By Libing Gu, Head of Academic Relations
The academic landscape in Switzerland consists of twelve public universities focusing on research-based teaching as well as fundamental research and eight public universities of applied sciences that award highly practice-relevant degrees. The country is an excellent hub for leading universities, with outstanding Swiss universities regularly ranking among the top universities globally.
On Oct 29, Swissnex in China curated a Swiss Pavilion at China Education Expo (CEE) in Shanghai to showcase the variety and the quality of the curricula as well as the excellence of Swiss higher education and research. The exhibition attracted 3,500 onsite and 1,300 online visitors.
China Education Expo in Shanghai
The onsite education expo was complemented by a virtual Einstein Day on November 14. The Zoom webinar brought high-level representatives from leading Swiss public universities to share first-hand information about study programs and university choices with top Chinese talents. The event attracted a total number of 440 audiences to register. The majority of them are current students, young researchers, and administrative staff at top-tier Chinese universities.
The webinar started with an introduction to the Education, Research, and Innovation (ERI) System of Switzerland by Philippe Roesle, CEO of Swissnex in China. Subsequently, Dr. Olivier Küttel (Head of International Affairs, EPFL), Mr. Anders Hagström (Head of International Affairs, ETH Zurich), Prof. Dr. Olivier Baudoin (Head of Chemistry Department, University of Basel), Ms. Noria Mezlef (Head of International Relations Office, University of Geneva) and Prof. Dr. Harald Gall (Dean of Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics, University of Zurich) gave a short overview of their respective institution, including aspects such as its history, research focus and programs for international students. In the following session, ETH Zurich alumna Ms. Yi Wan (PhD Student at Paul Scherrer Institute) and University of Geneva alumnus Dr. Tianwu Xie (Researcher at the Institute of Radiation Medicine, Fudan University) shared their experience and gave advice to the audience regarding school choices and applications. The webinar was concluded with a dynamic Q&A session, where speakers addressed some of the frequently asked questions by the audience.
If you are interested in learning more about higher education opportunities in Switzerland, you can read more here or email us for information at academia.china@swissnex.org.
Please find a link to the webinar recording here.