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The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung's Regional Programme –Political Dialogue for Sub-Saharan Africa (PolDiSSA) welcomed the 2023 cohort of KAS scholars at an event held in Johannesburg, South Africa, in collaboration with the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA). The KAS-SAIIA scholarship is one of the flagship programmes of the organisation, dating as far back as 1998. Annually, the teams from KAS and SAIIA select five master's candidates within the social sciences and humanities disciplines to complete a year-long internship at SAIIA offices in Cape town or Johannesburg while pursuing their studies.

The keynote speech was delivered by Dr. Emmanuel Owusu-Seykere, Director of Research at the Africa Center for Economic Transformation (ACET), a think-tank based in Accra, Ghana. Dr. Owusu-Seykere’s remarks reinstated the need to leverage technological tools accessible to ‘this generation’ to ensure that one's contributions are research and evidence-based. He stated the difference between "having a master's degree and being a master within a particular field," which requires innovativeness, conscientiousness, the ability to work with others, and ethics.

In addition, Dr. Holger Dix, Director of the PolDiSSA programme, reflected on Germany's unification and the work of the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic, Konrad Adenauer (1876-1967), which guides KAS’ prioritisation of democracy, freedom and justice till date. SAIIA’s Director of Research, Ms. Neuma Grobbelaar, in her welcome remarks to the scholars, substantiated the need to maximise opportunities provided by KAS. She added the importance of having a global perspective on topical issues such as climate change, natural resource management and conflict resolution, mentioning also Russia's invasion of Ukraine and extremist insurgencies in Mozambique.

The 2023 KAS-SAIIA scholar's welcome event featured a tour of the Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Center (JHGC), facilitated by the centre's head of education, Ms. Catherine Boyd. For more information, visit: https://saiia.org.za/news/saiia-welco...