Nematology Education in Sub-Sahara Africa - Nemedussa

10/03/2025

https://nemedussa.ugent.be/nemedussa-project-recognised-for-excellence/

The Nematology Coordination Office at the Faculty of Science, Ghent University proudly announces that the Erasmus+ project, Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE): Nematology Education in Sub-Saharan Africa, or NEMEDUSSA, has received a VERY GOOD score from the EUs European Education and Cultu...

07/02/2025

Congratulations to the graduating members of the Nematology Student Club at our NEMEDUSSA partner Ahmadu-Bello University, Nigeria!

The Nemotology Student Club at the Department of Crop Protection of Ahmadu Bello University has celebrated eight of its pioneer members for outstanding academic performance during their studies at the institution. All the eight students chose nematology as their focus for undergraduate research. Fiv...

30/01/2025

NEMEDUSSA partner Moi University invites students to apply for their programme - MSc in Plant Pathology, starting in May 2025. The deadline for applications is 31 March 2025. VLIR-UOS ICP Nema Connect scholarships are available.

30/10/2024

Ghent University, Belgium invites students to apply for its MSc Nematology programme, 'International Master of Science in Agro- and Environmental Nematology' (IMaNema). Scholarships are available.

25/10/2024

NEMEDUSSA beneficiary publishes as 1st author in scientific journal 'Frontiers'!

Ms Betty Nyangwire from Muni University Uganda, a recipient of support from the Nemedussa project, recently published with colleagues an article on Nematology in the agricultural journal ‘Frontiers’. Ms Nyangwire participated in numerous trainings offered by the Nemedussa project partners, allow...

13/10/2024

PhD Position at the University of Mpumalanga (SA) & Ghent University (Belgium)

07/10/2024

Nematology Colouring books available for download in 11 languages!

The Nematology colouring book, ‘From A to Z, nematodes colour our lives’ is now freely available for download on the Nemedussa website in .pdf. The material remains copyrighted to the publisher. The book is formatted for printing, size 21.5 x 21.5cm.

The stories are available in the following languages: Afan Oromo (Ethiopia), Afrikaans (South Africa), Amharic (Ethiopia), Baatonum (Benin), English, Fon (Benin), French, Hausa (Nigeria), Swahili (East Africa), Yoruba (Nigeria) and Xhosa (South Africa).

A big thank you to those who assisted in the translations.

The Nematology colouring book, ‘From A to Z, nematodes colour our lives’ is now available for free download, although the material remains copyrighted to the publisher. The book is formatted for printing, size 21.5 x 21.5cm. The book is available in the following languages: Afan Oromo (Ethiopia)...

16/09/2024

The NEMEDUSSA project has reached the end of its current form, but will continue to enhance Nematology education in Sub-Saharan Africa. All of the results and the output of the NEMEDUSSA project can be found on the Nematology Digital Learning Platform.

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16/09/2024

Congratulations to Betty Nyangwire, an active participant in the NEMEDUSSA project! Betty, from Muni University, Uganda, recently won 'Best Student Award' after graduating at the top of her class at Ghent University, in the programme International Master of Agro-and Environmental Nematology. On the picture she is with the Head of the IMaNema programme prof. Wim Bert and the NEMEDUSSA project manager Inge Dehennin. Well done, Betty!

09/08/2024

NEMEDUSSA at the Society of Nematologists meeting, USA, 2024.

On August 5, 2024, during the annual meeting of the Society of Nematologists held in Park City, Utah, USA, participants were introduced to the work of the NEMEDUSSA project. Mr Joseph Maosa Omagwa, a PhD candidate at Ghent University’s Nematology Research Unit (NRU), spoke about the project’s ac...

07/08/2024

Thanks to staff trained by NEMEDUSSA, the news about nematodes is reaching schools in South Africa!

25/06/2024

NEMEDUSSA partner Moi University offers a glance at the impact of the project in their laboratory! https://nemedussa.ugent.be/moi-university-reflects-on-the-nemedussa-project/