Teresa Delgado
Teresa Delgado has two Master degrees from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, in the fields of Modern History and English Literature, with a minor in Spanish.
In 2012 Teresa won the "Studentenpreis," a nationwide journalistic writing competition organized by the biggest Swiss Sunday newspaper "SonntagsZeitung." She has been working as a freelance journalist ever since.
As a Swiss journalist with Spanish-Austrian roots who grew up in Berlin and Fribourg, Teresa is particularly interested in social and cultural developments on both sides of the Röstigraben--the French-German language border that runs through her hometown.
Publications include articles for SonntagsZeitung, Le Matin Dimanche, NZZ Campus and NZZ.
Recent Posts
“Die an Bodenschätzen arme Schweiz kann es sich nicht leisten, talentierten Menschen den Hochschulzugang zu verunmöglichen, nur weil sie von einer Behinderung oder chronischen Krankheit betroffen sind,” sagt Eva Aeschimann, Sprecherin der Behinderten-Selbsthilfegruppe Schweiz (AGILE). Rund 22’000 Studierende in der Schweiz haben eine Behinderung. Seit zehn Jahren ist die Gleichstellung von Menschen mit Behinderung in der Schweiz Bundesgesetz. Auch Hochschulen sind verpflichtet, Studierenden mit Behinderung grösstmögliche Mobilität zu bieten. Doch wie mobil sind Studierende mit einer Behinderung an Schweizer Hochschulen tatsächlich?
In the first week of October, experts from around the world met at the third World Resources Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where they discussed issues regarding sustainability and resource efficiency.
Out of the 22 workshops at this year’s World Resources Forum, only two were led by women. Why are there so few female speakers at the conference?
Sustainability seems to be a de rigeur offering amongst new luxury hoteliers in Davos: Several hotels claim to be ultra-energy efficient, using carbon-free renewable energy-sources only.
FRIBOURG, Switzerland – Square glass buildings are silhouetted against a green city park and glistening blue pond. They are towered over by a building whose sides are equipped with prominent solar cells. An old redbrick chimney stands in the middle of modern architecture. This is what Switzerland’s first completely zero-carbon technology park could look like in a few years. The park is located in Fribourg, halfway between Zurich and Geneva.
