Civil war, starting a career and "white experts"
In the latest episode of our podcast, MAS student Wolfgang Schneider talks about his entry into development cooperation.
Jumping into the deep end is part of every career start. However, MAS student Wolfgang Schneider probably did not expect how deep the water would be in his NADEL project assignment in Ethiopia. The trained mechanical engineer was investigating how energy can be generated from the husks of coffee beans in Addis Ababa. Until the political situation in the region heated up.
Fritz Brugger and Wolfgang Schneider talk about how it feels when a civil war is approaching, whether one can get used to poverty and whether "white experts" are still needed today. Furthermore, Wolfgang gives us the reason for his career choice, explores the difference between geographical and emotional distance and presents an index for measuring energy poverty.
Here you can listen to Bürgerkrieg, Berufseinstieg und «weisse Expertinnen» (in German)