Vernissage of the photo exhibition at EPFL

Many thanks to our esteemed guests who attended the opening of our photo exhibition ‘Red Sea corals - Bridging science and diplomacy in favour of the Reefs of hope’ on the EPFL campus last Tuesday. And special mention to our official speakers for their gratifying and encouraging words. Namely:

Prof. Edouard Bugnion, Vice-President for Innovation and Impact at EPFL
Ambassador Alexandra Baumann, Head of Prosperity and Durability Division at the Swiss Foreign Ministry
Prof Anders Meibom, Director of the TRSC

They were kindly welcomed and introduced by Prof Katrin Beyer, Dean of the ENAC Faculty co-organizing the event, in the presence of many other participants from EPFL, DFAE, the Diplomatic Club in Geneva as well as scientific and diplomatic partners of the TRSC.

Kind reminder: the exhibition is open to the public until 15 April, free access on Ada Lovelace square in front of SG building, on EPFL campus in Lausanne.

From left to right: Prof Anders Meibom, Director of the TRSC, Ambassador Alexandra Baumann, Head of Prosperity and Durability Division at FDFA, and Prof. Edouard Bugnion, Vice-President for Innovation and Impact at EPFL. Photos © Alain Herzog

The exhibition was originally co-organized in Geneva in partnership with the Diplomatic Club in Geneva. Photos © Alain Herzog

The 90 pictures showcase the scientific and education field missions in Djibouti conducted in 2022 and 2023. Photos © Alain Herzog

From left to right: Ambassador Sylvain Astier, Swiss special envoy for the Horn of Africa, Habtom Zerai, Chargé d’Affaires of Eritrea to the UN, Prof Katrin Beyer, Dean of the ENAC Faculty at EPFL, and Ambassador Alexandra Baumann. Photos © Alain Herzog

Pictures of the exhibition were taken by Swedish award-wining photographers Lukasz Larsson Warzecha and Ulrika Larsson, and TRSC scientific director Guilhem Banc Prandi. Photos © Alain Herzog