Japan 22.08.2009 - 05.09.2009
Anna Takihara
BA in International Affairs at the University of St. Gallen. Currently MA in Marketing and Communication and CEMS Master in International Management at the University of St. Gallen and the Erasmus Universiteit in Rotterdam. Organized trips to India and Japan for the Asian Culture Transfer Program of the International Department of the University of St.Gallen.
„I am very happy to organize again a journey to Japan and to show Swiss students an Asian country full of unexpected and foreign situations as well as new and different mindsets.“
Dominique Ursprung
Licence (BA&MA) in International Relations at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) in Geneva (during the last year mobility semester at Sophia University, Tokyo). After an internship in the Swiss Embassy in Seoul, I am currently working in Tokyo in the National Parliament as a staff to a Member of the House of Representatives.
“My motivation to organize this trip is to share the experiences, I made so far in East Asia and particularly in Japan, with other young and open-minded people. I am delighted to be part of this travel and very much looking forward to discovering together with you new aspects of Japan with all its fascinating challenges!”
Simon Kneubühl
MA in Geography and Business Administration at University of Berne.
Worked as Trade Assistant for the Swiss Business Hub Japan in Tokyo. Currently working for Herzog & de Meuron in Basel, Switzerland.
„After living in Japan for one year, I am eager to share the insights into a country that deals with the never-ceasing and all-encompassing stream of innovation in a very unique way.“