Michel Hingase is a Congolese living in Kinshasa. He has a university degree in Physics and was awarded an "Afimegq" mobility grant for a Master's degree in Quality, Safety and Environment in Dakar, Senegal.

In 2016, he returned to Kinshasa and worked in the higher education sector as an assistant teacher. He also worked as a Quality Manager in a beverage manufacturing industry from 2016 to 2020, the field of study of his master. Currently, he works in a hospital in Kinshasa as a general services manager.

He is doing his research in the field of biomedical waste management and treatment and intends to enrol in a doctoral school to refine his research. He also is a co-ambassador of ASAF in order to promote international mobility within his country.

Languages: French, Lingala

Mobility programme, country:
AFIMEGQ, Senegal 

Margaret is from Nairobi Kenya and a graduate from Kenyatta University, she holds a degree in Economics and Statistics and a professional qualification in Finance. She believes in impacting community through education and skills development.
Her mobility experience opened her up to various methods of learning and teaching. Particularly, the ability to integrate current affairs and the education curriculum through case studies in class stood out for her and challenged her to apply her learning to solve real economic issues. Her interaction with students from various parts of Europe and China opened her up to the cultural differences that exists between various people groups in the world and gave her an international cultural exposure.
Her motivation as the Co-Ambassador of Kenya is to see that majority of Kenyan students get to know of the existence of the scholarships and mobility programme funded by the EU and AU. She also desires to see that the Kenyans ASAF members form a community that is able to be drivers of change in the nation and impact the various places where they are locating. Margaret believes she is a change maker and in her current capacity she believes she will influence positive change in the entire ASAF community.

Languages: Swahili, English, basic French and Slovak

Mobility programme, country: Erasmus+ short-term mobility, Slovakia

Daniel is a scientist at the University of Douala in Cameroon. Hard-working and ambitious, he is always pushing his limits. This can-do attitude gave him the opportunity to successfully apply for the MoBreed Intra-Africa program for 12-month mobility in Nigeria.

This opportunity allowed him to refine his knowledge in several fields of expertise, to become at one with the world of research, and also to create strong connections with other scientists sharing the same passion as he. He has the desire to promote the opportunities that the European and African Union offers to all so that others like him can benefit. He has noticed that Nigeria is a great country with a youth that has great potential but suffers from a lack of information and motivation. As Co-Ambassador of ASAF in Nigeria, he aims to promote the opportunities offered by the European and African Union and to be an agent of support and preparation to facilitate the insertion of students into scholarship programs, to work for the safety, development, and acquisition of skills of the scholarship holders during their stay in their host country.

Languages:

French, English, Sango, German 

Mobility programme, country:
Intra-Africa Mobility / MoBreed, Nigeria

Lerato Mogotsi is a Senior Laboratory Technician (Biology) at the Central University of Technology, Bloemfontein in South Africa. She is currently working on her PhD degree in Environmental Health at the same university and is planning to complete her degree by the end of 2021.
Her short- and long-term goal in education is to target underprivileged schools in South African communities that lack well established laboratories for studying and understanding Science. She is determined to use her skills, expertise, and research skills to assist them with laboratory practical, which in the end and with the necessary support from the government can lead to the development of well-resourced science laboratories.

Lerato describes her mobility experience as an excellent opportunity to meet various groups of people, spend quality time with them and get to know their habits, attitudes, and lifestyle.

Languages: English, Tswana

Mobility programme, country:
Erasmus+ short-term International Credit Mobility, France

Julius Opio holds MSc. in Forestry and Biodiversity Management and BSc. in Conservation Forestry and Products Technology both from Makerere University, My MSc research focused on Ecological Attributes of Semi-arid areas of Karamoja sub-region funded by Research and Innovation Fund (RIF) Makerere University through a one-year research project “From Relief to Sustainability: Fruit and Energy Trees for Improved Nutrition and Livelihoods for Karamoja Region (FeILN)”. Julius is a commercial forestry entrepreneur who founded a forest company known as Trust Forest Consult Group Limited in Uganda. Julius also participated in manuscript write-up in the University of Padova in Italy under a mobility project: "Interbiome exploration of invasive alien trees spread: novel ecosystem (dis)services in changing landscapes" - Lessons from the European conservation policy and implications for Uganda’s changing landscapes, Makerere University School of Forestry. Under Inter-institutional Agreement Research Programme 2016-2018 Interbiome Italy-Uganda 1.0 Coordinated by Prof. Tommaso Sitzia (Professor of ecology from the University of Padova, Italy) funded by Erasmus+ Mundus of the European Union. Julius possesses diverse experience and skills in restoration ecology, wildlife ecology and management, ecotourism and nature conservation, and plant biology. My research interest is in landscape ecology, forest biodiversity, plant ecology, ecosystem restoration, management of wildlife populations and taxonomy. Julius has profound interest in outreach and community development. He has practical interest in commercial forestry and production of high quality bamboo and tree planting materials in Uganda.

Languages: English, Luo

Mobility programme, country:
Erasmus+ mobility programme at the University of Padova, Italy