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Development

Team Performance in Long-Duration Space Exploration

2020 has been an important year for space exploration, amongst other things. Space missions of a startling variety and ambition are scheduled for launch this year. Indeed, space engineers have not planned so

Aryaman Gupta

4 min read

Global Health

The Race to the COVID-19 Vaccine

Since the initial identification of COVID-19 in China in December of 2019, the push to develop a vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes COVID-19 – has been unprecedented, in terms of the fast-paced

Raviraj Rege

3 min read

Development

Corporate Social Responsibility: The Two Extremes

In 2015, the UN adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) which clearly outline the world we want. Fast forward five years later, certain companies in the American corporate world are aligning themselves with these SDG’s by leading efforts of their own.

Hannah Pan

3 min read

Sustainability

Switzerland as a Guide for Environmental Policy

For decades Switzerland has consistently been ranked among the best of other OECD countries for its policies towards the environment; most recently, it ranked 1 out of 180 countries in Yale’s Environmental Performance Index (EPI), that measures environmental health and ecosystem vitality.

Ben Jachim-Gallagher

2 min read

Education

How Technology is Improving Access to Quality High School Education in South Africa

South Africa’s education system is one that is plagued by a lack of resources and access to quality teaching which can be attributed to apartheid and governmental mismanagement since. The integration of technology in the classroom, however, is serving as a tool for change and improvement.

Jessica Austin

3 min read

Development

The Water Crisis in Qatar

From winning the 2022 World cup bid, to becoming the target of an extensive political and economic embargo led by the Saudi elite and their allies in the Emirates and Egypt, the tiny sheikhdom in the Gulf has made news headlines many times.

Heide Rogers

4 min read

Development

Cambodia as an example of educational disparities in developing countries

Even though the right to education has been recognized as one of the primary human rights, it still remains inaccessible for millions of children around the world. According to the UNESCO Institute for

Daria Kulakova

4 min read

Development

Empowering Women in Low-Income Communities

The world economic order has been reshaped over the past few decades. Countries that did not have such a notable presence some years ago have experienced exponential economic increases and are primary powers

Iris Muñoz

4 min read

Development

Voluntourism: could the industry for saviors could be worth saving?

The volunteer tourism has been heavily criticized for its exploitative nature. How can we ensure that volunteering results in positive change?

Chonnipha (Jing Jing) Piriyalertsak

4 min read

Development

Fostering entrepreneurial spirit and innovation in post-genocide Rwanda

In the 25 years since their devastating genocide, the Rwandan government 's innovative strategies have helped to redefine the nature of business on the African continent.

Andrea Jury

4 min read

Development

Is Hong Kong Becoming a Cashless City?

Around the globe, Hong Kong ranks 4th in network coverage, providing over 15,000 public hotspots for users to have access to the Internet. Hong Kong’s high smartphone penetration rate of 90%