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I have one of those titles – Head of the PeaceTech division – that leads to the interesting question, “Uh, what’s that?” What better time than on the occasion of UN International Day of Peace, September 21, to answer this?

We spoke with EPFL President Martin Vetterli about the new Engineering Humanitarian Aid initiative – a joint program bringing together EPFL, ETH Zurich and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to put engineering know-how at the service of humanitarian aid.

Following the official launch of the Engineering Humanitarian Aid partnership, EPFL’s Humanitarian Tech Hub is proud to announce that six research projects have been awarded, including two that will be implemented by EPFL research teams and 2 in collaboration with ETH Zurich.

How Science and Technology contribute to sustainable development, humanitarian action and peace promotion. Speakers : Dr. Klaus Schonenberger Gregory Huot Dr Solomzi Makohliso  Dr Mariazel Maqueda-Lopez Dr Gregoire Castella  

EssentialTech Centre releases their latest brochure. Check it out!