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Researchers granted SEK 18 million for collaboration project

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By Rosino ([1]) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Petter Pilesjö, Andras Persson, Ali Mansourian, and Micael Runnström have, together with researchers at the Eduardo Mondlane University (EMU) in Mozambique, received a grant to develop educational programmes at EMU as well as training for PhD students in Sweden.

Petter Pilesjö (professor), Andreas Persson (senior lecturer), Ali Mansourian (senior lecturer) and Micael Runnström (senior lecturer) have, together with researchers at the Eduardo Mondlane University (EMU) in Mozambique, received SEK 18 million from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). The funding will be used to develop a Bachelor’s and a Master’s programme at EMU on the subject of “Geographic information technologies for disaster and natural resource management”, as well as to provide training for six doctoral students in Sweden.