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connectUS is a prestigious project, now in its 13th year, organized by students for students at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW).
This year’s project developed the topic “Sustain and Gain”.  The main goal of it, is to introduce the participants to the different aspects of our concept “Learning by Sharing”. Furthermore, insights into the cultural differences between the US, Canada and Switzerland.

In addition to that, the following goals are set for the Preparatory and On-Site Seminar, which are the core parts of the project:

  • Encouraging discussions
  • Enabling new ways of learning
  • Exploring “Sustain & Gain”
  • Networking
  • Learning from Experts

However, given the health and safety issues raised by the pandemic, we have decided to not hold the On-Site Seminar in Canada.
But this should not prevent us from achieving our goals. We strongly reassure you that our project team will organize an exciting and enriching On-Site Seminar in Switzerland.

We are looking forward to taking you with us on our journey!
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We have made it to the last day of the amazing Pre We have made it to the last day of the amazing Preparatory Seminar.
 
In the morning we held our joint ISP career fair, and got to visit the virtual booths of:
 
Accenture
Bachem AG
Bertschi AG
BBC Bircher Smart Access 
EBL (Genossenschaft Elektra Baselland)
KPMG
Zenith Technologies
 
The Keynote speech was held by Dr. Simone Wyss Fedele, the CEO Switzerland Global Enterprise. Their mission is to support Swiss SMEs in their international business and innovative foreign companies in establishing themselves in Switzerland. She elaborated to all of us, what we should consider when we do business in the US, India, China and the Middle East.
 
Our day was closed with an interesting panel discussion, hosted by Prof. Michael Jeive. Our speakers;
 
Javier Bargas
Gian Carlo Alessi, EuroAirport
Sergey Malashikhin, Bachem
Sean O’Connor, Zenith Technologies

Answered many questions around the topic the Resilience in Times of Crisis. We got to hear how the four companies, from completely different Industries, are handling the current crisis.
 
Thank you to all companies and speakers for joining us today!
The fourth day of the Preparatory Seminar was once The fourth day of the Preparatory Seminar was once again, an inspirational one. Khalil Radi, founder of Buy Food with Plastic, shared the moving story of how the company was founded. What started with an idea at the beaches of Nicaragua, is today an organization that enables people worldwide to pay for food with plastic bottles. Our participants also got to present them ideas on how to improve the organization. 

The next speakers were two alumni from FHNW! Fabian Zbinden and Giacomo Travaglione founded Beeeyond, a fair and sustainable swiss clothing label that wants to save the bees. For each product sold, a part of their revenue is directly invested in bee conservation projects. 

In the afternoon, we welcomed Tobias Andrist, CEO of our Platinum Partner EBL.
He talked to us about the Journey to the Future. His presentation showed us the values of Renewable Energy and how energy production will develop in the coming years. 

The last presentation was held by Emanuel Romano. We were shown how sustainability in the railway sector is reached and what measures Siemens Mobility undertakes to be sustainable. 

We finished the day with a reflection lounge and a thank you speech by the project team and our supervisor Dr. Prof. Anita Graf. 

On this note, also a big thank you by the communications team to the delegation. But also major gratitude towards the Project Team and the Prep Manager Nuria Brüngger. It was a great experience and we learned a lot.

#sustainandgain #connectus #connectus21 #fhnwinternational
We had the honor today having Dr. Prof. Nikolina F We had the honor today having Dr. Prof. Nikolina Fuduric and Alexandra Gilles, founder of "Alexandra's Africa" joining our morning discussion. 

The topic was about self-reflection on how to be a part of the good news in sustainability.
The process of this being:
• By looking at what you know (know set)
• Who you are (mind-set) 

Alexandra continued talking about how SDG 8 is relevant to sustainable tourism. Most certainly we were pleased to hear how building relationships bring value to her work. And that it is the attributes other people bring to the table, that can move a company in the right direction. 

After this great first speech, we got to know more about two amazing start-ups. 

SmartBreed - they offer an easy and convinient solution to breed insects for example grasshoppers. Their breed boxes are stackable and fully automatic. 

Mycrobez - The Youngstar team introduced a solution based on mushrooms to replace expanded polystyrene („styrofoam“) in the packaging industry. 

