Introduction of Alexander Sakyiama Darko

“I am going to take part in ISA, because I believe in equality and helping any individual through impartation of knowledge to enable them attain their highest potentials in life. Education is the key to success and nobody must be underestimated or denied that opportunity.” Alexander Sakyiama Darko is an IT High school teacher from
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Introduction of Lillian Mana

“I am going to take part in ISA because I am passionate about an all-inclusive sustainable development which I believe should start from the grassroots going up. ISA is a capacity building opportunity through me for the communities I serve.” Lillian Mana is a young passionate Zambian with a master’s degree in Ecology and is
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Introduction of Lateef Salami

“I am going to take part in ISA, because I hope to tackle problems of office equipment waste, a major but often neglected contributor to environmental degradation in Nigeria and a veritable source of wealth creation for individuals and businesses if properly managed.” Lateef Salami is an engineer from Nigeria and the founder of Bluesky
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Introduction of Elena Pak

“I am going to take part in ISA because I do believe that the biggest changes start from small actions, and if you don’t begin, no one will.” Elena Pak lives in South Korea and is originally from Uzbekistan. She is a student of English language literature and International Trade. She is fluent in three
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Introduction of Raoul Ndifor

”I am going to take part in ISA, because patient’s satisfaction is of prime importance to every health institution.” Raoul Ndifor is the medical record director of the Magrabi ICO Cameroon Eye Institute (MICEI), an eye hospital with training and research center in Cameroon. He has a professional certificate in Computerized Accounting and he has
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Introduction of Olya Esipova

“I’m going to take part in ISA because life’s hollow without a purpose, having the real chance to contribute to the well-being of our planet is what I passionately strive for.” Olya Esipova is a student of Psychology and project coordinator for Saiga Conservation Alliance. She works with local communities in Central Asia to protect
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Invitation to the opening ceremony

The first round of the International Sustainability Academy (ISA) will start at the beginning of October 2019. 12 scholarship holders, 7 women and 5 men from 11 developing countries and territories listed on the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) list, will jointly begin their project and research work in Hamburg. The unique scholarship for young professionals
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Meet the Team

Who are the people behind the scenes at the ISA? In answer to this question we would like to briefly introduce ourselves here: Hartmut Eckert (Director) For me, sustainability is a passion. I am a qualified wholesale and export trader with a degree in Communication Science who has worked for many years in the vocational
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These are our scholarship holders 2019/20

The ISA is intercultural and interdisciplinary – this claim is totally justified through our first cohorts. The 12 scholarship holders come from 10 different countries in 3 continents. These countries are categorized on the DAC list (Development Assistance Committee of the OECD) as developing countries, for example Ghana, Nigeria, India, South Korea and Mexico. The
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The first cooperation partners are confirmed

Right from the beginning we already have two strong cooperation partners at our side: the University of Applied Sciences (HAW) Hamburg and the Leuphana University Lüneburg. Here an introduction to the planned projects: Headed by Prof. Dr. (mult) Dr. h.c. (mult.) Walter Leal, the international team of the Research and Transfer Center “Sustainability and Climate
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