
The Swiss higher education institutions and Swissnex, in partnership with swissuniversities, cordially invite you to attend the annual Swiss reception during the NAFSA 2025 conference in San Diego. Join to share your conference insights with a view of the San Diego skyline.
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Speakers
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Bio
Robert Buttery
Head of International Relations
School of Business
FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern SwitzerlandAppointed Head of International Relations for the School of Business FHNW in 2008, Robert Buttery’s work portfolio includes international issue monitoring for key operational and strategic decisions and their implementation. Robert lectures in Management and International Studies at the FHNW. He represents and promotes his university at Swiss and major international conferences, events and meetings, at which he gives presentations and runs workshops on student and faculty mobility, the use of social media, study destination marketing and higher education international networking strategies. In 2008, in joint partnership with Canadian universities, Robert successfully launched an intensive and ground-breaking programme (Canadian Academics Studying Europe-CASE) for faculty from Canadian business schools. CASE was awarded the BCCIE Award for Outstanding Programme in 2013 and the CBIE Panorama Award for Outstanding International Education Program in Capacity Building in 2014. Robert has lead several student and faculty mobility programs within university international consortiums and is an expert for program innovation, curriculum internationalisation and mobility. Robert sits on the EAIE Joint Leadership Board (2016-2018) as the elected Chair for the EAIE Business Education Expert Community. He is an active member on various international higher education committees.
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Bio
Sarah Burckhardt
Academic Engagement Program Manager
Swissnex in San FranciscoSarah joined Swissnex in San Francisco in June 2023 and since then, is cultivating strategic relationships with Swiss and US universities and academic institutions. This includes creating collaborative projects and accelerating their impact at the intersection of science and industry. Being half Swiss, half Rwandan, Sarah is committed to creating safe and disruptive spaces for diverse actors to explore, express, and (re-)think themselves. Sarah holds a MS in Political Science and a BA in International Relations from the University of Geneva. Before joining Swissnex, she worked as a Program Manager at Warm Decent Human Beings and was the Head of Educational Projects of The Non-Violence Project Foundation. Moreover, Sarah managed several training projects in Uganda, Brazil, and India.