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Early Career Women Scientists (ECWS) Fellowships

Early Career Women Scientists (ECWS) Fellowships The Early Career Women Scientists (ECWS) Fellowship is offered to women scientists from Science and Technology Lagging Countries (STLCs) who have completed their PhDs and are continuing research in their home countries. The Fellowship will support them to undertake research at an international level and to build up research groups and centres in their scientific fields. The programme is administered with funds generously provided by Canada’s International Development Research Read more…

By Lucky Fatch, ago

NCST develops and hands over FRIM’s LIVE-WEBSITE

On 16th January 2018, it was one of the happiest days at the Forestry Research Institute of Malawi (FRIM) when National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) officials represented by the Director General descended to Zomba, a city on the South Eastern side of Malawi. Zomba is an intellectual hub of Malawi and is a home to the University of Malawi and Chancellor College, one of its constituent colleges. Zomba is also well known for its Read more…

By Lucky Fatch, ago

NCST develops and hands over FRIM’s LIVE-WEBSITE

On 16th January 2018, it was one of the happiest days at the Forestry Research Institute of Malawi (FRIM) when National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) officials represented by the Director General descended to Zomba, a city on the South Eastern side of Malawi. Zomba is an intellectual hub of Malawi and is a home to the University of Malawi and Chancellor College, one of its constituent colleges. Zomba is also well known for Read more…

By Lucky Fatch, ago

Science for Sustainable Urban Development in Africa

Science for Sustainable Urban Development in Africa When: 8 February 2018, 6pm-8pm Where: Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Bunda Campus, Lilongwe, Malawi Africa is urbanising at a historically rapid rate, creating some of the region’s greatest development challenges, but also offering tremendous opportunities for advancing sustainable development in the region. The Sustainable Development Goal 11 on cities recognises the central role of urbanisation in sustainable development, and calls for making cities and human Read more…

By Lucky Fatch, ago

Science for Sustainable Urban Development in Africa

Science for Sustainable Urban Development in Africa When: 8 February 2018, 6pm-8pm Where: Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Bunda Campus, Lilongwe, Malawi Africa is urbanising at a historically rapid rate, creating some of the region’s greatest development challenges, but also offering tremendous opportunities for advancing sustainable development in the region. The Sustainable Development Goal 11 on cities recognises the central role of urbanisation in sustainable development, and calls for making cities and human Read more…

By Lucky Fatch, ago

CAAST-Net Plus

CAAST-Net Plus Gift Kadzamira –National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST), Malawi As a Horizon 2020 National Contact Point for Malawi, I was privileged to attend a Horizon 2020 information session and National Contact Point (NCP) training workshop organised by CAAST-Net Plus and the European Commission (EC). The workshop aimed to provide guidance and practical information on all aspects of participation in Horizon 2020. Thirty participants from the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region’s science ministries Read more…

By Lucky Fatch, ago

CAAST-Net plus

CAAST-Net Plus Gift Kadzamira –National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST), Malawi As a Horizon 2020 National Contact Point for Malawi, I was privileged to attend a Horizon 2020 information session and National Contact Point (NCP) training workshop organised by CAAST-Net Plus and the European Commission (EC). The workshop aimed to provide guidance and practical information on all aspects of participation in Horizon 2020. Thirty participants from the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region’s science ministries Read more…

By Lucky Fatch, ago

Biodiversity Information for Development Capacity Enhancement Workshop

Biodiversity Information for Development (BID) Capacity Enhancement workshop Under the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), the National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST), National Herbarium and Botanic Gardens of Malawi, Museums of Malawi, Wild-Life and Environmental Society of Malawi (WESM) in collaboration with other institutions from African countries were invited by South Africa National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) to a data management training workshop on Biodiversity Information for Development (BID).  The workshop took place  at Kirstenbosch National Botanic Read more…

By Lucky Fatch, ago

LIVINGSTONE SYMPOSIUM

LIVINGSTONE SYMPOSIUM Effective research and innovation partnerships are an increasingly strategic component in the internalization of the agenda of nations and regions, according to the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and its Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy (STISA 24) which also encourages strategic partnerships and collaborations within the region and beyond. In this regard, the National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST) of Malawi and the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) of Zambia co-hosted this Read more…

By Lucky Fatch, ago