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Networking
The North-South Centre is actively involved in networking
at both the operational and the strategic level, nationally
and internationally. This involvement ranges from membership
in various institutions to governance and oversight responsibilities.
On our website, we have listed some fifty international
and development-relevant commitments of our
members to various scientific associations, advisory boards
or similar institutions (www.northsouth.ethz.ch/networking).
Individual members of the North-South Centre are involved
in various strategic bodies of the ETH Zurich, such as
the Strategy Taskforce of the School Board (N. Buchmann),
the Research Commission (J. Ghazoul, H. Herrmann), the
Ethics Commission (I. Egli), the International Advisory
Board (W. Kinzelbach), or steering committees of other
competence centres.
Networking within the ETH Zurich and the ETH domain
Within the ETH Zurich, the North-South Centre is well recognised
by the School Board as well as by the professors
and scientists. The large number of members is an indicator
of its broad acceptance. Internally, the North-South
Centre positions itself among other ETH units with an
international mandate, such as the Postgraduate Studies
for Developing Countries (NADEL) or International Institutional
Affairs (IIA). We participate in the bi-monthly meetings
of the International Forum established by IAA. Members
of the management teams of IIA and the North-South
Centre interact regularly in operational activities depending
on the respective mandates. With regard to NADEL,
the physical vicinity after the move of the North-South
Centre office in July 2009 boosted the day-to-day interaction
and the personal relationships between both teams.
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Networking and communication
Networking
Lawrence Agbemabieses,
United Nations Environment Programme
Samih Sawiris,
Sawiris Foundation for Social Development