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GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The number of young Italians who live in Italy but cross the border daily to train as apprentices under canton Ticino’s apprenticeship programme has increased by 40 percent in “the past few years”, according to RTS public broadcasting, and authorities in the canton are becoming concerned. Some 700 apprentices, 10 percent of [...]
Men have higher rate of violence in public areas, women suffer more domestic violence GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A number of events will take place in Switzerland 8 March to mark International Women’s Day. The Swiss federal office for equality between the sexes has, in advance, published a report on progress made in achieving gender equality [...]
LAUSANNE / ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - Vaud’s head of education, cantonal counselor Anne-Catherine Lyon said Friday that education should not be restricted by financial obstacles, in response to a decision 7 December by the Council of Federal Polytechnical Schools to double fees for students at Lausanne’s EPFL and Zurich’s ETH. Lyon says she regrets the lack of [...]
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The 2012 Nansen Refugee Award has been awarded to Hawa Aden Mohamed, the founder and director of the Galkayo Education Centre for Peace and Development (GECPD) in Puntland, northeastern Somalia. “The award is given to Hawa Aden Mohamed in recognition of her exceptional, tireless and inspiring humanitarian work for Somalia’s refugee and [...]
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013 is out, and Switzerland again leads the pack of 144 countries, with Singapore overtaking Sweden for second place. Overall, “the results show that while competitiveness in advanced economies has stagnated over the past seven years, in many emerging markets it has improved, placing their [...]
This is the first step for Swiss-based parents contemplating private education abroad for their offspring. From preparatory schools through to 6th Form colleges. 20+ of the UK’s leading private schools will exhibit under one roof. Location: GrandHotelKempinski,GenevaLink out: http://www.schoolsshow.com/genevaStart date: 13 Sep 2012Start time: 14:00End date: 14 Sep 2012End time: 19:00
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND -Bertrand Piccard is scheduled to fly Solar Impulse, entirely solar-powered airplane, to Rabat-Salé in Morocco Tuesday 5 June, if the weather holds. He will take off at 05:30 from Madrid-Barajas airport in Spain, where the plane has been on a technical layover since it landed last week. The prototype plane is expected to [...]
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Harvard University and the Massachussetts Institute of Technology are joining forces within a not-for-profit partnership, edX, to offer free online courses to all. The two universities, based in Cambridge, Massachussetts, have committed US$30 million each to develop the project, which will begin offering online courses in the fall. Course choices will be [...]
Webster’s Open Day: career&study info available for Media Communications. Fun events. Hands-on training. high school students: Business, Media, Marketing, Journalism, Social Sciences. Also grad studies, information on the master programs. Evening BarBQ Location: WebsterUniversity,RoutedeCollex15,BellevueLink out: http://www.webster.ch/opendayDate: 10 May 2012Start time: 11:00End time: 19:00
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Video first posted on Ellen’s Wine World on Facebook. Photos of new Pinot Noir planting were taken 2 April 2012, with Raymond Paccot of Domaine La Colombe and his vineyard team. One row of new vines replaces two older ones which were planted too closely together to allow mowing by machine. These [...]
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