Challenge Rumantsch
ETH students are invited to develop ideas and invent prototypes to promote, support and redesign the cultural experience of Rumantsch in an extra-curricular student project. The best ideas will be presented in Davos in January 2018 during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. Apply now and become part of this exciting challenge!
Redesign the cultural experience of Rumantsch and present your ideas in the ETH pavilion at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2018 in Davos
An extra-curricular student project will strengthen and promote the cultural heritage and language of "Rumantsch"; the fourth national language spoken in Eastern Switzerland in the canton of Graubünden.
The participants are asked to develop an idea/ a propotype/ an app/ a model in order to revive, promote and strengthen the Rumantsch language and culture. They will be guided and supported by external page Spark Labs and the external page Lia Rumantscha, as well as several well-known personalities from the canton Graubünden.
At the end of the project, the teams with the best ideas will get the opportunity to present in the ETH pavilion at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2018 in Davos.
What is your benefit?
- Be part of ETH Zurich’s appearance at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2018 and present your ideas to an interested VIP audience.
- Get a full-board seminar week in the largest nature park in Switzerland: external page Parc Ela.
- Learn several design thinking approaches and methodologies in the course of the project.
- We link you to ETH faculty who supports you in developing your ideas or prototypes.
- The participation is free of costs!
What do you need to be selected?
- An open mindset, great ideas and the passion to make a difference!
What is your contribution?
- Invest 9 days;
5 days during the seminar week at Parc Ela (4-8 September 2017), 2.5 days at ETH Zurich and 1.5 days in Davos in January 2018. - Interest in the culture and language of Rumantsch.
Application Deadline is 16 June 2017
You must actively participate during 9 days in the course of the project.
Timeline and dates
1: Kick-off day at ETH Zurich: Saturday, 12 August 2017 (1 full day)
2: Seminar week/ Pop-up studio at Parc Ela: Monday, 4 September - Friday, 8 September 2017 (5 full days)
3: Prototyping Workshop, October 2017 (date to be defined) (1 full day)
4: Test prototype/idea/invention with people from Graubünden, November 2017 (date to be defined) (0.5 day)
5: Presentation at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos 2018, 23-26 January 2018 (1.5 days)