Call for Applications: JKUAT Summer School on Transdisciplinary Methods for Studying Social-Ecological Systems

May 13, 2026

With funding from the Volkswagen Foundation, the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) in Kenya in collaboration with the Research Unit on Agro-Pastoral, Humanitarian and Food Systems (UR-SAPHA) at the University of Parakou, Benin, Joseph KI- ZERBO University (UJKZ) in Burkina Faso, Stellenbosch University (SU) in South Africa, the University of Göttingen (UGOE) in Germany and the University of Kassel (UKAS) in Germany, invites you to a summer school on:

Livelihood and Biophysical Gains from Forest and Agroforestry Systems—Synergies and Trade-offs

Dates: September 28th – 2nd October, 2026
Location: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenya

Application Deadline: 17 May 2026

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