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IOB researcher and alumna Klara Claessens ( 2009 , Belgium ) publically defended her IOB doctoral research ‘ Land , Access and Power . Case studies from Kalehe , DRC ’ on the 6th of March 2017 .
On the 21st of April 2017 , IOB alumna Alellie Sobreviñas ( 2007 , Philippines ) successfully presented her doctoral thesis entitled ‘ The Community- Based Monitoring System ( CBMS ): an Investigation of Its Usefulness in Understanding the Relationship Between International Migration and Poverty in the Philippines ’ at the University of Antwerp .
On the 21st of March 2017 , IOB alumnus Hoang Nam Vu ( 2007 , Vietnam ) also successfully defended his PhD at the School of Management , Massey University , New Zealand . His PhD is about small businesses , the involvement of business owners ’ families , and employees working in small businesses . Nam Vu thanked prof . Calfat in an email stating ‘ This is the result of a long journey and what I learnt from your teaching during my study at IOB makes a significant contribution to my achievement . I am grateful to you for what you taught me .’
Congrats to Dr . Nam Vu , Dr . Claessens and Dr . Sobreviñas !
IOB Ambassadors
IOB alumni Richard Temu ( 2012 , Tanzania ) and John Mfungo ( 2010 , Tanzania ) have been outstanding IOB , UAntwerp , VLIRUOS and Belgian ambassadors ! They represented IOB and UAntwerp at the Tanzanian Scholarship Fair at Dar Es Salaam on the 6th of May . The Belgian Embassy in Tanzania , the University of Antwerp and IOB really appreciate their ambassadorship !
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