ZEF and the Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER) cooperate to establish and run the Program for Development Studies at the University of Ghana (UG), Funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). The program is part of the Ghanaian-German Center for Development Studies and Health Research at the University of Ghana that also involves the cooperation of the School for Public Health (UG) and the Section for Tropical Medicine of the University of Heidelberg.

Eligible countries
The PhD program will be open to Ghanaian students, but is also meant to attract students from other Centers of Excellence in Africa, in order to foster African academic networks.
These other countries includes:
Afghanistan
Benin
Burkina Faso
Ethiopia
Ghana
India
Indonesia
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Malaysia
Nepal
Pakistan
South Africa
Tajikistan
Uganda
Uzbekistan
Vietnam

The PhD program aims to address thesis problems in a topical fashion, with batches focusing on special issues such as good governance, the role of institutions for development, alternative energy strategies, environmental change, and health.

To ensure the relevance of research, and to create professional networks and future career opportunities, PhD students will be linked to German development organisations and international organisations, where they will engage in internships or conduct project-relevant research.

The PhD program will start in January each year. The first semester will be dedicated to five teaching modules focussing on the theoretical and methodological training of the students and a period during which PhD students are expected to write a draft proposal for their PhD research. During this time, the students will also attend German classes. In June and May students will visit ZEF in Germany in order to refine their proposals and to develop academic networks.

The course work ends with the approval of the final research proposal. Afterwards students will conduct field research for a year. The remaining one and a half years are meant for data analysis and the write up of the dissertation.

For more details about internship visit PhD Internship Program in Ghana/ Germany

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