Head of the Institute, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Engineering, University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Northwestern Switzerland

Biography

Ruth Schmitt works as a researcher, designer and facilitator of multistakeholder processes. Her background is in business administration and corporate responsibility. She has a over 20 years of experience in applied research in multistakeholder processes. Her latest research and consultation focused on creating local acceptance for renewable energy infrastructure projects, among them wind, water, district heating networks and a geothermal project. She is head of the Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences at the School of Engineering, University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Northwestern Switzerland.