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Building Stronger UniversitiesAuthor: University of Copenhagen
A podcast series about research capacity development and environmental health research at the State University of Zanzibar Language: en Genres: Documentary, Science, Social Sciences, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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E6: Women in academia
Episode 6
Friday, 18 November, 2022
Gender inequalities in academia exist in Zanzibar, just like everywhere else in the academic world. But things are changing for the better at the State University of Zanzibar with more girls enrolled in higher education and more women in senior academic positions. What are the roles and positions of the women at the State University of Zanzibar? Three female researchers – Fatma Saleh, Aziza Abdulqadir and Biubwa Ally – share their experiences of being female role models in academia.For more than a decade, the research capacity development programme ‘Building Stronger Universities’ has strengthened higher education institutions in Tanzania, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, and Nepal. This podcast series zooms in on and explores the story, experiences and results of the partnership between Danish universities and the State University of Zanzibar.Episode 1: Building a stronger university (24 min)Episode 2: Fatma and the mosquitos (11:30 min)Episode 3: Biubwa and the food waste (09:30 min)Episode 4: Aziza and the plastic waste (06:30 min)Episode 5: Idrissa and the seagrass (10:00 min)Episode 6: Women in academia (11:30 min)Host: Morten Mechlenborg Nørulf, University of Copenhagen’s School of Global HealthEditing technician: Christian Grimes Schmidt, University of Copenhagen’s Centre for Online and Blended Learning‘Building Stronger Universities’ is produced by University of Copenhagen’s School of Global Health and Centre for Online and Blended Learning. The podcast is funded by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.
