Published by Nicola Hofer, Junior Project Manager - Academic Relations

October 21, 2019 was a great opportunity for the alumni of the University of Zurich to meet and toast past and future times.

We were delighted to welcome an Executive MBA delegation from the University of Zurich to our Shanghai office in the afternoon. The EMBA program of the University of Zurich offers upper level executives a cutting-edge, advanced interdisciplinary management training. The program includes study visits to China, India and the USA.

swissnex China – the Science Consulate of Switzerland in China – has taken the opportunity to illuminate China’s innovative strength. Our esteemed speakers rounded off the overall picture of China by providing interesting and at the same time useful information about China’s business culture. We would like to express our sincere thanks to our keynote speakers:

Erwin Luthi, Deputy Consul General of Switzerland in Shanghai
Marco Duri Cabalzar, Business Development APAC, REMATEC / IWK GROUP
Thomas Ahlers, Senior Manager Sales Products & Programs Greater China, Lufthansa
Robin Trebbe, Managing Director China & Asia Pacific, Intersport International

We are convinced that the presentations and insider tips will give our guests important and personally enriching insights that can be of great use back in Switzerland.

Another highlight took place in the evening on the roof of the bar "Kartel" in the center of Shanghai. Alumni of the University of Zurich, who were present in Shanghai, had the opportunity to meet old acquaintances and make new friends.

A big thank you goes to Dr. Matthias Schaub, Eric Schinzel, Thorsten Klein and Hui Jun (Shawn) Shi from the EMBA University of Zurich program’s managing team as well as Makiko Aikawa and Sabine Katrin Neuhaus, co-chairs of the UZH Alumni Chapter in Shanghai.