Dear SCS member, partner and friends
As the year of 2012 is coming to its end, it is a good occasion to recap those important moments and stories worth sharing and remembering.
At Swiss Center Shanghai, we had the honor to receive various business delegations from Switzerland, including the Swiss Federal Council Mr. Schneider-Ammann, the USAM delegation, the cantonal government from Jura, Basel and Neuchatel. Our members had come together at a number of SCS events, sharing their success and experience. Our network continues to expand, thanks to the 4 new member companies, 2 renewing members, and 3 new accredited service partners joining SCS in 2012.
We kindly invite you to read the following newsletter for more details. Thank you very much for the continuous support, and wish you all the very best for the end of the year and a great start of 2013!
SCS Delegation:
Seminars, lectures, and Swiss and/or Chinese companies’ visits
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INIM Delegation, 24th and 26th April 2012
The SCS had the great pleasure to organize 2 days of company visits and lectures for the “International Integration Module” (INIM) of the MBA program, jointly run by the Universities of Applied Sciences of Berne, St-Gallen and Lucerne in Switzerland. The delegation was composed of 40 part-time MBA students that at the same time held positions in Swiss SMEs. SCS’s member companies, Schindler (China) Elevator, Gaoqiao BASF Dispersions have opened their doors.
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USAM Delegation, 11th of May 2012
The SCS had the honor to welcome the USAM Delegation with its former President, Mr. Bruno Zuppiger and USAM members, in its premises. SCS organized company visits and lectures for the delegation. The impressive and renowned Chinese electric equipment manufacturer, Sieyuan Electric Co. Ltd, has opened its doors. Furthermore, KUK Electronic shared its 10-year experience, as a good showcase of Swiss SMEs successful in China.
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FZ Delegation, 3rd of August 2012
The MBA program jointly run by the University Of Applied Sciences and Arts of Lucerne and SECA (Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association) of Switzerland, included 22 part-time MBA students, working in Swiss Financial industry. They visited the Swiss Center Shanghai, one of its members companies and the Chinese Bus constructor, Sun Long Bus. Co, Ltd. The day was followed of a visit and presentation at the Swiss Consulate Shanghai and Swissnex.
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MSE Delegation, 22nd and 23rd of August 2012
The SCS had the great pleasure to organize a specific seminar for the jointly run program of 3 Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences HES-SO, ZHAW and SUPSI. 16 students attended a lecture about China’s economy development and its challenges. The second day offered the students the opportunity to make they own case study on one of Swiss Center Shanghai member companies.
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EPFL Delegation, 6th of September 2012
The minor in Area and Cultural Studies of EPFL in Lausanne, organized the Summer School 2012 in Shanghai and Bangalore. After a rich and various program in India, they visited the Swiss Center Shanghai, one of its member companies and the renowned Chinese electric equipment manufacturer, Sieyuan Electric Co. Ltd.
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Jura & Basel-City Delegation, 9th of October 2012
The SCS had the honor to welcome the Delegation from Cantons of Jura & Basel-City composed by Mr. Michel Probst, the Minister of Canton du Jura, Mr. Lachat, the Delegate of the Economic Promotion, and for the Canton of Basel-City, Mr. Samuel Hess, Member of the Executive Management, and Ms. Nina Ryser, Head of Economic Development.
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The Swiss Center team warmly thanks all the delegations for their visits and their interests about China and Swiss Center Shanghai. We would like to thank also the students for their dynamism and enthusiasm, and wish all of them plenty of successes in their future careers. Last but not least, our sincere gratitude to the companies who have opened their doors and offer to our delegation their precious time and knowledge.
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SCS New Member
On the road to the success with the Chinese market
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Swiss IT Factory www.swissitfactory.com
Swiss IT Factory is the combination of IT competence and industrial know-how in construction and intelligent building management. They provide a consistent and convergent range of services for customers in the B2B world, built upon a market-defining ERP solution and comprehensively supported by employees who assume the role of both developers and advisors.
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CPA engineers in motion www.cpautomation.ch
CPA offers a complete expertise with years of experiences for high-tech industries as Pharma, Semiconductors, Watch and Photovoltaic to develop and optimize their production capacity. CPA provides solution with 4 mains domains as specific machinery, industrial automation, retrofit and mass production.
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COLASIT www.colasit.ch
Colasit is a global player for equipment and installations made of high quality corrosion-resistant plastics in various industries such as industrial fans, plastic fans, and air handling systems, ventilation systems, containers-tanks, piping systems, construction, FRP construction and vacuum parts. The Swiss company, with the Head Quarter based in Spiez, in Canton of Bern, has 5 branches in Europe and in Asia: Holland, Germany, Sweden, Singapore and recently in China.
