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| NADEL Newsletter February 2022 |
Dear NADEL friends and alumni,
The ETH-NADEL MAS in Development and Cooperation is the only program in Europe that combines university studies on sustainable development with extensive work experience around the world. This unique profile makes the MAS such an effective program to kick-start a career in international cooperation. For the lecturers and mentors at ETH-NADEL, it is always a joy and inspiration to work with young people enthusiastic and motivated to contribute to a more inclusive and sustainable world.
We look forward to receiving applications before 28 February.
For the NADEL team,
Fritz Brugger and Isabel Günther |
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| Application now open for the MAS ETH in Development and Cooperation |
Offered every second year, the Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) ETH in Development and Cooperation combines 9 months of studies at ETH Zürich with 9 months on-the-job training with an international organization around the world. Building on the disciplinary expertise the students bring from their previous master's degree, the interdisciplinary program advances their knowledge and skills for careers in international development to achieve the Agenda 2030 with the public sector, civil society or private sector.
Application closes on 28 February 2022. Studies start in September 2022.
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| What are adequate indicators of sanitation quality? |
| While shared sanitation facilities are often the only viable option in densely populated low-income urban areas, it is currently considered a "limited" solution by the international community. In a recently published paper, Dario Meili from the ETH Development Economics Group, together with partners in Kenya, Ghana, Bangladesh, and from the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology EAWAG, reconsiders the WHO/UNICEF classification for towns and cities. The authors show that the technology of a toilet is more important for sanitation quality than whether it is shared or not. Moreover, toilets shared by two to three households can still be of good quality and could serve as an alternative indicator. Extending the classification scheme for the case of urban sanitation could help to make better use of scarce resources in the future. |
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| Past and future of Project Cycle Management |
| Many practitioners find standard project cycle management (PCM) instruments, and particularly the logframe, to be donor-driven, bureaucratic and static. Development organizations have increasingly searched for alternatives. In a policy brief, NADEL’s Kimon Schneider questions this trend, arguing that the crux of good PCM lies in how the instruments are used, rather than the instruments themselves. The focus should not be on further multiplying instruments, but investing more in transferable skills of practitioners such as thinking in an interdisciplinary way and acting adaptively, enabling them to use any instruments in a given context. |
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| Impact of public lighting in informal cities |
| Congrats to Yael Borofsky for her doctoral defence and her important research on the impact of public lighting on quality of life at night in informal settlements. The irony is that the topic of public lighting and life at night in informal cities has been neglected by scientists because the absence of lighting has led to security concerns. Yael and partners at ETH Zurich’s Institute of Science, Technology and Policy (ISTP) have improved our understanding of what lack of lighting means for the one billion people worldwide living in informal cities, and what can be done about it. As part of the research, Yael, along with more than 2000 residents, installed wall-mounted solar lights in one urban area, providing evidence on how light changes the quality of life for residents of informal settlements. |
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| SDG weeks at the Nachhaltigkeitswoche Zurich |
Mark your calendars! The second edition of the "Together for the Sustainable Development Goals" exhibition (7-18 March) will be accompanied by several side events:
8 March – SDG pitch event: Students and researchers can pitch their ideas for a sustainable future.
10 March – African Leadership for a Sustainable Future: Discover inspiring stories from members of the African community at ETH committed to sustainable development.
11 March – Guided tour: Meet some of the researchers and students behind the projects on display at the exhibition.
We hope to see many of you! |
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| NADEL courses in Spring Semester 2022 |
| This upcoming semester, NADEL offers 15 training courses related to the Agenda 2030. There are still a few places available in the following courses: |
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| 14.–18.3.2022 |
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Towards Food and Nutrition Security
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| Learn more on today’s food systems, their underlying power structures, their broader impacts and how to make them sustainable. |
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| 4.–8.4.2022 |
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ICT4D – Concepts, Strategies & Good Practices
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| Understand the role and impact of information and communication technologies in development cooperation and learn how to implement them effectively and equitable in practice. |
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| 9.–12.5.2022 |
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Finanzmanagement von Projekten
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| What are the challenges of managing development projects and how can you plan and monitor your finances in practice? (offered in German) |
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