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Internship Exchange - Climate SABC
Internship Exchange - Climate SABC
Internship Exchange - Climate SABC
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Internship Exchange
MSc students in Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management are expected to be hosted by potential institutions for practical internships with the objectives of
identifying and synthesis problems of society, environment, and other industries, applying knowledge and skill to provide solutions in the real environment,
applying techniques and tools for describing, mapping, analyzing, and interpreting issues related to their field of study, describing and documenting indigenous
knowledge, social and cultural interactions with ecosystems, developing leadership, interpersonal, teamwork, entrepreneurial, problem solving, and ICT skills.
Arrangement and implementation of apprenticeship involve: placement of students into group of five members with mix of di disciplines; identification of task for
project work; assignment of supervisors; identification and establishment of contact with potential hosting institutions; deploying students to attachment site;
conduction of the intended project work; monitoring and evaluation of the apprenticeship program; writing, submission and presentation of the apprenticeship
report; and assessing and grading studentsʼ performance in apprenticeship. The apprenticeship program lasts for one month, and it always take place at the month
of June or July every year. The project works for apprenticeship include: problem identification and analysis; adoption and introduction of technologies;
identification and documenting indigenous knowledge; describing particular socio-ecological systems; inventorying and documenting indigenous animals or
plants; identify the cause and driving factors for resource based conflict; investigate and document the Agro-biodiversity practices and related indigenous
knowledge; and assessing the socioeconomic impact of climate change and ecosystem dynamics.
Harar, Haramaya