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Seminar: City, Countryside and Everything in Between in Tanzania – Dreams and Reality

How do urban, rural, small-town and peri-urban living environments in Tanzania differ – and how are they interconnected? What is the situation regarding digitalisation and technological innovation? How does climate change affect urban and rural areas differently? Are there differences in political participation and civic engagement?

Our seminar, ‘City, Countryside and Everything in Between in Tanzania – Dreams and Reality’, to be held on 24 October 2026 in Würzburg, will explore these and other questions. Together with speakers from Tanzania and Germany, we aim to challenge stereotypical perceptions and take a nuanced look at the complex interconnections between urban and rural areas.

 

Programme

Morning (in person in Würzburg and online):

Presentations and discussion

  • City, countryside and in between: demography, mobility and perception
  • Technology, AI and reverse innovation (with Dina Machuve)

Afternoon (in person in Würzburg):

Workshops

  • Technology and Innovation
  • Climate Change and Sustainability

Round-table discussion

  • Civil Society and Political Participation

 

The seminar is being held in cooperation with MWANZA e.V., the Evangelical Lutheran Deanery of Würzburg and the Diocese of Würzburg. Registration opens after the summer holidays – make a note of the date now!

Venue
Kilianeum Würzburg
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