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Leading House South Asia
The Leading House South Asia promotes and fosters research and innovation cooperation between Switzerland and nine countries in South Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Iran.
The ZHAW has been mandated as the Leading House South Asia by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) for a third consecutive time from 2025 to 2028.
Address global challenges holistically
Topics such as climate change, improvements in public health, and sustainable development demand collaborative efforts that go beyond the realm of science alone. These challenges require input from policymakers, industry leaders, and civil society to ensure that scientific solutions are implementable, socially acceptable, and scalable.
Co-creation between different fields encourages the breaking down of silos while also fostering open-mindedness, and enhancing cross-disciplinary learning. It also allows for diverse perspectives, methodologies, and expertise to be integrated. This leads to innovative solutions, a more holistic understanding of complex challenges, and faster problem-solving and is more likely to produce practical and relevant real-world applications.