Academic Connection: PhD Pitches & Get-together

Nordstadtgalerie(Opens in a new tab)  is hosting the GT+SWP (Global Transformation and Social Work Practice)(Opens in a new tab)  event in Dortmund this November. Five students from Zimbabwe and South Africa will be visiting to share their research and insights.

What: PhD Pitches & Get-together

Free Admission!

The 4 years GT+SWP program is organized in cooperation with the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service). It builds upon the foundation between the universities: University of KwaZulu-Natal, University of Johannesburg, Midland State University of Harare and the University of Applied Social Studies Dortmund. The aim is to build SDG-partnerships (United Nations Sustainable Development Goals) between countries of the "Global North" and the "Global South".

The content of the project focuses on questions of global transformation and its effects on social work actors. At November the 16th, 2023 you will have the chance to meet the students in person and learn more about their PhD work:

• Charamba Sunungurayi: "Vulnerability to impacts of climate change to rural women in Chivi District, Masvingo Masvingo Province in Zimbabwe" / MSU Harare
• Gladys Simango Tapiwanashe: "A comparison of the suicide-grieving rites between the Ndau and Ndebele people in Zimbabwe." / MSU Harare
• Nomusa Munoangira: "Social Protection Programs and their Contribution towards Social Development during Covid-19: The Case of Buhera District, Zimbabwe." / UJ Joburg
• Morris Mzinyane Bongane: "The practice of adult diversion by probation officers and public prosecutors: An exploratory study in a rural district of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa." / UKZN Durban
• Bonny Nduli Shetenjwa: "Exploring the end-of-life care, re-integration and resettlement of elderly offenders released on medical parole in eThekwini Municipality, South Africa." / UKZN Durban

Project leader: Prof. Dr. Michael Boecker (Opens in a new tab) 

Project coordination: Dipl. Soz. Dorothée Boecker(Opens in a new tab) 

In addition to these presentations, a thematic showcase from Nov 3rd to 22nd will provide information related to the topics.