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- 2018 | Capacity building | Community outreach | Edible Insects | Edible Insects | Europe | Food Security | Information | Marwa Shumo | Science Communication | Science Policy | Urban | Women in Science & Eduction | ZEF/Bonn
The German President & I: ZEF at the Villa Hammerschmidt Open Day 2018
Little did I know when I decided to work with Black Soldier Flies that they will take me on this breathtaking journey. Seldom do you get invited to take part at an event in an official presidential palace and even more seldom do you get invited to take part at an event in an official…
- 2020 | Capacity building | Community outreach | CORONA | COVID-19 | Elevator Pitch | Europe | Global | Marwa Shumo | Science Communication | Women in Science & Eduction | ZEF/Bonn
Young Entrepreneurs in Science & online engagements during Corona times 🦅 🦅
Do you know how much am I fond of the Wright brothers ?? So much that I could spend the whole night talking about the endless documentaries, books and articles I read about them. The Wright brothers were nothing but genius entrepreneurs who where way ahead of their time. They began their experimentation in flight…
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Entomology without borders a.k.a The Insects Olympics
Away from her flies and waste samples, Marwa paid the spa a visit and to be honest while she was there nothing played in her head more than Shania Twain’s song: Man…I feel like a woman 🙂 Marwa’s visit to the spa was in line with her preparations to an exciting journey that she waiting…
