Humanitarian Engineering

Humanitarian Engineering

Humanitarian Engineering Group

Episodes 19
Avg. Duration 20m
Activity Sporadic
Since Feb 2023
Latest Episode Oct 2025

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Monthly
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Episodic
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About This Podcast

In this podcast, the Humanitarian Engineering group of the University of Twente introduces humanitarian engineering actions and their importance to society. With the guests, they talk about initiatives that develop engineering solutions that promote the well-being and lives of people lacking access to fundamental resources.

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Episode 18: Dr. Fabio Duarte and Dr. Simone Mora, from MIT Senseable City Lab, talks about his research projects on data gathering in informal settlements

Oct 09, 2025 22m

In this episode of the Humanitarian Engineering Podcast, we explore the groundbreaking work of the MIT Senseable City Lab in gathering and analysing data within informal settlements. The Lab’s…

Episode 17: Michele Di Marco, from WHO Téchne, talks about his experiences in designing infectious disease treatment centres

Aug 28, 2025 30m

In this episode, Michele Di Marco from Téchne WHO shares his insights on developing Infectious Disease Treatment Modules (IDTMs) and the Health Emergency Facility (HEF) providing rapid deployable,…

Episode 16: Programme Directors Talk About Humanitarian and Spatial Engineering: Differences, Synergies, and Real-World Collaboration

Apr 07, 2025 33m

In this episode, Thomas Groen, Programme Director of the MSc in Spatial Engineering, and Peter Chemweno, Programme Director of the MSc in Humanitarian Engineering, discuss the vision behind each…

Episode 15: Norden Wangchuk and Ngawang Chojey from Jigme Namgyel Engineering College, Royal University Of Bhutan

Sep 30, 2024 22m

On this episode of the Humanitarian Engineering Podcast, we welcome Norden Wangchuk and Ngawang Chojey from Jigme Namgyel Engineering College, Royal University of Bhutan. They discuss their…

Episode 14: Dr. Eefje Hendriks, Assistant Professor in Disaster Resilience and Humanitarian Assistance at the ITC faculty (University of Twente), over her projects with underserved communities in the humanitarian aid field.

Jun 26, 2024 15m

In this episode, the Humanitarian Engineering group interviews Dr. Eefje Hendriks, an Assistant Professor in Disaster Resilience and Humanitarian Assistance at the University of Twente's ITC faculty.…

Episode 13: Humanitarian Engineering PhD Candidate, Zikambiyani Haanyika, talks about her past experiences working with rural communities in Zambia

May 16, 2024 20m

In this episode, Zikambiyani talks about her past experiences working with rural communities in Zambia, the challenges of co-designing with different community groups, and her reasons for starting a…

Episode 12: Students Teodora and Mariam talk about their humanitarian engineering assignments abroad

Apr 18, 2024 21m

How to learn to create an impact in underserved communities as students? Teodora Citia and Mariam Diarra talked about their BSc thesis and internship assignments they had carried on in Nepal and…

Episode 11: Arash on accelarating behaviour change to support developmental efforts

Mar 16, 2024 17m

In this episode, the Humanitarian Engineering group talked with Arash Kargar, a consultant and trainer with years of experience in capacity building for refugees in Jordan and AfghanistanHe shared a…

Episode 10: SDG1 - No poverty. Where do we stand?

Feb 16, 2024 20m

The Humanitarian Engineering Research Group at the University of Twente reflects on SDG1 - No Poverty, discussing where we stand right now regarding achievement and the priority to move forward.

Episode 9: Dr. Cheryl De Boer, coordinator of Climate Change Center at University of Twente, over the impact of Climate Change on underserved communities

Nov 27, 2023 18m

In this episode, the Humanitarian Engineering group talked with Dr. Cheryl De Boer, Climate Change Center coordinator at the University of Twente.We talk about how climate change is affecting the…

Episode 8: Godliver from Busitema University in Uganda about working with local farmers

Oct 27, 2023 17m

In this episode, the Humanitarian Engineering group talked with Dr. Godliver Owomugisha from Busitema University in Uganda about working with the local farming community.We talk about her experience…

Episode 7: Amy and Jeff from Shenandoah University (US) reflect about the connection between liberal arts Colleges and Humanitarian Engineering master programmes

Sep 27, 2023 17m

In this episode, the Humanitarian Engineering group covered many interesting topics with Amy Sarch, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, and Jeff Cooker, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences,…

Episode 6: Ilaria about innovations in humanitarian engineering from the industry point of view

Sep 06, 2023 24m

In this episode, the Humanitarian Engineering group covered many interesting topics with Ilaria Carrara Cagni, Managing Innovation Research and Partnerships at Siemens. We talked about the importance…

Episode 5: Special episode from East Africa on working with communities

Jul 27, 2023 27m

The Humanitarian Engineering group visited three countries in East Africa and recorded a podcast episode about our guests' experiences working with communities in those countries. For the podcast, we…

Episode 4: Student organisation WOT about their passion for technology and development

Jun 27, 2023 19m

In this episode, the Humanitarian Engineering group speaks with Janke Maat and Allard Braakhuis, alumni of the student association called WOT which tests and designs affordable technologies for use…

Episode 3: Dr. Ayat Nashwan on humanitarian engineering and the refugee situation in Jordan

May 27, 2023 19m

In this episode, the Humanitarian Engineering group speaks with Dr. Ayat Nashwan, Head of the Department of Sociology at the University of Sharjah. We talk about a joint project on refugee education,…

Episode 2: Prof. Mascha van der Voort, Prof. Aydin Ciano and Prof. Victor Jetten on humanitarian engineering education

Apr 26, 2023 17m

In this episode, the Humanitarian Engineering Group talks to three vice deans for education from the University of Twente, Prof. Mascha van der Voort from the Engineering Technology faculty, Prof.…

Episode 1: Prof. Washington Ochieng on the importance of culture in Humanitarian Engineering

Mar 27, 2023 33m

In this episode, the Humanitarian Engineering Group talks to Prof. Ochieng, Head of Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Imperial College of London. We discuss his work on navigation and…

Humanitarian Engineering Introduction

Feb 28, 2023 2m Trailer

In this episode we introduce the Humanitarian Engineering initiative of the University of Twente. In this series we talk about Humanitarian Engineering actions and their importance to society.

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Humanitarian Engineering has published 19 episodes since February 2023, covering topics in Education, Science.

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