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Joseph Spring returns to Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 24, 2003 But in November 1943 he and his two cousins were handed over to the Gestapo and transferred to Auschwitz. Now aged 76 and living in Australia, Spring recently returned to Switzerland for the publication of his biography, “The Return: Joseph Spring’s Story”, written by Swiss historian Stefan Keller. swissinfo caught up with Spring while he…

Profit-sharing scheme helps Indian slums

This content was published on Nov 20, 2003 But some of the city’s poor are seeing their lives improve thanks a profit-sharing scheme launched by a high-tech company. The initiative was started by a group of Indian businessmen who wanted to come to the aid of New Delhi’s slums and shanty towns, without relying on outside donors. So they created Panther, an internet…

Why the screen has not killed off the written word

This content was published on Nov 20, 2003 According to the latest PISA study, carried out in 43 countries, Finnish young people figure among the most assiduous readers. But for how much longer? “Among old school Finns, reading is a tradition,” said Sini Sovijärvi, “in the current climate, people have a need for an intelligent pastime.” According to this producer of educational programmes…

Swiss youths turn to alcohol and drugs

This content was published on Nov 19, 2003 It found that while a majority of 16- to 20-year-olds were in good health, 30 per cent admitted to emotional problems, depression and eating disorders. Stress and an uncertain future are at the core of Swiss youths’ concerns, the survey of 7,400 adolescents showed. It was carried out last year by three university institutes with…

Teachers sound alarm over shortage of men

This content was published on Nov 16, 2003 It says that the high proportion of part-time female teachers is damaging the image of the profession. Women account for 71 per cent of primary school teachers and just over half of all secondary school teachers in Switzerland, according to 1998/1999 figures from the Federal Statistics Office. Anton Strittmatter, from the Swiss Teachers Association, says…

Girls hit the workplace

This content was published on Nov 13, 2003 The Take Your Daughter to Work Day is aimed at encouraging girls aged between ten and 15 to consider the broad range of professions open to them. The scheme was launched two years ago and has snowballed. Around 20,000 girls and 10,000 companies have participated this year. “Making a career choice comes at a difficult…

Couchepin ends “successful” India trip

This content was published on Nov 11, 2003 But he warned Switzerland lagged behind some of its European neighbours in terms of scientific cooperation with India. The five-day trip was aimed at strengthening scientific and technological ties between the two countries and resulted in the signing of bilateral accords. Couchepin, who was accompanied on his visit by a delegation of representatives from the…

Charity wants amnesty for illegal immigrants

This content was published on Nov 11, 2003 The Swiss charity, Caritas, said on Tuesday that the current system of dealing with people on a case-by-case basis was simply not working. The charity said the lives of the country’s estimated 70,000-180,000 illegal immigrants and the Swiss economy would benefit if they were granted legal status on a collective basis. But only 500 illegal…

Swiss accused of squandering resources

This content was published on Nov 10, 2003 The findings of a government study also indicate that future resources are being squandered in order to meet the needs of today’s population. The Monet monitoring programme used more than 100 different indicators to assess for the first time the current state of sustainable development in Switzerland. It identified 26 areas that were seen as…

Heptagon funding boosts Swiss micro-optics cluster

This content was published on Nov 10, 2003 The firm’s founders invented a new manufacturing process to make micro-optical devices in volume and at high speed. Existing investors, the Finnish National Fund for Research and Development (Sitra) and InnovationsKapital of Sweden, came back for this round. Plus there are two new backers, Innovacom, which got its start as the corporate venture arm of…

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