Who we are
The organisation team together with the student teams at last semesters kick-off weekend in Schönberg.
We are a non-profit organisation sustained by committed students. The rootlinks team as well as the students solving the sustainability challenges work as volunteers alongside their studies. Our team consists of an interdisciplinary range of students all committed to the idea of linking students and organisations to work on sustainability challenges.
Our Mission
Our mission is to enable students to become changemakers for sustainability following this concept: During the semester-long rootlinks programme, students from all Zurich universities solve real-world sustainability challenges in interdisciplinary teams. They benefit from skills training, mentoring and new career options. The company, non-profit or public institution that has posed the sustainability challenge receives innovative ideas and an implementable solution.
Meet the Organising Team
Arijit Upadhyay
Energy Science
Tim Trachsel
Environmental Sciences
Claudia La Valle
Environmental Engineering
Hanna Salomon
Environmental Sciences
Lara Pfuderer
Chemistry
Jule Aldag
Biochemistry
Seraphin Hammer
Mechanical Engineering
Philipp Lischer
Environmental Sciences
Anna Hodel
Civil Engineering
Moritz Bischof
Mechanical Engineering
Lucien Schriber
Environmental Sciences
Niccolò Moro
Energy Science and Technology
Jasmin Oberkalmsteiner
Psychology
Wall of Fame
Nick Bührer
Robotics
Isadora Kölbl
Political Science and Anthropology
Saskia Lichtin
Environmental Sciences
Shoshana Sartorius
Political Science and Studies of Religion
Ronja Barelli
Psychology
Naveen Shamsudhin
Lecturer Social Entrepreneur and Activist
Shipra Mohan
Energy Science
Fabio Neuhaus
Architecture
Capucine Lechartre
Ecology and Evolution
Beat Hagenlocher
Physics
Johannes Wüllenweber
Energy Science