Cluster: Swiss Identity

Skis ‘made in Switzerland’

This content was published on Feb 16, 2019 About ten ski brands are still produced in Switzerland how do they keep their business afloat?

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Culture

Pioneering aerial photographer Georg Gerster dies

This content was published on Feb 15, 2019 Georg Gerster, the Swiss aerial photography pioneer whose images often look like abstract paintings, has died aged 90.

Demographics

Immigration to Switzerland continues to rise

This content was published on Feb 15, 2019 The number people moving into Switzerland rose again last year, taking the foreign population further above two million.

Protesters in favour of same-sex marriage in Bern

Demographics

Swiss gay marriage moves a step closer

This content was published on Feb 15, 2019 Switzerland should pave the way to allow same-sex couples to get married and adopt children, a parliamentary committee has said.

Demographics

Charges brought in ‘voice phishing’ case

This content was published on Feb 14, 2019 A woman is suspected of being a member of an international criminal group that committed commercial computer fraud in Switzerland.

Education

Changes ahead for homeschooling families

This content was published on Feb 14, 2019 There are 1,000 children being homeschooled in Switzerland, 600 of them in the western Swiss canton of Vaud, but the rules there could be tightened.

History

How you move a priceless 1.5-ton Buddha across continents

This content was published on Feb 14, 2019 The loan of a three-metre tall, 2,000-year-old Buddha statue proved to be a bigger challenge than anticipated for Zurich’s Rietberg museum.

Demographics

Growing old in Switzerland

The living conditions and infrastructure for older people in Switzerland are good, including the social and pension system. However, the latter is coming under increasing pressure: while life expectancy has risen significantly in recent decades, there have only been minor changes in the retirement age.

Retiring in Switzerland

Low taxes, beautiful scenery, excellent health care: these are just a few of the reasons people come to Switzerland to retire.

Completing my first semester

This content was published on Feb 13, 2019 Shubhangi shares tips for newbies entering the Swiss university system.

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