Coming Up!! 29. August – 17. September 2024: NEWAL is inviting Students and Advisors from West Africa and Switzerland to participate and contribute in a one week seasonal school with inputs, field trips, and group works on the topics of water, waste management, renewable energy and health. Participants will also Weiterlesen…
09. – 17. September 2023: NEWAL is inviting 22 Students and Advisors from West Africa to participate and contribute in the one week program with inputs and field trips on the topics of water, waste management, renewable energy and health.
# Applied Engineering Today’s highlight was for all of us to apply our engineering knowledge in a practical way. It started with a fun task in the morning: Which group will manage to build the highest self-standing paper tower – the definition of “self-standing” was cause for lively debate. The Weiterlesen…
#Unbiased “Amen” said the paster. The end of the prayer announced the beginning of what turned out to be an enlightening interaction with a local community of 500 persons. We, NEWAL, from one side were facing the community with only the translator as a middle man. We were handed the Weiterlesen…
#RefreshingCoconut Today the students from Ghana showed all the international students their gorgeous (and giant!) KNUST campus. Next, we all took minibuses to get into the centre of Kumasi. In the hot Ghanaian sun, we explored the refreshing taste of coconuts. Later we also had a sip of palm wine, Weiterlesen…
The journey to the Winter School 2022 has started! 10 students from Switzerland, 5 from Liberia, 4 from Côte d’Ivoire, 1 from Benin and 1 from Cameroon and another 6 lecturers traveled today by plane to Accra, Ghana. After an overnight stay in Accra, they will continue tomorrow by bus Weiterlesen…