PhD degree – Trial Lecture and Public Defence
Sarah Ephrida Tione, School of Economics and Business (HH), will defend her PhD thesis "Land markets and agricultural household decisions nexus in Malawi" on 20 January 2021.
Norwegian title of thesis:
“Landmarkeder og småbønders tilpasning i Malawi”
Prescribed subject of the trial lecture:
"Pandemics, poverty, and food markets in Sub-Saharan Africa"
Time and place for the trial lecture and the public defence:
Wednesday 20 January, 2021 at 12:15 hrs.
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This public defence will be held digitally since physical presence must be limited due to Covid-19. All are welcome to witness the digital defence, but please read and abide by the guidelines stated below. This is required for the defence to run without interruptions and noise.
Guidelines for attending the defence via Zoom:
- Do not use your camera.
- If anyone wishes to oppose Ex Auditorio, please ask your question in Q&A before the first opponent ends his opposition.
- Testing of your own equipment is advised before attending.
Evaluation committee:
First opponent: Professor Nico Heerink, Department of Social Sciences, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands.
Second opponent: Director Gunnar Köhlin, Department of Economics, School Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Committee coordinator: Associate Professor Eirik Romstad, School of Economics and Business, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Norway.
Supervisors:
Main supervisor: Professor Stein Terje Holden, School of Economics and Business, NMBU
Co-supervisor: Associate Professor Ragnar A. Øygard, School of Economics and Business, NMBU
The doctoral thesis is available for public review at the NMBU library.
Thesis number 2020:71, ISSN: 1894-6402, ISBN: 978-82-575-1738-0