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Durban University Boosts Food Science Ties with Germany

10/3/2025

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DUT Partners with Germany

Durban University of Technology expands partnerships with Germany to advance food science.
A Food Science Degree program will enable exchanges, funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft launches four Research Units with €20.5 million.
Fraunhofer Institute develops 100% recycled-content particleboard. Technical University of Braunschweig ranks among Germany's top ten for third-party funding.

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Prerna Singh Awarded

Prerna Singh, a political scientist, earned the Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award for vaccine-hesitancy research in India and China, with €80,000 to support work at WZB Berlin Social Science Center (WZB) and Robert Koch Institute.
Her forthcoming book, Moral Vaccination, analyzes collective vaccination responsibility and the role of moral considerations in vaccination decisions.
The ceremony is on December 2 in Berlin.

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DUT Partners with Germany

Durban University of Technology expands partnerships with Germany to advance food science.
A Food Science Degree program will enable exchanges, funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft launches four Research Units with €20.5 million.
Fraunhofer Institute develops 100% recycled-content particleboard. Technical University of Braunschweig ranks among Germany's top ten for third-party funding.

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