All blog articles with Future of international cooperation 19 articles Blog 23 January 2025 | Dianne Lange 21st-Century Teaching and Learning Competences – Preparing Professionals for What Lies Ahead in International Cooperation Discover how educational institutions can better prepare young professionals for the dynamic challenges of international... Read more Blog 7 January 2025 | Dianne Lange The Adapting Role of Global North Professionals in International Cooperation How professionals and organisations from the Global North must adapt their roles to embed localisation in their actions... Read more Blog 5 December 2024 | Seraina Müller Inside EBRD: How Swiss Legal Professionals Can Thrive in International Development Expert tips from Elie Raimond on how Swiss legal professionals can succeed at the EBRD. Read more Blog 25 November 2024 | Seraina Müller Inside EBRD: Green Banking Careers – Shaping Sustainable Energy Finance EBRD's Energy Eurasia MEA team offers Swiss professionals the unique opportunity to shape sustainable development while... Read more Blog 22 November 2023 | Sera Pantillon - Shazia Islamshah Localisation: No 'World Work' without 'Inner Work' The movement to shift power and decolonise the international cooperation sector has been recognised as an essential... Read more Blog 10 August 2023 | Sera Pantillon - Shazia Islamshah Beyond 'localisation': embracing locally led practices For almost 30 years, institutional discussions have emphasised local ownership, the active involvement and empowerment... Read more Blog 2 May 2023 | Chloé Favre Design thinking: an innovative tool in the problem-solving toolbox of international cooperation "Now go change the world!" was the opening line of the design thinking workshop at Forum cinfo 2022. Easier said than... Read more Blog 20 April 2023 | Jérôme Faivre The power of attitude: preparing for the future of international cooperation As an experienced professional in today’s international cooperation world, you probably already have a wealth of... Read more Blog 29 March 2023 | Jérôme Faivre The power of attitude: developing social and personal skills for a career in international cooperation As a young professional entering the sector, you may think that expertise and technical skills are the most important... Read more Blog 14 March 2023 | Jennifer Hauser-Seiz Localisation - can you still contribute as a professional from the Global North? In international development, the process of handing over more decision-making power and resources to local actors is... Read more Blog 28 February 2022 | Neva Fark Positioning your career in a post-pandemic world Michael Emery, HR Director of IOM-UN Migration, engages in a tough talk with journalist Nicoletta Cimmino on (post-... Read more Blog 2 November 2021 | Neva Fark "We should all take an interest in our future. It's where professionals and organisations have to evolve to remain relevant" Gerd Leonhard, a leading futurist, shares his main observations and foresight for the next ten years and what they might... Read more Blog 12 November 2020 | Irenka Krone-Germann - Loraine Ding - Peter Stettler International cooperation: new challenges in the labour market The international cooperation labour market has expanded significantly over the past decade. However, governmental and... Read more Blog 17 February 2020 | Loraine Ding The cornerstones of organisational transformation Professionals from a variety of organisations tell us about their path to innovation. Find here the key takeaways. Read more Blog 1 February 2020 | Dino Beerli Innovation in non-profit organisations Should NGOs and NPOs be innovative? If so, how do you develop innovation in organisations whose intention is to provide... Read more Blog 20 January 2020 | Loraine Ding - Natacha Wicht A fund to foster innovation Swiss Solidarity launched an innovation fund to support the Swiss NGOs to develop innovation within their projects... Read more Blog 8 January 2020 | Loraine Ding - Natacha Wicht Making innovation visible Maya Shah, Innovation Coordinator at Médecins Sans Frontières, believes innovation is a permanent challenge to the... Read more Blog 20 December 2019 | Loraine Ding - Natacha Wicht Innovation is a must for NGOs Thierry Agagliate, Head of Innovation at Terre des Hommes, understands innovation not just as an invention or a new idea... Read more Blog 15 November 2016 | Sandra Rothböck The changing landscape of international cooperation New actors take their role in international cooperation, aid modalities are in transformation and the SDGs set new... Read more
