17 March 2022
Switzerland is known for its excellent research institutes, scientific research and universities. The topics and themes vary from climate change, glaciers, medicine, pharma, and CO2 reduction to technologies and other fields. The country is one of the world’s champions of innovation and patents. They have one thing in common: they occur at or above the … Read more » “The Mont Terri Rock Laboratory”
10 March 2022
Exactly 50 years ago, on 14 January 1972, government representatives of the federal states and cantons around Lake Constance founded the ( Internationale Bodensee-Konferenz, IBK) to address issues of regional cross-border cooperation jointly. The IBK includes the federal states of Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria and Vorarlberg and the cantons of Schaffhausen, Zurich, Thurgau, St. Gallen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, … Read more » “Lake Constance Conference”
8 March 2022
Basel’s Fasnacht, from 7 to 9 March this year, has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2017. What makes such an event a heritage, and how does it differ from similar ancient traditions? The Fasnacht The French translation for Fasnacht is ‘le carneval’. In other countries, such as the Netherlands and Germany, this event … Read more » “Basel, Fasnacht and Switzerland”
