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Dear Gerhild Müller,
We hope you had a great summer and we look forward to seeing you soon at one of our upcoming events in the fall. Attend our Career Lunch on 30 November or apply for our Pitch Event to present your project that contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals.
It was a great joy to welcome the participants of our ETH – KNUST Global Development Summer School on sustainable solid waste management and we are now looking forward to a great learning experience with the students and faculty from Switzerland and Ghana. You can follow the summer school activities on Instagram.
In the Innovation section, you can learn more about a joint project between ETH and the International Committee of the Red Cross that deploys artificial intelligence to monitor armed conflicts, as well as a project that aims to co-create sustainable supply chain policies with farmers in Ivory Coast.
If you are an ETH researcher and interested in a faculty exchange or in conducting a collaborative research project, check out the open grants in the Opportunity section.
Best wishes,
Marriette Mertens and Adina Rom
For the ETH4D Team |
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Digital Festival in Zurich
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| Get tickets!
19 September 2022
14:30 - 16:00
X-TRA Zurich
Join researchers from EPFL and ETH Zurich at the Digital Festival on 19 September for a session on "Sustainable development, humanitarian action and peace: What role for digital technologies?". The session is organised by the EPFL Essential Tech Center as part of the Digital Festival, which takes place from 16-20 September 2022. |
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SDG Pitch Event
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| Apply to Pitch!
Deadline: 9 October 2022
Are you a student or researcher at ETH or UZH working on innovative projects that contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Then sign up for the Pitch Event to create synergies with other projects, inspire others and for a chance to win mentorship for your project and a financial contribution! The event will take place on 25 October 2022.
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| SDG Career Lunch |
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| Save the Date!
30 November 2022
12:15 - 14:00
Alumni Pavillon
Are you aiming for a career in sustainability or global development? Do you want to learn from experienced professionals? At this Career Lunch, you will have the chance to discuss career paths with ETH alumni and other professionals.
Registrations will open in October. |
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| Using Artificial Intelligence and Satellite Data to Monitor Armed Conflicts |
| Researchers at ETH Zurich are collaborating with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to combine deep learning with open-source satellite images for the remote monitoring of armed conflicts. The project is part of the Engineering for Humanitarian Action Initiative and was featured on 3sat where the research group is giving more insights into the project (timestamp 15:15, in German). |
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| Prototyping Sustainable Supply Chain Policies with Ivorian Cocoa Farmers |
| As a response to deforestation and climate change, major cocoa producers and traders in Ivory Coast are promoting agroforestry. While it offers many opportunities, farmers are skeptical for various reasons, including initial upfront costs. Together with farmers, the ETH Environmental Policy Lab is co-designing a policy for companies to encourage agroforestry practices. The ETH4D Research to Action Grant will enable the researchers to consult farmers and co-design workshops. |
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| Swiss Population Wants to Expand Development Cooperation |
| A representative survey conducted for the first time shows: the Swiss population is concerned about global poverty, advocates for its reduction — and calls for greater Swiss engagement. “With this survey, we want to make a contribution to public discussion and opinion-forming,” explains the co-director of the NADEL- Center for Development and Cooperation, Prof. Isabel Günther. |
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| We Welcome the Participants of our Global Development Summer School with KNUST |
Last week we welcomed the participants of our joint Global Development Summer School with Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). From 31 August until 15 September 2022 students and faculty from Switzerland and Ghana are working together on finding solutions to pressing waste management challenges. You can follow the activities of the Summer School students on our new Instagram account.
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| Tandem Teaching at Ashesi University in Ghana |
| The Master's programme in Mechatronics Engineering between Ashesi University and ETH Zurich is in full swing. A key element of the programme is joint teaching by faculty from both universities. In the ETH Ambassadors Blog, Danyuo Yiporo (Ashesi University) and Ralph Spolenak (ETH Zurich) share their joint teaching experience in the form of 6 key takeaways. |
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| Register for Short Course on Video Making |
| ETH doctoral students interested in sharing their global development-related research through videos can still sign up for our short course in the fall semester. We are offering a hands-on workshop where you will learn how to tell an interesting story and how to shoot and edit a short video using your smartphone. The course dates are 21 October & 11 November 2022, 9:00-12:30. Doctoral students can register for the course via myStudies. |
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| NADEL Development and Cooperation Courses Now Open to ETH Students |
The following courses offered by NADEL - Center for Development and Cooperation as part of the MAS in Development and Cooperation are open to all ETH students in the upcoming fall semester.
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| Opportunities |
| ETH4D Teaching Stay Grant |
To support teaching activities of ETH scientists (including doctoral candidates and senior scientists) or ETH professors emeriti at partner institutions in countries listed in the OECD DAC List. Applications are open until 31 October.
Grant sum: up to 5 kCHF
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| ETH4D Visiting Scientist Grant |
Invite colleagues from lower-income countries to visit ETH Zurich for a research stay or to attend a conference or workshop. Applications are open until 31 October.
Grant sum: up to 10 kCHF
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| ETH4D Research Challenges & Seed Grants |
Are you a professor or senior scientist at ETH Zurich seeking to conduct research with global development impact together with practitioners and partners from low- and middle-income countries? Apply for the ETH4D Research Challenges until 30 September.
Grant sum: 20 - 200 kCHF |
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| ETH4D Doctoral Mentorship |
Support doctoral candidates in low- and lower-middle-income countries with remote mentoring and a research stay at ETH Zurich of up to 3 months. Applications are open until 31 October.
Grant sum: up to 15 kCHF |
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| ETH4D Research to Action Grant |
Receive support as a student, senior scientist or post-doc at ETH to discuss your work with practitioners or to develop prototypes to ensure that research results are being used, implemented and disseminated. Applications are open until 31 October.
Grant sum: up to 5 kCHF |
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| ETH4D Community Featured in Uplift Magazine |
| The current issue of Uplift Magazine by the ETH Zurich Foundation focuses on sustainable development. The issue features Adina Rom, who talks about the activities of ETH4D, ETH doctoral student and E4D Scholarship fellow Prabhat Joshi and the Engineering for Humanitarian Action Initiative between ETH Zurich, EPFL and the International Committee of the Red Cross. |
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| Become a Member! |
| Find the full list of our members here. If you want to join our network, please contact ETH4D Executive Director Adina Rom at adina.rom@nadel.ethz.ch. |
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| ETH4D Calendar |
| ETH4D Doctoral Lunches | 3 October 2022, 11:45 - 13:00
7 November 2022, 11:45 - 13:00
5 December 2022, 11:45 - 13:00
ETH Zentrum, Dozentenfoyer
More information and registration here. |
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| Global Development Summer School | 31 August-15 September 2022
Richterswil, ZH
More information here. |
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| ETH Industry Day | 7 September 2022, 12:00 - 18:00
ETH Hönggerberg
More information and registration here.
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| ETH4D Skills Course: Make Your Own Short Film about Global Development Research | 21 October & 11 November 2022, 9:00 - 12:30
More information and registration here. |
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| SDG Pitch Event | 25 October 2022, 17:00 - 19:00
ETH Zentrum, Student Project House
Apply here to pitch by 9 October. |
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| SDG Career Lunch | 30 November 2022, 12:15 - 14:00
ETH Alumni Pavillon
Registration will open in October. |
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