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NADEL newsletter November 2019
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Dear NADEL friends,
This summer, development cooperation has been in the Swiss news quite regularly. The consultation draft of the Federal Council’s Dispatch on Switzerland's International Cooperation 2021-2024 sparked intense debate about the rationale for spending taxpayer money on low-income countries and what the priorities of cooperation should be. Yet, international cooperation is changing beyond this domestic political contestation. Drivers are global challenges like climate change and urbanization. So is the growing importance of nexus-situations, such as the interlinkages between humanitarian, development and peace actors in fragile contexts or between the private sector and development actors in many low- and lower middle-income countries. For us at NADEL, understanding the implications of these longer-term shifts for education and training is essential in order to keep our MAS and CAS study programmes relevant. We want to ensure that NADEL students acquire the knowledge, skills and methods needed to contribute to sustainable development efforts, in project management and policy engagement alike. In this sense, we look forward to the upcoming information sessions for the next MAS cycle that starts in 2020 — which happens to be the 50th anniversary of NADEL (but more on that later).
For the NADEL team,
Fritz Brugger
Co-Director, NADEL
ETH NADEL Center for Development and Cooperation
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| MAS Cycle 2020-2022: Info Sessions |
Our Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) in Development & Cooperation combines studies at ETH Zurich with learning at an international organization, providing students with both the theoretical background and practical experience necessary to successfully pursue a career in international development. MAS graduates are in high demand: Over 80 percent of our alumni have found a job in international cooperation within three to six months after graduation. Learn more about the two-year programme at one of our info sessions: November 18 and 26, 2019, 17:15, NADEL, Clausiustrasse 37, Zurich, or tune in to our live stream on Facebook. Application period: January 1 – February 29, 2020. MAS ETH in Development and Cooperation |
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| Caritas Development Policy Almanac: Africa between Prosperity and Poverty |
Local development issues in Africa are closely linked to global politics. As a result, programmes to tackle poverty can no longer be designed and implemented in isolation. Linking development cooperation with migration issues, however, is the wrong way to go, argue Isabel Günther and Fritz Brugger in their contribution to this year’s “Development Policy Almanac” published by Caritas (in German and French only). To fight poverty in Africa more effectively, development cooperation needs to link politics, research, industry and civil society in order to deal with interconnected old and new challenges. Challenges, the two authors point out, that are even potential catalysts for sustainable development, such as: Increasing urbanisation and digitisation, climate and demographic change, as well as the lack of tax reforms and structural change. Development Policy Almanac 2020: Africa between Prosperity and Poverty |
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| Goodbye to Marie-Laure Müller |
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After 29 years, NADEL’s “heart and soul”, Marie-Laure Müller, retired in July 2019. Nicknamed our institutional conscience, Marie-Laure decisively shaped our institution: She was responsible for a number of courses, but more importantly, Marie-Laure facilitated the project assignments for our MAS students. She was the go-to person for students during their time abroad and Marie-Laure always took the time to listen and provide support. Marie-Laure has been a defining figure, not only with her professional expertise and huge network, but also with her open heart and open office door. If we needed any advice, Marie-Laure was always there for us and our students. She introduced us to a decent coffee culture, sweetening many breaks with cakes or candy. Marie-Laure has left a big gap at NADEL — it’s not easy to survive without our heart and soul ... We are wishing her all the best for the future and thank her very much for her commitment!
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| Conference on “Education and Decent Work for Youth”: Call for Papers |
The Swiss Economic Institute KOF together with NADEL will hold the international conference on “Education and Decent Work for Youth” on June 4-5, 2020 at ETH Zurich. The aim of the international and interdisciplinary conference is to provide a platform for leading development scholars, practitioners and policy-makers to reflect on the determinants of improving education and the working conditions for youth in developing countries. We invite contributions from scholars in economics, sociology and educational science. Deadline for submissions: January 15, 2020. Only full papers are accepted. A conference website for paper submission and conference registration will be set up by mid-November. For more information visit the LELAM-TVET4INCOME website. |
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