Fostering International Exchange
Academia — 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.

Latest Collaborations
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Photograph: Astra BrinkmannImpact Sabbatical for Swiss Academia
December 20, 2022Swiss researchers, professors, and lecturers can participate in an Impact Sabbatical at Swissnex in San Francisco in 2023 or 2024.
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Cross-Atlantic Foresight for Academia
December 16, 2022Three key insights from our workshop exploring solutions, trends, and innovations addressing sustainability challenges that our society is facing.
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Photo Credit: Swissnex in San FranciscoStorytelling Camp for Swiss Students
August 8, 2022A 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.
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Photograph: Barak ShramaZHAW Staff Mobility Program
August 4, 2022The ZHAW Staff Mobility Program connects ZHAW staff with the Bay Area ecosystem to bring their research project to a new level.
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Drawing by Maya BellierECAL Alumni Maya Bellier Completes Residency at Swissnex
July 25, 2022ECAL alumni Maya Bellier is the first recipient of the Media & Interaction Design Residency Award, a collaboration with ECAL (École cantonale d’art de Lausanne).
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ECAL Residency at Swissnex in San Francisco
May 18, 2022The Media & Interaction Design Residency Award is providing ECAL students with an art residency at Swissnex in San Francisco.
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Photograph: Corine ThommenWorkshop on Digital Transformation with the University of Zurich
February 8, 2022Last 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.
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Photo Credit: Gerd Altmann for PixabayRethinking Collaboration in a (Post-) Pandemic World
June 30, 2020Hear 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.
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nextcasts: Space, Science, and Switzerland (Episode 3)
February 23, 2021
Building Community
Alumni of Swiss Universities
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.
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The Swissnex Gallery
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.
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The Swissnex Gallery creates a bridge between Switzerland and San Francisco through events and exhibitions.
Events + Exhibitions
We reflect and inspire ideas, spark conversations across cultures and disciplines, and unlock possibilities through collaboration. -
The Swissnex Gallery
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