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Issue no. 4 | 2022

Visiting Scholar Fellowship to WWU University
of Munster, Germany

By Associate Professor Dr Helena Varkkey Apart from this, Dr Helena held several networking
meetings with other colleagues at the Institute, including
Professor Dr Doris Fuchs who is well known for her work
on sustainable agrifood chains. She also participated in a
writing workshop on “Developing effective writing
practices: writing in a social space” with Dr Karen and her
colleagues.

Dr Helena had been in contact with Dr Siegel via an
ERASMUS Visiting Scholar Fellowship to the University of
Glasgow, United Kingdom in 2019. Besides the above
With Professor Thomas Dietz, Dr Karen Siegel, and students who
attended the guest lecture activities, Dr Siegel and Dr Helena also continue work on a
research paper on the comparison between sustainability
Associate Professor Dr Helena Varkkey was invited by Dr
Karen Siegel, head of the research group “Transformation transitions of palm oil in Southeast Asia and soybean in
and Sustainability Governance in South American Latin America.
Bioeconomies” to the Institute of Political Science, WWU
University of Munster, Germany from 28 November to 2
December 2022 for a visiting scholar and guest lecturer
Fellowship.

Here, under the Sustainable Governance Lecture Series
organized by Professor Dr Thomas Dietz, Dr Helena gave a
guest lecture on “Transboundary Haze in Southeast Asia:
Causes, Effects, and Sustainable Governance Solutions” to
a group of students pursuing Masters in Democracy and
Sustainability. The students showed a keen interest in the (From right) Networking meeting with Professor Doris Fuchs,
idea of sustainable palm oil. Professor Joachim Jose, Dr Karen Siegel, and Ms Annika Lietz

YSN-ASM Science Diplomacy Training
Programme
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Helena Varkkey was invited to deliver a
guest lecture on “Transboundary Haze in ASEAN: By Associate Professor Dr Helena Varkkey
Challenges and Opportunities for Science Diplomacy” to
about 15 participants of the YSN-ASM Science Diplomacy
Training Programme 2022, on 1 November 2022.

The programme was organized by the Young Scientists
Network-Academy of Sciences Malaysia (YSN-ASM) with
aims to introduce and empower science diplomacy
awareness and activities among its members and affiliates
and also to spark interest and initiate conversation on
science diplomacy among the young scientists in
Malaysia. The theme for this year’s programme was
“Malaysian Young Scientists at the Intersection of National
and Regional Diplomacy”.
Delivering a guest lecture for the YSN-ASM Science Diplomacy
Other notable lectures on science diplomacy included Training Programme
“Science Diplomacy at ASM & TYAN” by Professor Dr and “Science Diplomacy in ASEAN” by Dr Vanny Narita
Cheong Sok Ching, Fellow of the Academic of Sciences, from the Science and Technology Division, ASEAN
With Head of Department and lecturers of Social Welfare
Malaysia and member of TWAS Young Affiliates Network, Secretariat. Department, FISIP, Universitas Indonesia
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