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The North-South Centre at a glance
Programme and organisation
Many professors at the ETH Zurich deal with North-South
issues. With its capacity in research, education and scientific
advisory services the ETH Zurich contributes to solving
problems related to developing countries and emerging
economies. In order to better bundle these activities, the
ETH Zurich has created a competence centre, the North-
South Centre, in 2007.
The North-South Centre is the focal point of the ETH Zurich
in all affairs that involve developing countries and emerging
economies. It promotes research collaboration and capacity
development in international development and cooperation
covering the technical, natural, human and social sciences.
The North-South Centre builds on the comparative
advantage of the ETH Zurich as one of the leading technical
universities worldwide. It uses the competences of its members
and their disciplinary strengths. Thus, the research
activities of all members represent the core of the North-
South Centre. Resulting partnerships with research institutions,
governmental organisations, development agencies,
and others in the North and in the South are another
important pillar of the Centre.
The activities of the North-South Centre cover three main
areas: “Research collaboration”, “Capacity development”, and
“Networking and communication”. Thereby, the North-South
Centre promotes the ETH Zurich as a leading institution on
North-South matters in its field – research and education.
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Profile
The North-South Centre at a glance
Research
collaboration
Research on
food and agriculture
Cooperation
with UNEP
Seed money
activities
Capacity
development
Research Fellow
Partnership Programme
(RFPP)
Grants
Sawiris Scholarships
Colloquium
Networking and
communication
Memberships in national
and international fora
European Research
Area Networks (ERA-NET)
LivestockNet
Conferences
Programme structure of the North-South Centre