Impact Day

“Let’s Co-Create for Sustainable Global Development”

Join us on November 26, 2019 for “Impact Day.” Together we will celebrate TU Delft | Global Initiative’s fifth anniversary by looking at the impact we have made over the past five years, together with our partners in the Netherlands and especially in our target countries abroad. We hope to inspire, spark new ideas, and establish new connections and collaborations to generate more impact in the next five years. See you there!

Date: November 26, 2019

Time: 10.30 – 16.45, followed by drinks & bites.

Location: TU Delft | Aula

Program

10.30   Optional morning program: workshops 

TU Delft Global Initiative's Impact Day starts with several workshops aligned with the TU Delft Global Initiative programs. Please register for one of the workshops via the registration form and find more information on the workshops here. 

12.30   Registration

13.00   Lunch | Exposition | Networking

While enjoying lunch, take time to explore our Impact Day Exposition. In this interactive exhibition you can experience many of the ongoing TU Delft technologies and concepts that are focusing on making an impact. You will also get the chance to talk to the researchers and students involved in these projects and network with other “Impact Day” participants from all over the world. 

14.30   Global Talk

Keynote by Princess Abze Djigma

Princess Abze Djigma is a Mossi Princess from Burkina Faso and is internationally recognized as a role model for empowering the base of the pyramid, recognizing the importance of the informal sector, and unleashing the potential of women and youth in developing countries. She is initiator and leader of the MAMA-LIGHT® Initiative for Sustainable Energy, a worldwide program that provides access to affordable and sustainable energy for women, small business, and children.

Impact Stories

Researchers from TU Delft | Global Initiative share their inspiring stories on how they are making an impact on the lives of people in Low and Middle Income Countries.

Delft Global | Impact Prototype Competition

Leading up to Impact Day on 26 November, TU Delft | Global Initiative will organize a prototype competition for TU Delft junior researchers to accelerate their research in having an impact in real practice. During Impact Day, three selected candidates will pitch their ideas and the winner will be selected by the audience. Want to join in the competition, click here. Deadline 4 November.

16.45   Drinks & Bites

About TU Delft | Global Initiative

At TU Delft | Global Initiative we focus our research on pressing global challenges in the developing world, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia, with the aim to have impact and improve people’s lives. We believe that concrete solutions for worldwide problems can only be found with a multidisciplinary approach and in close cooperation and co-creation with local partners. For more information about our research and activities, read our Global Stories.