Results for the FinCEAL InfoBank competition are out!

June 18, 2014

Four research teams from four different Finnish universities were awarded travel grants through the FinCEAL Infobank Competition.

Results for the FinCEAL InfoBank competition are out!

Through a random selection of projects registered in the Infobank by June 6th, four teams (2 for Africa and 2 for the LAC region) were picked to receive a travel grant of 1000€ each from the FinCEAL project.

Learn more about the winning teams and their projects:

Business Informatics on the Ground
University of Eastern Finland (Africa)

Educated Girls and Women in Tanzania - Socio-cultural Interpretations of the Meaning of Education
University of Jyväskylä (Africa)

A Theory for Sustainable Smart Grids: Combining Communication Theory, Power Systems, Signal Processing and Economics from a Complexity Science Perspective
University of Oulu (LAC)

Mapping Amazonian biodiversity at multiple scales by integrating geology and ecology
University of Turku (LAC)

Congratulations to the winners!

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FinCEAL Infobank is a multidisciplinary database on research related to Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) carried out by the Finnish science community. The purpose of the Infobank is to facilitate knowledge exchange, communication and cooperation opportunities between researchers, as well as act as a platform through which Finnish authorities and international networks can search for Finnish expertise related to these regions. We encourage all researchers interested in gaining more visibility for their expertise to input their projects in the Infobank. Visit the Infobank and register you project!