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UKUDLA Summer School on Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems and Applied Agricultural and Food Data Science

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African-German Centre for Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems and Applied Agricultural and Food Data Science (UKUDLA), University of Hohenheim Mpumalanga, South Africa 2026

Information

The UKUDLA Summer School is an interdisciplinary residential programme bringing together MSc students to explore how data science can contribute to sustainable and resilient food systems under climate change. It includes hands-on training, GIS and remote sensing applications, excursions to smallholder farms and Kruger National Park, collaborative group work and stakeholder engagement. The programme aims to strengthen systems thinking, interdisciplinary research skills and science communication among participants.

Benefits

Hands-on training in data science, GIS and remote sensing; field excursions including visits to smallholder farms and Kruger National Park; interdisciplinary collaborative group work; skills development in systems thinking, stakeholder engagement and science communication.

Eligibility

Open to MSc students at the University of Hohenheim with a background in agriculture, environmental sciences, data science, economics, or related fields.

Application

Submit a single PDF containing (1) one-page motivation letter, (2) short tabular CV with contact details, and (3) transcripts for Bachelor's and Master's programmes to ukudla@uni-hohenheim.de by 15 November 2026.

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