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Prof. Manu Kapur will be a keynote speaker at SALTISE Conference, June 4, 2021

THEME | Moving Forward Together: Opportunities and Challenges for Pedagogical Innovation – The annual SALTISE Conference attracts over 300 university and college instructors, educational researchers, and professional development personnel. SALTISE (Supporting Active Learning and Technological Innovation in Studies of Education) is a professional learning community working towards the adoption of evidence-​based pedagogies at the post-​secondary levels. […]

February 22, 2021 /0 Comments/by

Rethinking Creativity Event at the World Economic Forum 2020

“What if…?” This simple, yet powerful question evokes the kind of imagination and creativity that inspires ideas, instils courage, and transforms economies. But, what is the relationship between science and creativity? During the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2020, ETH Zurich presented an interactive exhibition featuring five new prototypes at the interface between science and […]

January 22, 2020 /0 Comments/by

The new ETH podcast is here!

In the ETH Pod­cast, Rec­tor Sarah Spring­man and Pro­fes­sor Manu Ka­pur are go­ing to talk about how they seek for tal­ented peo­ple and how tal­ents, learn­ing skills, and knowl­edge can merge.   Cur­rent Episode: How tal­ent thrives

September 19, 2019 /0 Comments/by

Article in Scientific American, April 2019

How to Turn Failure into Success: RESEARCH REVEALS STRATEGIES FOR STAYING MOTIVATED IN THE FACE OF CHALLENGES – Emmanuel Manalo, a professor of educational psychology at Kyoto University in Japan and Manu Kapur, a professor of learning sciences at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, put together a special issue of the journal ‘Thinking […]

April 2, 2019 /0 Comments/by