Krishna Vadlamannati and Samuel Brazys Heidelberg University and AidData have been selected to present at a workshop on tracking international aid from emerging economies to be held this September in Heidelberg University, Germany. The workshop is called “Tracking International Aid and Investment from Developing and Emerging Economies” and will be held on September 22-23, 2017. … Continue Reading
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China Central TV interview with Prof Patrick Paul Walsh
Prof Patrick Paul Walsh was interviewed for Chinese Central TV when they were in Dublin recording a feature on the Irish Economy. The original can be viewed online here. Highlights from the piece are provided below: After ten years of bank restructuring and fiscal structural adjustment Ireland is ready to host Chinese Business and Investment … Continue Reading
Publication in Asian Economic Papers
New paper published with CSD input: “Earnings Premium in State Jobs Across Urban China” by Yuanyuan Ma, Patrick Paul Walsh and Liming Wang. Asian Economic Papers, Volume 16 | Issue 2 | Summer 2017, p.167-184 © 2017 by the Earth Institute at Columbia University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Abstract Using the Chinese Household Income Project … Continue Reading
Congratulations Dr Purity Mwendwa
Dr Purity Mwendwa graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) for a thesis entitled “Implementation of MHealth for Community Health Workers: Lessons from Two Rural Districts in Rwanda” from UCD’s Ph.D. in Human Development Program in the area of Global Public Health. Purity Mwendwa is currently a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the School of Nursing, … Continue Reading
SDGA Conference: Mobilizing African Intellectuals Towards Quality Tertiary Education
The Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa (SDGC/A) is an international organization set up by African Leaders to support African governments, civil society, businesses and academic institutions to accelerate progress towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa. The SDG Center for Africa Is based in Kigali, Rwanda. Dr. Belay Begashaw is … Continue Reading
Historic UCD representation at the UN Oceans Conference June 2017
The High-Level United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (‘Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development’) was convened at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 5 to 9 June 2017. In an interview with Future Earth, Professor Patrick Paul Walsh overviews the conference. … Continue Reading
ERASMUS+ Staff Exchange visitor from University of Siena
This month we had a visitor from the University of Siena, Simone Cresti. His visit was sponsored by the Erasmus Staff exchange for Universities. Simone’s background is in political science and he is currently a PhD candidate in European and Comparative Politics at the Department of Social Political and Cognitive Sciences. At the same moment … Continue Reading
Sustainable Development Goals Awareness Week 2017
Lots Photos on the Twitter and Facebook accounts: Over 200,000 Impressions and Reads Facebook home explains the project ********************************************************************* Tweets on #SDGweekUCD, @UCD_SDG Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/SDGs-at-UCD-927585674045728/ ********************************************************************* Schedule for Information Stands in the Foyer of the New UCD Student Centre: 9am to 4pm, April 18th Tuesday: SDG Awareness in the UCD Community (17 SDGs and 169 … Continue Reading
Dr Willard Tinago Keynote talk “Towards ending the AIDS Epidemic: Progress and Evidence
Dr. Willard Tinago a graduate of our Ph.D in Global Human Development , gave a keynote talk on STDs in the UCD Community: HIV/AIDS Awareness (SDG Target: 3.3) Part I of Talk (10 mins) Part I of Talk (10 mins) Willard SDGs_2017_Final (PowerPoint File) Dr. Willard Tinago, HIV Molecular Research Group, UCD School of Medicine Dr. Paddy … Continue Reading
“China’s Remarkable Transformation” 18 April 2017
Click the link below for the transcript of the speech. China’s Dream, A Shared Dream by H.E. Dr. Yue Xiaoyong, Chinese Ambassador to Ireland