Fostering International Exchange
We connect Swiss and Bay Area universities, researchers and academics, fostering the international exchange of research and ideas. For 15 years, we have promoted the visibility of Swiss Universities through media outreach, collaborative events and partnerships, and exchange opportunities.
Swiss researchers, professors, and lecturers can participate in an Impact Sabbatical at Swissnex in San Francisco in 2023 or 2024.
Three key insights from our workshop exploring solutions, trends, and innovations addressing sustainability challenges that our society is facing.
A group of students from Switzerland, selected by the Swiss Study Foundation, participated in the Storytelling Camp in early June of this year with the goal to expand the mindsets and skillsets of the students in regards to storytelling and also the culture of Silicon Valley and the US West Coast.
The ZHAW Staff Mobility Program connects ZHAW staff with the Bay Area ecosystem to bring their research project to a new level.
ECAL alumni Maya Bellier is the first recipient of the Media & Interaction Design Residency Award, a collaboration with ECAL (École cantonale d’art de Lausanne).
The Media & Interaction Design Residency Award is providing ECAL students with an art residency at Swissnex in San Francisco.
Last month we hosted a group of 25 students from the EMBA Program on Digital Transformation from the University of Zurich for a workshop on responsibility in the digital age.
Hear from UC Berkeley’s Cristina Banks, Director of the Interdisciplinary Center for Healthy Workplaces, and Swiss artist Marcel Zaes on how we can work together and adjust to our new reality.
Here is the final episode in our special podcast series produced in collaboration with the Consulate General of Switzerland in San Francisco titled Space, Science and Switzerland. Featuring expert interviews, the podcast explores Switzerland’s involvement in space research, challenges we face on Earth such as climate change, NASA’s recent Mission to Mars, and the role of international law and the UN in space. In episode three, we bridge science and engineering with art and community, exploring not only the technicalities behind the missions to Mars, but also what it takes to set up a new society in Mars-like conditions if humans were to colonize the red planet in the future. Hear from Daniel Fürst, Vice President External Relations of Ruag Space, and artist/academic Gene Kogan, live from Mars College, a sustainable community being built in the Californian desert. This episode is hosted by Perrine Huber and Jale Yoldas, and edited by Gravitr.
Are you an alumni of a Swiss university and are you now living in the Bay Area? Swissnex fosters a community of Swiss Alumni by bringing them together for special events and offer them other benefits. If you are interested, please join our alumni list.
Join usThe Swissnex Gallery creates a bridge between Switzerland and San Francisco through events and exhibitions.
We reflect and inspire ideas, spark conversations across cultures and disciplines, and unlock possibilities through collaboration.
The Swissnex Gallery creates a bridge between Switzerland and San Francisco through events and exhibitions.
We reflect and inspire ideas, spark conversations across cultures and disciplines, and unlock possibilities through collaboration.
We regularly host Swiss researchers, startups, students, and other changemakers through our residencies and other programs, and are always looking for ways to expand our network of mentors and experts who are crucial for the success of our programs. Mentors/experts can be based in Switzerland or the US West Coast.
If you are interested in becoming part of our mentor roster to support them on a volunteer basis, we'd love to hear from you.
