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Written by Barbara Matic When entering the Google Office in the morning with Javier Bargas, Head of UX Experience at Google, we were immediately encountered with the most cliché situation everyone could have imagined. While Javier was explaining us the special architecture inside the offices, a typical Google employee was working on a computer while…

Written by Philippe Muff After taking part in the panel discussion of Insight China on Thursday, 13th February, of the Preparatory Seminar, Martina Fuchs of CNNMoney Switzerland stayed a little longer with the PR-team. Listen to her, offering insights into her passions for language and culture as well as talking about her professional life. In…

Written by Barbara Matic Did you know that Switzerland is number 3 in the OECD ranking when it comes to waste production after the US and Denmark? An average Swiss person produces up to 703 kg waste per year where half of it gets incinerated while the other half is being recycled! Introducing this shocking…

Written by Barbara Matic Welcome to the industry and economy 4.0, where machines will adopt human intelligence and industries will change their ways in responding to the needs of society. We are gradually moving towards the period of economy 4.0, a new situation that will open opportunities, unlock value to empower businesses and individuals, and…

Written by Changeetha Chandran and Philippe Muff On Tuesday, 12th February the participiants of Insight China had the great opportunity to attend an interview and Q&A session with Dr. Uli Sigg, China expert, art collector and most notably, Former Swiss Ambassador to China. On the question where he sees the difference between Swiss and Chinese…

Written by My Linh Nguyen On the first day of the exploreASEAN Preparatory Seminar 2019, Mr. Tuck Seng Low provided the project with a knowledgeable insight of the economy 4.0 situation in ASEAN and the reskilling as well as upskilling strategy of the region, particularly Singapore. According to Mr. Low, the world has changed a lot since the first ATM…

Written by Anita Ferrara With her nine years of living in Switzerland and her Singaporean background, Mrs Genevieve Schärer has gained deep knowledge about country insights as well as cultural differences between Switzerland and Asia. During her speech on Tuesday, 12 February 2019, Genevieve Schärer introduced exploreASEAN into the culture and economy of Singapore. Mrs.…

Written by Anita Ferrara What a week! The FHNW international student projects (ISP) had an inspirational week filled with highly interesting speakers, interactions and workshops at company visits, and much more. To successfully end this year’s preparatory seminars, the ISPs came together on a joint day to mingle and interact across the ISP projects. Career…