BEBUC Newsletter 2026: Out Now!

The sixth edition of the BEBUC Newsletter is now available. We invite you to read the BEBUC Newsletter 2026 and discover the achievements and contributions of BEBUC Scholars. This edition reflects a shared commitment to excellence and to the future of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). We renew our gratitude to all BEBUC […]

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BDC Webinar Invitation

Just a friendly reminder that our BDC German Seminar will take place this Wednesday, 28 May 2025, at: šŸ•– 7:00 PM (Kivu Time)šŸ•• 6:00 PM (Kinshasa Time) šŸŽ“ Webinar Theme:Studying and Living in Germany – Insights for BEBUC Scholars šŸ‡©šŸ‡ŖšŸ“š Themes & Speakers: 1.⁠ ⁠Academic Life in Germany – Expectations & OpportunitiesšŸŽ“ Overview of the […]

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Dr. Vivi Maketa wins the Bayer Foundation Early Excellence in Science Award (EESA) in Medical Sciences

Prof. Vivi’s speech at the February 14, 2024 awards ceremony. In the realm of Medical Science, Dr. Vivi Maketa, hailing from the University of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is distinguished by her outstanding contributions. Recently, she achieved a remarkable milestone by winning the Bayer Foundation’s Early Excellence in Science Award (EESA) 2023 […]

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Sarah Akake has been honored with the Outstanding Junior Research Award at the University of Oklahoma.

Sarah Akake Onyembe, a Congolese student, is currently pursuing her Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. Her remarkable research potential has recently been acknowledged by her university, as she was awarded the prestigious Outstanding Junior Research Award. Sarah’s journey began in 2014 when she joined BEBUC as a student from Mont-Amba […]

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Webinar on April 9th, 2022

Webinar April 9th 2022

We are delighted to invite you to a seminar that will be held this Saturday, April 9, 2022, at 2:00 PM GMT (3:00 PM Kinshasa and 4:00 PM Berlin)Ā on zoom via the following link:Ā https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81185288542 .We are all encouraged be present and support our amazing scholars that will present their research. Find below their respective topics […]

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An unusual webinar on March 12th, 2022

We are delighted to invite you to the virtual seminar that will be held onĀ Saturday, March 12, 2022, at 2:00 PM GMT (3:00 PM Kinshasa and Berlin)Ā on zoom via the following link:Ā https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81185288542 EspeciallyĀ for this occasion,Ā  our speakers will be Dr. Tania Bishola and Dr. Freddy Bangelesa who willĀ discuss with us the results found during their […]

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2021: an amazing year for BEBUC

Amid the many challenges the world faced this year the perfomance of the BEBUC scholars was outstanding and continued to inspire people in and out of BEBUC, that is why 2021 will forever be remembered in the history of BEBUC as one of its most amazing years. That may sound like one of those old […]

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Honorary Doctorate for Gerhard Bringmann

Already before, Bringmann had been distinguished by honorary doctorates from five further Congolese universities like, recently, from the University Officielle de Bukavu, in the East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Bringmann has been teaching and researching at the University of Würzburg since 1987, as the holder of the Chair of Organic Chemistry I; […]

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