2025 Annual Report And results

2025 was a year of expanding partnerships for Danida Fellowship Centre. We welcomed the first cohort of the new Knowledge and Innovation Programme - Denmark's DKK 430 million university partnership programme with Africa for 2025-32 - and embarked on a three-year agreement to support sustainable urban development in cities across the continent. More than 1,300 professionals took part in our learning activities, with close to one fifth focused on supporting the global energy transition.

A few highligts from 2025

Supporting global energy expertise

In 2025, close to one fifth of all Danida Fellowship Centre learning activities focused on equipping participants from partner countries with the knowledge and tools to drive sustainable energy transitions.
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Learning together to address local and global challenges

In 2025, more than 1,300 professionals involved in Denmark's Danida programmes, alongside early-career researchers in Danida-supported PhD projects, took part in Danida Fellowship Centre learning activities.
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The first year of the Knowledge and Innovation Programme

22 applications were received, and five projects were selected in the first round of the new large-scale university partnership programme, Knowledge and Innovation.
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Strong research collaborations result in greener tourism in Zanzibar

With State University of Zanzibar at the forefront, the Building Stronger Universities programme has strengthened partnerships across the tourism sector, supporting Zanzibar's ambitions towards sustainable tourism.
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Development research supporting women with gestational diabetes in Vietnam

Danida supports the VALID II research project, which explores how informal support from family, friends and community helps women in Vietnam manage gestational diabetes.
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Supporting sustainable urban development in Africa

In 2025, Danida Fellowship Centre embarked on a three-year agreement to deliver capacity-development programmes for urban planners and municipal practitioners from cities across Africa.
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