Access to quality university education for young Africans remains a challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa. In line with our Africa Home Grown Talent program,  Barry Callebaut, in collaboration with other swiss companies like ABB, Nestle, Holcim and Bühler is pleased to partner with Ashesi University Ghana and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich), to launch a 3-year Masters program called  'ETH Masters in Africa – Engineering for Development'. 

Providing young engineers with the skills they need

With this partnership, The ETH and Ashesi University collaborate to  provide young engineers with the skills they need to succeed in the rapidly evolving world of work. The ETH Masters in Africa curriculum will enable the ETH and Ashesi University lecturers to work collaboratively with industrial partners like us to develop practical content from existing ETH Zurich courses in order to have a good fit with the current needs of the industry sector in sub-Saharan Africa.

The program will be offered to five cohorts of students across Sub Saharan Africa, starting in October 2021. Each student will receive a scholarship, funded by the industrial partners and administered by ETH Zurich in collaboration with Ashesi University, for the three years of study. 

The curriculum of the master takes a holistic approach. It is a great match with Barry Callebaut’s values as it not only focuses on technical aspects but also includes important topics such as Leadership, Corporate Responsibility, Sustainable engineering and an introduction to Development Economics. 

We wish the best of luck to all the aspiring candidates who applied for our scholarship!