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EPFL employee suspended on suspicion of embezzling funds

This content was published on Jun 9, 2015 The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) has launched an investigation into an alleged misappropriation of CHF218,000 ($235,517) from its prestigious Blue Brain Project.

Silver surfers embrace online shopping

This content was published on Jun 9, 2015 The so-called silver surfer retirees also actively search for the best deals on their mobile phones. Shoppers in the 55 to 64 age bracket are even more active online, with 91% of those surveyed saying that they regularly surf the internet to buy goods. “Silver surfers are a particularly interesting target group [for retailers] because,…

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Parliament, polarisation, political class and the public vote

This content was published on Jun 9, 2015 The size of the population, the complexity of social control mechanisms and the need for various, sometimes very opposing, opinions to find permanent representatives makes the democratic formation of will and decision-making based on the model of the people’s assembly or the Athenian polis assembly an impossibility. “Popular sovereignty”, as the result of the direct…

Swiss companies to invest in Indian apprenticeships

This content was published on Jun 8, 2015 The proposed Centre of Excellence for Manufacturing was presented at the Swiss Vocational Education Training (VET) day held on June 5 in New Delhi as a part of the Year of Swiss Innovation in India. Swiss companies such as Burckhardt Compression, Syngenta, Sulzer and Rieter are part of the training venture. The centre is expected to…

Winter season figures show fewer European tourists

This content was published on Jun 8, 2015 Figures released by the Federal Statistical Office show a slight decline in overnight stays by foreign visitors, especially Europeans during the winter tourism season that lasts from November to April.

Reintroducing vultures in Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 8, 2015 For three years in a row, members of the Bearded Vulture Foundation have taken young birds up the Hengliboden mountain in Melchsee-Frutt, Obwalden, watched over and fed them until they could fly. Bearded vultures were first reintroduced in Switzerland in 1991 in the Swiss National Park . New regions were subsequently added. It has been shown that 88%…

Swiss university to offer zero-gravity flights

This content was published on Jun 7, 2015 The University of Zurich will become the second place in Europe to carry out zero-gravity flights in order to study the effects of a weightless environment. Through parabolic flights launched from the Dübendorf military air field by the French company Novespace, individuals who are willing to pay CHF8800 ($9366) will be able to experience weightlessness…

Finance minister advocates domestic tax amnesty

This content was published on Jun 7, 2015 Tax amnesty within Switzerland's borders should be considered for a fair playing field, says the country’s finance minister.

EU bilaterals superior to free trade deal, says report

This content was published on Jun 5, 2015 Switzerland’s set of over 120 bilateral treaties with the EU, its biggest trading partner, constitute a “tailor-made legal framework that takes account of the close economic and political ties between Switzerland and the EU as well as the country’s geographical location in the heart of Europe”, according to a government report released on Friday. The…

The endless internship treadmill

This content was published on Jun 5, 2015 24-year-old Camille has a Masters in international relations, with distinction. She studied for five years and speaks four languages. After completing 12 months of internships without earning any money, she really wants to get a paid job, but it’s tough. As a result of her two unpaid internships, Camille was forced to return to live…

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