countries’ intelligence norms, activities and oversight. It also explores the role intelligence services and cultures play in government and civil society.“

For more information, please visit the link below:

https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538159989/The-Handbook-of-African-Intelligence-Cultures?fbclid=IwAR3klw6j597juLf9vvTIWQ6vVhwEbd-UjYbZ8P3jUTNq1wav6rvOOJldYd4

The book on MINURSO edited by János Besenyő, R. Joseph Huddleston and Yahia H. Zoubir has just been published by Routledge!

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We are happy to announce that the book on the conflict in Western-Sahara and the UN peace operation (MINURSO) edited by R. Joseph Huddleston, Yahia H. Zoubir and János Besenyő, the Head of the Africa Institute is published by Routledge.

For more information and the book, please follow the link below:

https://www.routledge.com/Conflict-and-Peace-in-Western-Sahara-The-Role-of-the-UNs-Peacekeeping/Besenyo-Huddleston-Zoubir/p/book/9781032257624?fbclid=IwAR1PmY07dN5EEyufmR05Vpe1WbolKuthKv3T_FwWTgUpDwHe9S-stY36QQE