The Embassy of Switzerland in Washington, D.C., invited Johns Hopkins University to participate in a Social Design Thinking Competition on the occasion of Women’s History Month 2023. 

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You bring us the problem… Switzerland will work with you to design a solution.

On Friday, March 31 2023, the Embassy is hosting a creative Design Thinking workshop with selected young women from D.C.-area universities and colleges. Ahead of the workshop, students will identify a challenge at their school related to at least one of the following UN Sustainable Development Goals: #3 - Good Health and Well-Being; #4 - Quality Education; #5 - Gender Equality. Using the Design Thinking method, experts will coach students to create a solution at an in-person workshop. They will then have the opportunity to pitch their ideas to a Swiss jury of experts and win seed funding.