ETH for Development - ETH4D

Join our team! We are looking for an intern (80-100%) to support us in various management and communication tasks, including our partnership with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and EPFL, the Global Development Summer School on Solid Waste Management and outreach activities. Apply by 19 April:

ETH for Development (ETH4D) Internship We are an ETH-wide initiative that develops innovations that address global development challenges and educates future leaders in sustainable development. The position is limited to 6 months.

Better Consumer Quiz

Ever wondered what happens to the groundwater level in Indonesia when you consume rice milk in Switzerland? At the first-ever physical pub quiz of ‘Better consumer’ we will find answers to similar questions around consumption-related impacts of our sustainability-related lifestyles e.g. the global impacts of the food and energy industry. As part of "Together for the SDG", this will be a participative event, combined with talks of experts from the environmental industry and research groups.

Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/bc-pubquiz-sdg

Date, Time: 11th November, 6-9 pm

Location: Alumni Pavillon (MM C 78.1)

Better Consumer, an initiative by researchers at ETH Zürich environmental engineering group, is aimed to raise awareness of the environmental impacts of different consumer behavior.

You can check out their last events and follow them on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/better.consumer/

The Joint Master's Programme in Mechatronic Engineering between Ashesi University and ETH Zürich is becoming reality!

We are very excited to announce that APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN for our accredited programme.

You can find more information on the Ashesi University website: https://lnkd.in/eSvsHbs

We are very grateful for our industry partners - ABB, Barry Callebaut Group, Bühler Group, HPW AG, LafargeHolcim, Tetra Pak -
and our supporting partners - Adrian Weiss, First Advisory Group, Schwyzer-Winiker-Stiftung, Staatssekretariat für Wirtschaft SECO, Tarbaca Indigo Foundation and other foundations & private donors not named - who made the realisation of this programme possible.

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Join our Summer School 2021 "Rethinking Waste - Sustainable Solid Waste Management" with ETH Zürich and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, taking place from 4 - 17 September 2021 in a hybrid format! We offer a unique learning experience with an opportunity for students to work on current topics related to sustainability in interdisciplinary and intercultural teams. Applications are now open for tutors (until 20 May) and participants (until 7 June)!

The Summer School is aimed at Bachelor, Master and PhD students from ETH Zurich from a wide range of nationalities and disciplines: https://lnkd.in/ghpetiB

In the spring semester ETH4D is offering three courses where students at ETH Zürich can gain insights in topics relevant for global sustainable development:

1. Machine Learning for Global Development
2. Model United Nations - International Policy-​making
3. International Development Engineering

We are looking forward to interesting exchanges!

For more information and to sign up: https://eth4d.ethz.ch/Learning/courses-and-programmes/eth4d-courses.html

Student Sustainability Commission ETH Zurich - SSC

ETH4D Courses 851-0648-00L Machine Learning for Global Development Lecturers:  Dr. Jan Dirk Wegner Dr. Leonie Hensgen Dr. Adina Rom

Join our team! We are currently looking for a Programme Manager for Educational Partnerships. The programme fosters initiatives that aim to support tertiary education in the Global South through collaborative programs between ETH Zurich, universities in sub-Sahara Africa and industrial partners.
Apply by 13 November 2020 at the latest: http://u.ethz.ch/ZJN6h

ETH Zürich ETH Zürich, Global NADEL Center for Development and Cooperation World Food System Center - ETH Zurich Ashesi University Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) The Mawazo Institute Next Einstein Forum