24th Edition ¦ September 2011

Dear Reader

Get ready to welcome PlanetSolar, the largest solar boat circumnavigating the planet solely with solar power. This exciting project will be presented in Singapore together with institutional partners, allowing academic and business stakeholders to be briefed on the relevant technologies, as well as a larger public to get a taste of the human adventure.

We are welcoming a number of delegations from Switzerland including students, alumni, faculty and entrepreneurs. Meet them at our events lined up for you in the last quarter.

The next Joint Working Committee on Education organized by the Swiss Embassy in Vietnam will host representatives from Swiss Universities, that we are keen to support in their future endeavours.

We are proud to have welcomed our first non-academic staff from ETH Zurich on sabbatical and we look forward to have our first Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne intern.

Do not miss the opportunity to meet the swissnex network during the swissnex Day and tour de swissnex organized in Switzerland this coming November.  We look forward to see you there and to welcome you at our events in Singapore.

Suzanne Hraba-Renevey and the swissnex Singapore Team

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Save the DateWelcome Event for Students from Switzerland8 September 2011swissnex Singapore will welcome new students from Switzerland at the yearly networking event in Biopolis. The event will allow the students to mingle and establish contacts with the local academic and business communities. A delegation from the EPFL Faculty of Civil Engineering and exchange students from the National Youth Achievement Awards Council will also take part in the get together.Details

PlanetSolarMid September – 9 October 2011 Discover PlanetSolar, the largest solar boat circumnavigating the globe, during its stop-over in Singapore. Join our events at Singapore universities and polytechnics to learn more about the navigation system software designed by the Engineering School Yverdon, Switzerland. Learn about the technology challenge imposed by the solar energy source and the design of the boat, as well as the human adventure shared by the international crew. DetailsSIMTech-CSEM Workshop on Microfluidics: From Laboratories to Market21 September 2011On the occasion of the SIMTech Microfluidics Foundry inauguration, delegates from academia and industry from Switzerland, including the Director of the Centre Suisse d’Electronique et Microtechnique (CSEM), will join their colleagues from Singapore to provide critical research insights and the latest updates on the global microfluidics industry.Details

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Save the DateThe Graduate Institute Networking Event4 October 2011The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) will introduce its outstanding programs, leveraging on the exceptional location close to International Organizations in Geneva. This networking event is open to IHEID alumni, academic and business partners, as well as prospective students. Details

100 Years Anniversary HEC Lausanne20 October 2011HEC Lausanne, the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Lausanne is celebrating its centennial on the theme of Responsible Management. In collaboration with its newly created Alumni Chapter in Singapore, HEC Lausanne will give the floor to Prof. Michael Rockinger, leading specialist of finance and Associate Dean of the Faculty, who will enlighten the public on the topic of “Responsible Finance: A Long Way to Go?”.

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Looking Back

Swiss Pavilion at Singapore International Water Week 20115 – 7 July 2011

The Swiss Pavilion at the Water Expo of the Singapore International Water Week 2011, designed by the architectural firm group8, successfully gave the floor the Swiss companies and academic institutions, winning the 3rd prize in the best booth design competition. Details

Nanostructured Photosystems26 July 2011

In the frame of the official opening of the Center for Nanostructured Photosystems, led by Prof. Michael Grätzel (EPFL), Prof. Jacques de Werra (University of Geneva) highlighted the role of intellectual property rights and technology transfer in green technologies. Details

Looking BackBig Data Goes Mobile16 August 2011

The challenge of collecting and analyzing high amounts of activity data on mobile devices has been tackled from the scientific, engineering and business angle. This conducive environment, further nurtured the collaboration between the Faculty of Computer Science of the National University of Singapore and the Engineering School Yverdon, as well as the Swiss start-up commercializing the solutions in Singapore. Details

The Role of Businesses in Shaping the Future of our Planet6 September 2011

The event held in the framework of WWF 50th Anniversary Celebrations allowed the participants to learn first hand from leading Swiss companies how to best translate into practice their company’s willingness to protect our environment. Details

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