Swissnex Bangalore is an initiative of the Swiss State Secretariat for Education and Research of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Similar institutions are located in Boston, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Singapore. Its goal is to fully exploit the potential of cooperation between Switzerland and the respective host countries in the fields of higher education, research, technology, innovation and culture and to promote Switzerland as one of the leading countries in those domains.
swissnex Bangalore is a platform where Swiss and Indian individuals and organisations can connect. Our purpose is to share knowledge and form partnerships in science, higher education, technology, art and innovation.
swissnex Bangalore will be fully operational in 2009. Until the physical infrastructure is ready, swissnex Bangalore is based at the Swiss Embassy in New Delhi.
In 2009, swissnex Bangalore continues to extend its networks and is looking forward to launch a number of innovative projects together with its partner organisations.
SwissCube - First Swiss satellite
SwissCube is the first entirely-built Swiss satellite. This endeavor is led by the EPFL Space Center in Switzerland in collaboration with several Swiss universities since 2006. Although small in size (1 liter, 1kg), it contains all the major sub-systems, that are present in much larger satellites.
SwissCube will be launched this spring with an Indian PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) from the Satish Dhawan Center in Sriharikota, on the Indian South-East coast. coast. http://swisscube.epfl.ch
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Science and Education
2008 was the year of celebrating 60 years of the Friendship Treaty between India and Switzerland signed in 1948. The celebration of this great friendship continues in 2009 with a special focus on Science and Education. For more information (pdf)(www.indiaswitzerland.in)
Biotech - Bangalore Bio 09
From 18-20 June 2009, Indias largest Biotech Event takes place in Bangalore. www.bangalorebio.in
PhDs in Genetics
The National Center of Competence in Research - Frontiers in Genetics (NCCR-FiG) is recruiting PhD candidates for its International Doctoral School Program. www.frontiers-in-genetics.org
Faculty Exchange Grants
swissnex Common Web Portal
Research in Switzerland
A new edition of the Campus and Research Park Switzerland brochure is available.
Swiss network for international studies
The Swiss network for international studies has launched its Call for Proposals 2009.
More information on www.snis.ch
