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Planning clean electrification solutions for rural areas in Guatemala
An exciting Master thesis opportunity with field work in Guatemala is available, under the supervision of Cristina Dominguez, one of the doctoral students in the ETH4D network.
Community-based water quality monitoring of Deka River in Zimbabwe
Désirée Ruppen, one of the doctoral students in the ETH4D network, is writing her doctoral thesis on community-based water quality monitoring of Deka River in Zimbabwe. Check out this video to find out more.
Open call for the IARU Summer School “Borderland: Critical Approaches to Field Research in the Global South”
The IARU Summer School on “Borderland: Critical Approaches to Field Research in the Global South” combines research, education and a NGO placement experience. Advanced Bachelor students as well as Master students from the IARU network (including ETH Zurich) are invited to apply before 1st March.
Call for proposals: junior research for humanitarian contexts
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) is looking for young researchers to present innovative ideas related to the emergency realm (migration, protection of persons, conflicts, natural disasters, etc.) in any major domain of the humanitarian field. Application deadline: 2nd February 2020.
Open call for tutors for the ETH Sustainability Summer School
In collaboration between ETH Zürich and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST), ETH Sustainability and ETH4D are planning a Summer School on solid waste management in Kumasi, Ghana. 5 master's or PhD students from both KNUST and ETH will have the opportunity to get trained and act as tutors. Application deadline for tutors: 9th February 2020.