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The Geneva Challenge: Advancing Development Goals International Contest Are you enrolled in a Master program and want to make a positive contribution to promote inclusive and sustainable development?

The Geneva Challenge is a project funded by Swiss Ambassador Staehelin and aims to encourage interdisciplinary problem solving analysis among Master students on advancing human development within the scope of a relevant topic. Can you combine rigorous analyses with original and innovative ideas for addressing the challenges of crisis management? Want to come to Geneva (expenses paid) and receive a cash prize of up to 10’000CHF for your ideas and analyses? Form groups of 3-5 students from at least 2 different disciplinary backgrounds and get to work! Interdisciplinary cooperation for brilliant ideas beyond university classrooms

Call for contributions available at:

www.thegenevachallenge.org

🌍 The 2026 Geneva Challenge Awards CeremonyJoin us for an evening of ideas and impact at the Geneva Graduate Institute (...
02/11/2026

🌍 The 2026 Geneva Challenge Awards Ceremony
Join us for an evening of ideas and impact at the Geneva Graduate Institute (Auditorium A1B, Maison de la Paix) on Tuesday, November 10th, 2026 | 18:30–20:00.

🎙️ Keynote:
“Navigating the future of work in an era of technological transformation”
by Ms. Cathy Li, Head of Centre on AI Excellence, World Economic Forum World Economic Forum
and Dr. Sergei Soares, Senior Economist, International Labour Organization ILO

💬 Panel Discussion & Awards Ceremony:
Hear from Prof. Martina Viarengo in a panel discussion and discover the innovative projects of five teams of Master’s students from India, Morocco, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Brazil, and the USA - addressing the diverse challenges to the future of work.

🎓 We welcome all! Students, academics, policy-makers, and members of the public in Geneva interested in the future of work and global change are welcome to register.

👉 Register at the link in our bio!!

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Meet our finalist teams!!Congratulations to our finalists from Latin America - A Gig Economy Reporting Framework for Gov...
19/10/2026

Meet our finalist teams!!
Congratulations to our finalists from Latin America - A Gig Economy Reporting Framework for Governments! The team consisting of Eduardo Munhoz Leite, Fernando Loureira, Karina Lacerda, Isabella Gonçalves da Rosa and Lucas Ribeiro has been selected to represent the Latin America region at the 2026 Geneva Challenge Awards Ceremony next month!

Meet our finalist teams!!Congratulations to our finalists from Africa - ANCHOR! The team consisting of Rania Farhate, Ya...
19/10/2026

Meet our finalist teams!!
Congratulations to our finalists from Africa - ANCHOR! The team consisting of Rania Farhate, Yassine Rahmani, Ghita Lahlou and Salaheddine Ghamas has been selected to represent the Africa region at the 2026 Geneva Challenge Awards Ceremony next month!

Meet our finalist teams!!Congratulations to our finalists from North America and Oceania - DISHA! The team consisting of...
19/10/2026

Meet our finalist teams!!
Congratulations to our finalists from North America and Oceania - DISHA! The team consisting of Sindhuja Reddy, Prerna Panda, Ayan Sarkar and Rachna has been selected to represent the North America and Oceania region at the 2026 Geneva Challenge Awards Ceremony next month!

Meet our finalist teams!!Congratulations to our finalists from Europe - PraxisPass! The team consisting of David Furmane...
19/10/2026

Meet our finalist teams!!
Congratulations to our finalists from Europe - PraxisPass! The team consisting of David Furmanek, Mara Moos, Margot Pineda, Maria Calderon and Tamir Nyamdavaa has been selected to represent the Europe region at the 2026 Geneva Challenge Awards Ceremony next month!

Meet our finalist teams!!Congratulations to our finalists from Asia - KADAM! The team consisting of Rricha Maheshwari, K...
19/10/2026

Meet our finalist teams!!
Congratulations to our finalists from Asia - KADAM! The team consisting of Rricha Maheshwari, Karishma Desai and Prateek Rautela has been selected to represent the Asia region at the 2026 Geneva Challenge Awards Ceremony next month!

This Thursday, we are hosting a special Q&A webinar for participants of the 2026 Geneva Challenge!At 15:00 CEST on 25th ...
23/06/2026

This Thursday, we are hosting a special Q&A webinar for participants of the 2026 Geneva Challenge!

At 15:00 CEST on 25th June, the Chair of our Academic Steering Committee Dr. Martina Viarengo, will be answering questions about the Geneva Challenge and how to present your ideas in the Challenge. This is a great opportunity for participants to get some guidance on their project proposals before the deadline in a few weeks.

Check your emails for the Webex link to join the session!

19/05/2026

Hear from our 2025 winning team member, Pascal Gaglo, from Afribridge Connect about his experience in the Geneva Challenge.

Link in bio to register for the 2026 edition of the Challenge - the deadline is tomorrow!!

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