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Asian education and flying high to harness the wind

A prototype of a wind turbine out at sea
Model of a wind farm at sea (source: Twingtec) twingtec.ch

Here's a selection of the stories we will be bringing you in the upcoming week.


Monday  

Is it possible to use drones to harness the wind at altitudes and places where normal wind turbines can’t be built? We’ll tell you about a Swiss start-up which is trying to do just that. The Twingtec project was on show at Expo 2017 in Astana. 



boy framed in window of school door
AP MANU FERNANDEZ

Tuesday

Swiss values and language will be two of the focal points for students attending the first Swiss School to open its doors in China. We report on the reason for the decision to expand the network of Swiss international schools to include the Chinese capital, Beijing. 



Workers on a house building site.
© KEYSTONE / SALVATORE DI NOLFI

Wednesday

Are you planning on relocating to Switzerland? Should you buy or rent a home? What do you need to know about the property market? We’ll publish an overview of the housing situation to get you started.


 

Tama and Marco Kunz on the grass
SRF

Thursday

We continue to follow the adventures of Tama Vakeesan, a young woman with Sri Lankan roots. She’s so far revealed why Tamil women lighten their skin, explained what it means to be born in Switzerland but not be Swiss, and looked at the plight of today’s refugees.



Filipinos ride on three-wheeled motorcycle on a street in Manila
EPA/FRANCIS R. MALASIG

Saturday

Meet Manuel Schuster, the latest person we’re portraying in our Swiss Abroad series, who has made Manila his new home.



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