swissnex Presentation at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
October 20th through 24th was Italian week at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. swissnex applied sciences and R&D expert Claudio Boer was invited by the Swiss Consulate in Guangzhou. Mr Boer gave a talk, the topic of which was “la piazza”, that was attended by more than 60 students and several professors of the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies Italian program.
The students showed great interest in the Swiss educational system and some of the questions they raised concerned how to apply for study in Switzerland, what scholarships are available and how the Swiss educational system works. Swiss Consul General of Guangzhou Mr Werner Nievergelt and Mr Boer held discussions with the students and provided more information about the Swiss educational system.
The organizer of Italian week was the Italian Consulate but, as a country whose official language is also Italian, Switzerland was of course invited to actively participate.
