ETH4Development Archives - ETH Ambassadors

ETH4Development, South Asia

Building a Landscape in the Technical and Vocational Education Sector in Nepal

A good TVET institute can attract young learners committed to transformation who, in turn, can become catalysts for infusing dynamism in the sector. ...

4 years ago

Africa, Engineering, ETH4Development, Europe, Exchange Programme

Discovering a new version of myself and a ladder to a better future

Words cannot express how it feels to grow up in a tiny rural area and to have the chance to study at a world-class university! ...

5 years ago

Climate change, Engineering, ETH4Development, South Asia

Knowledge is Power: the Power to Choose Wisely

Fuel-inefficient vehicles can affect the environment negatively, but information and knowledge can help consumers make more educated choices. ...

5 years ago

Pictures showing different sanitation approaches and electrification approaches

Africa, ETH4Development

Silos, Zoom Calls and Synergies: When sanitation meets electrification

What do sanitation and electrification have in common? We share our experience in breaking silos, after meeting at the virtual ETH4D PhD colloquium seminar. ...

5 years ago

Africa, ETH4Development, Sustainable Development Goals

Installing Breaks on Ghana’s PET Race Car

In some parts of the world, discarded plastic bottles accumulate, as unstoppable as a race car at full throttle. You may place your bets on PET to fight this problem...

5 years ago

Climate change, ETH4Development, Latin America, Sustainable Development Goals

Going nuts in the Amazon

A close encounter with a wild, valuable and potentially vulnerable giant from the Amazon. ...

5 years ago

Africa, ETH4Development, Sustainable Development Goals

Energy access for all: we can make it togETHer!

African sunsets have something special. They always feel unique, intense and bring a fresh wind of hope. ...

6 years ago

Africa, Engineering, ETH4Development

Rwanda: A tale of coffee, art and energy access

They say that new cities bring with them new ideas and new experiences. I had the opportunity to venture to Rwanda’s cultural scene whilst getting some research done. ...

6 years ago