Blog 23 January 2025 | Dianne Lange 21st-Century Teaching and Learning Competences – Preparing Professionals for What Lies Ahead in International Cooperation Discover how educational institutions can better prepare young professionals for the dynamic challenges of international... Read more
Blog 7 January 2025 | Dianne Lange The Adapting Role of Global North Professionals in International Cooperation How professionals and organisations from the Global North must adapt their roles to embed localisation in their actions... Read more
Blog 5 December 2024 | Seraina Müller Inside EBRD: How Swiss Legal Professionals Can Thrive in International Development Expert tips from Elie Raimond on how Swiss legal professionals can succeed at the EBRD. Read more
Blog 25 November 2024 | Seraina Müller Inside EBRD: Green Banking Careers – Shaping Sustainable Energy Finance EBRD's Energy Eurasia MEA team offers Swiss professionals the unique opportunity to shape sustainable development while... Read more
Blog 22 November 2023 | Sera Pantillon - Shazia Islamshah Localisation: No 'World Work' without 'Inner Work' The movement to shift power and decolonise the international cooperation sector has been recognised as an essential... Read more
Blog 10 August 2023 | Sera Pantillon - Shazia Islamshah Beyond 'localisation': embracing locally led practices For almost 30 years, institutional discussions have emphasised local ownership, the active involvement and empowerment... Read more
Blog 2 May 2023 | Chloé Favre Design thinking: an innovative tool in the problem-solving toolbox of international cooperation "Now go change the world!" was the opening line of the design thinking workshop at Forum cinfo 2022. Easier said than... Read more
Blog 20 April 2023 | Jérôme Faivre The power of attitude: preparing for the future of international cooperation As an experienced professional in today’s international cooperation world, you probably already have a wealth of... Read more
Blog 29 March 2023 | Jérôme Faivre The power of attitude: developing social and personal skills for a career in international cooperation As a young professional entering the sector, you may think that expertise and technical skills are the most important... Read more
Blog 14 March 2023 | Jennifer Hauser-Seiz Localisation - can you still contribute as a professional from the Global North? In international development, the process of handing over more decision-making power and resources to local actors is... Read more
Blog 28 February 2022 | Neva Fark Positioning your career in a post-pandemic world Michael Emery, HR Director of IOM-UN Migration, engages in a tough talk with journalist Nicoletta Cimmino on (post-... Read more
Blog 2 November 2021 | Neva Fark "We should all take an interest in our future. It's where professionals and organisations have to evolve to remain relevant" Gerd Leonhard, a leading futurist, shares his main observations and foresight for the next ten years and what they might... Read more
Blog 12 November 2020 | Irenka Krone-Germann - Loraine Ding - Peter Stettler International cooperation: new challenges in the labour market The international cooperation labour market has expanded significantly over the past decade. However, governmental and... Read more
Blog 17 February 2020 | Loraine Ding The cornerstones of organisational transformation Professionals from a variety of organisations tell us about their path to innovation. Find here the key takeaways. Read more
Blog 1 February 2020 | Dino Beerli Innovation in non-profit organisations Should NGOs and NPOs be innovative? If so, how do you develop innovation in organisations whose intention is to provide... Read more
Blog 20 January 2020 | Loraine Ding - Natacha Wicht A fund to foster innovation Swiss Solidarity launched an innovation fund to support the Swiss NGOs to develop innovation within their projects... Read more
Blog 8 January 2020 | Loraine Ding - Natacha Wicht Making innovation visible Maya Shah, Innovation Coordinator at Médecins Sans Frontières, believes innovation is a permanent challenge to the... Read more
Blog 20 December 2019 | Loraine Ding - Natacha Wicht Innovation is a must for NGOs Thierry Agagliate, Head of Innovation at Terre des Hommes, understands innovation not just as an invention or a new idea... Read more
Blog 15 November 2016 | Sandra Rothböck The changing landscape of international cooperation New actors take their role in international cooperation, aid modalities are in transformation and the SDGs set new... Read more
