Annual Report 2024
1 January:
29 January: Swiss Funders Meeting
At the Swiss Funders Meeting representatives of Swiss funding organisations met to exchange about experiences in evaluating the quality of research partnerships, capacity building through funding programmes, the role of the Guide for Global Research Partnerships and strengthening collaboration between research funders.
20 February:
1 March:
New team member - Elisabeth Schubiger
25 April:
15 May:
24 May:
Students of the SwissTPH Lecture on "Fundamentals of international research partnership" visited the KFPE at the Swiss Acadmey of Sciences to discuss Gender, Race and Postcolonial aspects of Research Partnership and how the 11 principles and 7 questions of the KFPE Guide for Transboundary Research Partnerships can support equal research collaborations.
28 May: Fire Side Talk at the Indo-German Research Day
Fire Side Talk at the Indo-German Research Day
31 May & 15 May - 19 June: Annual Conference 2024
13 June: online Workshop
18 June:
25 June:
1 July:
11 September:
30 September:
Erkenntnisse aus dem unserem Projekt zu Science Diplomacy kommen in den Nachrichten. Jasmina Saric wurde von 10vor10 interviewt, um den aktuellen Stand von Science Diplomacy zu erläutern. Science Diplomacy ermöglicht es uns, globale Krisen gemeinsam anzugehen.
7 & 9 October:
9 October:
21 October:
Jasmina Saric participates at the panel discussion on Science Diplomacy at the Latin America Week 2024.
Learn more about our Project on Science Diplomacy:
Learn more about the Latin America Week 2024:
25 October: KFPE Session at the Swiss Researching Africa Days
Features of Equitable and Effective Swiss‐African Research Collaborations for Sustainability Transformations
Presentation:
- The Role of Guidelines for Equitable Research Collaborations (Fabian Käser)
- The University of Bern Initiative Afrique (Djouroukoro Diallo)
- Institutional Collaboration between Fourah Bay College in Freetown, Sierra Leone, and
- the Lucerne University of Applied Studies, Switzerland (Moses Fullah)
Roundtable discussion: Researching and Teaching African Studies in Switzerland: Experiences and Challenges
- Chinwe Speranza – Professor at Institute of Geography at the University of Bern
- Henri Yéré – Lecturer & Researcher at the University of Basel
- Djouroukoro Diallo – Researcher on Applied linguistics at the University of Bern & Coordinator of the Initiative Afrique.
- Moses Fullah – Senior lecturer at Fourah Bay College, Sierra Leone
- Didier Péclard – Professor at the University of Geneva
6 November:
28 November: GRP-Alliance at the REPIC 20th Anniversary Event
On November 28, 2024, GRP-Alliance participated in the annual REPIC event, titled "20 Years of Successful Projects in International Cooperation." The event celebrated two decades of REPIC's impactful work in promoting renewable energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable resource use in international development, particularly in the Global South.
At our marketplace, the GRP-Alliance presented its role as Switzerland's plattform for global research partnerships. We highlighted our efforts to foster effective, efficient, and equitable research collaboration with low- and middle-income countries. Through our engagement at the event, we shared insights on how the GRP-Alliance supports sustainable development and addresses both local and global challenges.
Contact
SCNAT
Swiss Alliance for Global Research Partnerships (GRP-Alliance)
House of Academies
PO Box
3001 Bern
Switzerland