China 01.09.2011 - 13.09.2011

Arrival in Shanghai
Visiting City Center and Dong Fang Hong Tower
Little City Discovering Tour

Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Visiting Students Association of the School of Electronics,
Information and Electrical Engineering
Seeing how a renown Chinese University in Engineering works
Get in touch with some political encouraged students.

Swissnex China
Cooperation in scientific research between China and Switzerland – In which part can Switzerland gain from China? How does China profit from Switzerland?
Knowledge Transfer in Science, Technology and Innovation

Siemens Shanghai Ltd.
Main Focus: major business domains in Shanghai (e.g. turbine engineering and production)
Visiting their campus
Meeting German Engineers to figure out main policy differences between Siemens in China and Germany/Europe

Leisure time
History Museum
Museum of Modern Arts

Departure to Urumqi (Xinjiang)
Discovering Urumqi

SOS Kinderdorf
Needs and Difficulties

Xinjiang University
Meeting with students
Learning about Cultural particularities of their province

Trip to the Country Side
Meeting Han Chinese and Uyghurs

Departure to Beijing
Sightseeing
Tiananmen Square
Forbidden City
Temple of Heaven

Institute of World Economics and Politics
What are the strategies and goals of the Chinese and how can they be reached?
Major policies (e.g. Development of the West)
Speech / Q & A

SwissCham
Importance of China for Switzerland

International Bridges to Justice (IBJ) Beijing
Legal Aid & Protection of the basic legal rights

Learn about the Chinese Culture
Calligraphy Workshop

University of International Business and Economics
Intercultural Communication with Chinese Students

Waste Management Plant
How does a big city like Beijing deal with its waste?
New environmental technologies from Europe implemented in China

Trip to the Great Wall

Visiting Swiss Embassy

Flight back to Shanghai

Environmental Defense
Green innovation projects in China
Reducing greenhouse effect in China’s major cities

Leisure Time in Shanghai

Last Sightseeing, Shopping Tour

Flight back to Switzerland