Prof Jef Vandenberghe, distinguished physical geographer and Quaternary scientist and long-standing supporter of the IGU, has passed away after a career that left a deep and lasting imprint on international geography. He was for many years a Professor of Physical Geography at the Vrye Universiteit Amsterdam, where he played a central role in advancing research [...]
Brazilian geography, an indeed geography globally, has lost one of its most influential thinkers: Professor Ariovaldo Umbelino de Oliveira passed away on August 2nd, in São Paulo, Brazil. A towering figure in academia, he shaped the minds of over a hundred doctoral and master’s students, leaving an indelible mark on geographic scholarship. I was privileged [...]
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The 34th IGC, postponed from 2020, concluded yesterday with a closing ceremony. Over the five days, more than 600 papers were delivered in the online event, with authors from 75 different countries. At its conclusion, the Congress flag was handed over by the chair of the local organizing committee and President of the Turkish Geographical [...]
The Australian Decadal Plan for Geographical Sciences was launched in Sydney on 22nd November 2018. The plan, entitled: Geography: Shaping Australia’s future was prepared by the National Committee for Geographical Sciences and presents the state of play of geography as a discipline in Australia. It provides a unified vision for Australian geography over the next [...]
The Second International Conference of the International Geographical Union (IGU) Commission on Agricultural Geography and Land Engineering (AGLE) was held in Jönköping, Sweden, October 17-19, 2018. Scholars from Sweden, China, France, Holland, UK and Australia gathered and shared with their studies in the fields of sustainable rural development and land use. The conference “Policy, research [...]
Two well-known Geographers have been elected to the Governing Board of the newly established International Science Council. Professor Ruth Fincher (University of Melbourne) and Anna Davis (Trinity College Dublin) will both join the board as Ordinary Members. In a historic meeting, the International Council for Science (ICSU) and the International Social Science Council (ISSC) merged [...]
IGU COMMISSION ON AFRICAN STUDIES INAUGURAL CONFERENCE, 17-18 MAY 2018, UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA, NAMBIA The IGU Commission on African Studies held its inaugural conference on 17-18 May 2018 at the University of Namibia, Namibia. The conference, whose theme was: What is Africa’s response on global challenges: Understanding drivers of poverty and reducing inequality?, was a [...]
In 2017, both the IGU and the International Association of Geomorphologists agreed to establish a joint Commission/Working Group to give effect to the Memorandum of Understanding that both organisations signed at the 33rd IGC in Beijing in August 2016. The first meeting of the new body was held at the University of Vienna (ahead of [...]
