Past events (152)
Workshop on Social Robotics at the ArtScience Museum
Tuesday, 10.10.2017
Tuesday, 10.10.2017
Conference
Do you wish to learn more about social robotics avant-garde research ? Join us for an exclusive workshop organized jointly by the Swiss Embassy and Swiss Professor Nadia Magnenat Thalmann, Director of the Institute for Media Innovation at Nanyang Technological University, in the frame of the HUMAN+ exhibition held at the ArtScience Museum. Prof. Magnenat Thalmann, will present Nadine, one of the most realistic female humanoid social robots in the world. Made in Singapore, Nadine was created by and modelled on Prof. Magnenat Thalman, she is a cutting edge example of current research into assistive technologies that are being developed for people with special needs. She can be a companion who assists people who need extra support. She can read stories, show images, begin Skype sessions, send emails, and communicate with a user’s family.Tuesday 10 October 2018, 5pm – 6.45pm (registrations from 4.45pm onwards, RSVP by 26 September to sin.vertretung@eda.admin.ch)
Location: ArtScience Museum, 6 Bayfront Ave, Singapore 018974
Photo Exhibition Humanity's Greening of Planet Earth – «A Voyage» by Swiss photographer Mario Del Curto
Monday, 02.10.2017
Sunday, 12.11.2017
Exhibition
This fall, visitors will have the opportunity to discover Mario Del Curto’s unique view on the role of plants in today’s world in the Supertree Grove at Gardens by the Bay. It will be on display from 2 October to 12 November.
Location: Colonnade, Supertree Grove, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
Study in Europe 2017
Saturday, 30.09.2017
Saturday, 30.09.2017
Exhibition
Organized by the Delegation of the European Union to Singapore, Study in Europe will showcase Europe’s excellence in higher education and research. The fair will provide students the opportunity to receive comprehensive information on a great variety of world-class degree programs, advanced research facilities and an intriguing diversity of cultures, languages and societies. The Embassy of Switzerland will be representing the Swiss public institutes of higher education by providing detailed information on study programs of the various universities and giving general insights on living in Switzerland.Date: Saturday 30 SeptemberTiming: 10am – 5pmVenue: Suntec Convention and Exhibition CentreThe entrance is free.
Location: Suntec Convention and Exhibition Centre, Singapore
Talk by Prof. Dr. Claude Nicollier, Swiss Astronaut
Friday, 22.09.2017
Friday, 22.09.2017
Public event
Join us for a talk by Prof. Dr. Claude Nicollier, the one and only Swiss Astronaut. During the 1990’s, Claude Nicollier flew on four Space Shuttle missions and has logged more than 1000 hours in space, including a spacewalk of more than 8 hours to install new equipment on the Hubble Space Telescope on STS-103. He retired from the European Space Agency (ESA) in 2007, and is currently a member of the Swiss Space Center and an honorary professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne or EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) where he teaches a course on “Space Mission Design and Operations”. From 2007 to 2016, he was involved in the «Solar Impulse» project and was responsible for its test flights. Claude Nicollier is a recipient of Honorary Doctorates from EPFL, and the Universities of Geneva and Basel.RSVP by 19 September to sin.vertretung@eda.admin.ch
Location: ITE College Central, Enterprise Development Centre, 2 Ang Mo Kio Drive, Singapore 567720
EURESEARCH Webinar on EU-funding and support services for research careers in Switzerland
Wednesday, 13.09.2017
Wednesday, 13.09.2017
Public event
Euresearch will conduct a webinar «Your research career in Switzerland – Information on EU-funding and Swiss support services» for researchers located outside Europe on September 13th at 3PM (Singapore time).
Location: Webinar, On the web!
Eminent Swiss scientist, Prof. Ulrich W. Suter, receives Honorary Citizen Award for his role in advancing Singapore’s R&D interests
Monday, 14.08.2017
Sunday, 31.12.2017
Public event
On August 14th 2017, Ulrich W. Suter, Professor emeritus at ETH Zürich and its former Vice-President for research, became the first Swiss to be conferred the Honorary Citizen Award of Singapore. This distinction rewards Prof. Suter’s instrumental contribution to the formation and growth of Singapore's scientific and technological research landscape. He contributed actively to the launch of the National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF) and chaired its Scientific Advisory Board till 2011 among other contributions.
Location: Singapore
watch.swiss Exhibition
Monday, 07.08.2017
Sunday, 13.08.2017
Public event
The Embassy is pleased to present, together with the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH, watch.swiss, an exhibition dedicated to Swiss watches at the Paragon during the Switzerland-Singapore Celebrations.Highly original and designed to appeal to the general public, this exhibition explores Swiss watches in all its qualities. Seven interactive panels illustrate the main topics: Switzerland, Swiss made, history, design, precision, manufacture and complications.
Location: Paragon S.C., Singapore
Swiss National Day
Saturday, 05.08.2017
Saturday, 05.08.2017
Cultural event
The Embassy and the Swiss Club celebrate the Swiss National Day on Saturday, 5 August, 6.00pm.The celebrations will start with a performance by Swiss singer Mr Claudio Danuser accompanied by Alphorn players and followed by a Swiss dinner by the pool.Wines to be served during the Apero are sponsored by the Embassy.Ticket Prices: $60 for adults / $30 for children (5-12 years old) Get information on ticket sales at www.swissclub.org.sg
Location: Swiss Club, Singapore
Switzerland-Singapore Celebrations @ Paragon
Thursday, 27.07.2017
Sunday, 13.08.2017
Public event
From 27 July to 13 August the PARAGON on Orchard Road will host the first Switzerland–Singapore Celebrations. A multi-themed, interactive show-piece exposition, alongside cultural and culinary framings, will turn the two atriums of this mall into a veritable Swiss wonderland.
Location: Paragon S.C., Singapore
Statement of the Embassy of Switzerland in Singapore on Mr Prabagaran Srivijayan death penalty case
Thursday, 13.07.2017
Monday, 31.07.2017
Speech
Switzerland calls on Singapore authorities to halt the execution of Malaysian national, Mr. Prabagaran Srivijayan, scheduled for 14 July 2017 and to commute his sentence. We have repeatedly called on Singaporean authorities to adopt a moratorium on all executions. Switzerland holds a strong and principled position against the death penalty and is opposed to the use of capital punishment under any circumstances. The death penalty is cruel and inhuman, and has not proven to be a deterrent to crime. Switzerland is therefore committed to continue working towards the abolition of the death penalty worldwide. The global trend is towards abolition and Switzerland encourages Singapore to join the growing community of nations which have abolished the death penalty.
Location: Singapore
In addition see also: EU Local Statement on Mr Prabagaran Srivijayan death penalty case
Wednesday, 12.07.2017
Monday, 31.07.2017
Speech
In addition to the Swiss statement, see also the EU Local Statement on Mr Prabagaran Srivijayan death penalty case.
Location: Singapore
Inaugural European Writers Festivals
Friday, 26.05.2017
Friday, 26.05.2017
Cultural event
Writer and film maker Michael Schindhelm will present his latest publication, “Happy Tropics I”, co-authored with Swiss art historian Damian Christinger at the European Writers Festival (EUWF). It is the result of a research into the changing cultural landscapes of Singapore and the intercultural dialogues here. He will also refer to the transmedia project Lavapolis, which is a collaboration with the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), the European Parliament and the Venice Biennale in 2014. This experimental project relates the development of Lavapolis, a utopian and fictional country which counters the pitfalls of our contemporary societies.Free Entrance
Location: Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore
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