In the afternoon, we were priviledged to learn more about Design Thinking from Deloitte. They coached us through an intensive and refreshing workshop. Are you interested in our results? Swipe to the third slide to see what amazing Prototypes our Delegation created, in order to "help with motivation during working from home".
We kicked off our second day of the Prearatory Sem We kicked off our second day of the Prearatory Seminar with three interesting presentations about the SDG 7, 8 and 12 and its current state in Switzerland. We learned how energy production is impacting the environment, what economic growth means and why it is important as well as how we consume . Did you know for example that  ⅓ of food is being wasted at home? Before lunch, we followed the panel discussion that combined business, government and academia. It was an interconnected discussion and for sure a highlight. A big thank you to our impressive host @m.hirsiger. 

Two students from University of Zurich brought us through the afternoon. They explained us a bit more how humans are functioning in terms of decision making and that we should stop thinking as individuals and that a sole action won't have an impact. We should rather think altruistic in terms of sustainability. 

The day ended with a reflection and we were impressed to see the number of learnings stored in the students minds. Thank you to our speakers from today! Looking forward to  see what tomorrow has in store for us.
We can call it a day! First day of the Preparatory We can call it a day! First day of the Preparatory Seminar 2021 is already passé. We had a good start with an inspiring speech by Marc Blaser, who taught us not to give up because of failures. Moreover, he elaborated that understanding their customers' needs as their own challenges, is what drives the company every day.
The speech was followed by a presentation from the project and communications team of what is to come this week.
The afternoon was all about Geneva, the UN and the SDGs.
Did you know that there is no place in the world where so many missions of different countries are represented as in Geneva? 
This explains why so many international organizations, such as the United Nations, are based there. Here, country representatives can collaborate on relevant projects on various important issues such as the SDGs. As the UN faces the challenge of finding common ground for all parties and helping countries formulate their respective goals for the SDGs. After all, a major point of criticism of the SDGs is that they are too broad, but it is precisely this standardization of goals that makes them a good set of guidelines for all countries in the world.
 The day ended with a look into the future of work. We got to hear and discuss fairness, connection, and how we can equip ourselves for the unprecedented future. The main theme was "connecting" knowledge and similar to how we learn by sharing, it should be a process of connecting knowledge to achieve a fair and sustainable future.
To conclude a great day where we learned so much from experts.
Thank you so much to all the speakers. We really enjoyed your insights!

#connectus21 #connectus #sustainandgain #fhnwinternational
Who's ready? On Monday we finally kick off the Pr Who's ready?
On Monday we finally kick off the Preparatory Seminar! Are you excited? Because we definitely are! Together, we take a deep dive into new insights about sustainability from various field of expertise. From the future of renewable energy presented by non-other than Tobias Andrist, CEO of EBL, to different start-ups, the United Nations, and many more interesting organizations. Swipe left to see the full programme. 

Not a delegation member and therefore not joining our event? No worries we'll keep you posted and share daily insights. 
Stay tuned!

#connectus #connectus21 #sustainandgain #fhnwinternational
Excited news to share. Zbinden AG Hägendorf is jo Excited news to share. Zbinden AG Hägendorf is joining connectUS as a supporter. Great to have them on board and we are looking forward to our collaboration. Thank you for joining us! 

#connectus #connectus21 #sustainandgain #fhnwinternational
We are more than happy to announce @blaserswisslub We are more than happy to announce @blaserswisslube as our longterm Joint Platinum Partner for all International Student Projects. 🤝

Blaser Swisslube develop, manufacture and distribute a comprehensive range of metalworking fluids of the highest quality, performance and reliability for a wide range of industries. 👩‍🏭👨‍🏭

#connectus #connectus21 #sustainandgain #fhnwinternational
We are thankful for having so many great companies We are thankful for having so many great companies supporting our project.

* Beer Treuhand
* Beeyond
* Coperion K-Tron
* FAES Bau AG
* Fent AG
* KPMG
* Raiffeisen Untergäu
* South Pole

Their trust in us is highly appreciated! We’re looking forward to our partnership. 

#connectus #connectus21 #sustainandgain #fhnwinternational
Yesterday, we kicked-off connectUS 2021 together w Yesterday, we kicked-off connectUS 2021 together with our delegation! 
We are honored to have motivated, diverse, and talented students joining our team. 
They will accompany us in exploring our topic "sustain and gain" and bring in new and fresh ideas. We are looking forward to the coming months full of learning, sharing, and new adventures. 

On this note, thank you to the whole delegation, for being part of connectUS21. Join us on our journey and stay tuned for further updates. 

#connectus #connectus21 #sustainandgain #fhnwmoments #fhnwinternational
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