ENERGISE: ENabling a Just Energy Transition through Renewable Energy, Governance, and Innovative Sustainable Entrepreneurship
The ENERGISE project — “ENabling a Just Energy Transition through Renewable Energy, Governance, and Innovative Sustainable Entrepreneurship” — has been selected for funding under the African‑German Centre for Just Energy Transition initiative. Coordinated by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in partnership with four South African universities, the project aims to train the […]
Smartphone-Based AI Telemedicine Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy (DR)
This project aims to implement smartphone-based screening for early detection of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in India, Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Ghana, targeting regions served by partner organizations. By increasing detection rates of this common yet often undiagnosed diabetes complication, the project seeks to prevent avoidable blindness. A total of 572 mobile screening camps will […]
Digitalizing ETAT Guidelines for Pediatric Emergency Care in Malawi
The project aims to transform Malawi’s existing ETAT (Emergency Triage, Assessment & Treatment) guidelines for pediatric emergencies into a digital decision-support tool. This tool will enable fast, standardized, and readily accessible emergency care across medical facilities. Initially, 15 hospitals and health centers will be involved, with a nationwide rollout planned in the fifth […]
Vision for Tomorrow: Advancing eye healthcare through digital technology in Zambia
This project, led by CBM Christoffel-Blindenmission in partnership with the Kitwe Teaching Eye Hospital (KTEH) and Peek Vision (UK), improves eye care in three Zambian districts. It uses the Peek app for vision screenings, digital referrals, and telemedicine-connected slit-lamp systems in clinics. Screenings take place in schools and communities, with complex cases referred […]
Promoting Brain Health in Zambia: The “Brain Train” Digital Telemedicine Program
The project “Brain Train” promotes brain health in Zambia through an innovative digital training program. Led by Andrea Winkler and Tamara Welte at the Center for Global Health, Technical University of Munich (TUM), in collaboration with the Neurology Unit of the University Teaching Hospital, University of Zambia (UNZA) in Lusaka, the initiative aims […]
SCEFAB: Strengthening Circular Economy for Agribusiness (SCEFAB) – Promoting Employment by Entrepreneurship Education
The SCEFAB project develops and implements an interdisciplinary, practice‑oriented module called the “Founders Lab”. It supports entrepreneurial education by enabling students to work in real‑world startup contexts, fostering idea generation, business model development and venture creation in an applied setting.
Else Kröner Center for Advanced Medical & Medical Humanitarian Studies Würzburg – Mwanza
The Else Kröner Center for Advanced Medical & Medical Humanitarian Studies Würzburg–Mwanza is a bilateral initiative that strengthens medical education, research, and health services in the Lake Victoria region of Tanzania. Funded by the EKFS, it supports training, clinical care, and community interventions in cooperation between Würzburg and Mwanza.
Studies on the Early Urban History of Meninx
This research project aims to answer fundamental questions about the early urban development of the ancient city of Meninx (on Djerba, Tunisia) through targeted excavations. It focuses on the period from the city’s founding up to the early Imperial era, a phase that has been little studied in other North African cities.
STORE – Grid stability through AI-driven energy system integration: Supermarkets as flexible prosumers
The STORE project aims to improve energy efficiency and grid stability by developing an AI-based Smart Flexibility Energy Manager (SFEM) for supermarkets—major electricity consumers. The system integrates photovoltaic energy and electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure into daily supermarket operations, positioning them as future “energy hubs.” Conducted in Germany, Cyprus, and Tunisia, the project adapts to […]
FrontAg Nexus – Pushing the frontiers of climate-smart agriculture in the Mediterranean
FrontAg Nexus is a research initiative funded by the EU under the PRIMA programme. It promotes climate-smart, water-saving frontier agriculture in Mediterranean regions by leveraging innovations like aquaponics, hydroponics, insect farming, vermiculture, and (agro-)photovoltaics. The project applies a Water–Energy–Food–Ecosystem (WEFE) Nexus approach to enhance resilience, food and nutrition security, and socio-economic outcomes for […]
