UZH Alumni and Friends San Francisco

02/08/2021

This Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 10 am PST: UZH professor for American Studies Elizabeth Bronfen will be particpating in an interactive online discussion "Science+Fiction: Reflections on Pandemics". This event is in English and free of charge and hosted by the Goethe-Institut. For more details and information on registration: https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/sta/sfr/ver.cfm?event_id=22108267&fuseaction=events.detail&

Thu, 02/11/2021, 10 am- 11 am PST

03/05/2019

Last chance to receive some complimentary tickets to one of the two Swiss films playing at this year´s Berlin and Beyond Film Festival.
Sunday, March 10 at 1 pm: Cloud Whisperers
Thursday, March 14 at 6 pm: Chris the Swiss
Email Anna Ralston at [email protected] if you are interested.

02/28/2019

Join us for the 23 Berlin & Beyond Film Festival in San Francisco, North America's leading German-speaking Film Festival west of the Mississippi!
We are giving away complimentary tickets to the two Swiss Films "Cloud Whisperers" (2018) by Kerstin Polte on Sunday, March 10 at 1 pm at the Castro Theater in SF and "Chris the Swiss" (2018) by Anja Kofmel on Thursday, March 14 at 6 pm at the Goethe-Institut in SF.
Please email Anna at [email protected] if you are interested in complimentary tickets.

09/12/2018

UZH Alumni are invited to a meeting with Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarzenegger, who sits on the Executive Board of the University of Zurich as Vice President Faculty Affairs and Scientific Information on Monday, October 22, at 6 pm at swissnex (Pier 17, San Francisco).
The event is part of the Zurich Meets San Francisco festival.
Please register here:

Dear University of Zurich Alumni, The University of Zurich and swissnex San Francisco have the honor to invite you to a meeting with Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarzenegger, who sits on the Executive Board of the University of Zurich as Vice President Faculty Affairs and Scientific Information. The event...

02/08/2016

Our UZH International Alumni Network is growing! Greetings and Congratulations to our new Alumni chapter in Sydney from California!!

02/03/2016

Join other Swiss alumni and students from the Swiss School of Business and Engineering Vaud (HEIG-VD) for a participatory evening decoding the secrets of beer at swissnex SF. Welcome researchers and local breweries to uncover the science and business of the oldest alcoholic beverage on earth.
The event will take place on February 19, 2016 and is organized and sponsored by swissnex SF. For more information or to register for the free even pleast go to:
http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org/event/beerdecoded/

Join Swiss alumni and students from the Swiss School of Business and Engineering Vaud (HEIG-VD) for a participatory evening decoding the secrets of beer. We welcome researchers and local breweries to uncover the science and business of the oldest alcoholic...

01/10/2016

Join us for one (or all!) of the Swiss films featured at America’s leading festival of new cinema from German-speaking countries in San Francisco. This year’s selection of Swiss films consists of three documentaries: Nicolas Steiner’s “Above and Below” (2015), Dodo Hunziker’s “Tibetan Warrior” (2015) and Samir’s “Iraqi Odyssey 3D” (2014). For detailed information on show times refer to the Film Festival’s website!
Please email Anna at [email protected] if you are interested in a set of complimentary tickets to any of the films! You are also invited to join us for the Swiss reception honoring Nicolas Steiner prior to the screening of “Above and Below” on Monday, January 18, 2015 at 6 pm at the Goethe-Institut in San Francisco.
http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/saf/prj/bby/fil/sww/enindex.htm

07/28/2015

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07/27/2015

Behind Real Virtuality - Swiss Alumni Open House August 19, 2015, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Request an invite. During the opening reception for Inside Real Virtuality, learn the secrets behind this full-body immersive experience, put on a VR headset, and enjoy the ride.

Real Virtuality is a multi-user immersive platform combining a 3D environment, which can be seen through a virtual reality headset, with a real-life stage set. Users are tracked by a motion capture system, allowing them to physically move through a virtual...

07/24/2015

Read more about Andrea Büchler and her stay at swissnex San Francisco!

swissnex San Francisco welcomes University of Zurich Law Professor Andrea Büchler as a resident during her summer 2015 sabbatical.

07/22/2015

UZH professor Josef Zweimüller and UZH alumn Christian Wandeler talk about the importance of the Swiss VPET system and what the US could learn from it at the VET Expert Talk in swissnex San Francisco.

07/22/2015

UZH Professor and Chair of Private and Comparative Law and responsible for the department’s International Relations Andrea Büchler visits swissnex San Francisco on her sabbatical between June and July 2015.