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Brigitte Cuperus is Project Manager of the Technical Competence Center (TCC) of the Holcim Foundation, based at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich).
She studied languages and cultural anthropology and holds a Bachelor of Arts, diploma course in translation from the Dolmetscherschule Zürich (DOZ), Switzerland.
Brigitte Cuperus lived and worked for many years in East Africa, Central America and South America in various positions with international corporations and non-profit organizations.
She joined ETH Zurich as Manager of the Alumni Association and Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering (D-BAUG) in 2004. She is currently Doctoral Studies Administrator (D-BAUG) in addition to her role as Project Manager of the TCC.
She is deeply interested in the interface between the corporate world and tertiary education, the economy, ecology and sustainable construction.
Brigitte Cuperus has a strong personal interest, and a family history through a dynasty of civil engineers over many generations, in architecture, engineering and environmental preservation.
[last updated 31-Oct-08]
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