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SCS Member’s renewal
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Frewitt China & KUK Co. Ltd
The SCS is very happy to announce the membership renewal of our existing members Frewitt Pharma Machinery Co., Ltd. and KUK Electronic Co., Ltd. We highly appreciate the trust and constant support of our dearest members, and we look forward to continue our collaboration closely in the future.
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SCS member news
The SCS wishes further success to Leister and Premec
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Leister China – Official Opening Ceremony with the Swiss Federal Councilor Johann Schneider-Ammann, 12th of July 2012
The SCS had the honor to partake, on 12th of July 2012, in the Official Opening Ceremony of the new plant of Leister China, with the presence of the Swiss Federal Councilor Johann Schneider-Ammann (Minister of Economic Affairs) and an important Economic Delegation of Swiss Entrepreneurs. As a witness of Leister growth in China, the SCS wishes further success to Leister China.
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Premec SA: production facility expanded
Premec SA, a SCS member company with its headquarter in Cadempino/Lugano, manufactures and sells Swiss quality pens has expanded the production facility. Premec China started in the SCS workshop 7 years ago with a few hundred square meter space, and now grow to their new factory of 2000 sqm still in the Xinzhuang Industrial Park.
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SCS Event:
Networking Event for Members, Friends and the Swiss Business Community
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Members Event, 12th April 2012
The SCS new team and the new on-going projects was a great opportunity of being together with SCS members and friends in SCS premises. We hope you all had a good time at the event and enjoyed the Swiss food and Swiss wine.
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Xinzhuang Industrial Park Briefing, 9th of August 2012
The SCS has invited its members and friends to the Networking Event of the Swiss Business Community with the local government, the authority of Shanghai Xinzhuang Industrial Park (SHXIP). SCS is honored to have Ms. Zhang, the Deputy General Manager of SHXIP to open the event. The Director of Investment Promotion Department at SHXIP, Mr. Peng, has shared the success of the past decade of Swiss companies in the Xinzhuang Industrial Park. Ms. Yang, Director of SHXIP Science and Technology Bureau has informed the guests of the preferential policies and resources to support the hi-tech companies. Furthermore, Ms. Xu, the Director of SHXIP Environmental Protection Division, has presented on the latest waste water regulation and other useful information for the Swiss enterprises in the Xinzhuang Industrial Park.
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Fiege, 27th of November 2012
The SCS had the great pleasure to invite its members and friends to a networking event of the Sino-Swiss business community with the pioneer family-owned enterprise of logistic and supply-chain, for over 100 years, Fiege Group. Fiege has built up a world of logistic in supporting very well-known companies in different fields such as industrial, retail, health care, medical, and chemicals to ensure their success abroad. This event has given the opportunity to get an insight of their expertise in logistic and trade.
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New SCS service
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Business English training
The SCS has run two successful rounds of English training; the program is designed to enhance the English level of member companies’ employees to feel comfortable within an International English environment. The program is tailor-made for Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels. The third program will be launched after the Chinese New Year.
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New SCS Partner
Corporate rates to our Members
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Park Hyatt Shanghai shanghai.grand.hyatt.com
The renowned Hotel’s Brand “Hyatt” offers a sumptuous and sophisticated 5-star hotel in the heart of Lujiazui, Pudong. Occupying floors 79 to 93 of the Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC) makes it one of the highest hotels in the world with amazing view of the city skyline and Huangpu River from any of its 174 luxury rooms & suites, bars & restaurants.
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Swissôtel Grand Shanghai www.swissotel.com
Swissôtel Grand Shanghai, very well located downtown, is part of the recipient of the prestigious 2011 World Travel Awards as “China’s Leading Business Hotel”. The Swissôtel Grand offers 467 rooms with modern and contemporary design, featuring state-of-the-art in-room technology and elegant comfort.
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Fesco-Adecco www.fescoadecco.com
FESCO Adecco as a joint venture company between FESCO, one of the leading HR services companies in China, and Adecco the worldwide HR services leader, to provide the most comprehensive professional HR services including staffing, outsourcing and recruitment to SCS Member Companies.
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The Swiss Center Shanghai wishes you a great holiday season! We look forward to continuing to be of support to your success in the coming year! All the very best for 2013!
With our best regards,
Swiss Center Shanghai Team
About Swiss Center Shanghai
Founded in 2000, SCS is by far the largest cluster of Swiss enterprises in China with a rich experience in business set-up and China operations management. SCS, a non-profit organization, not only offers instant workshop, machinery center, office and desk space, but also supports the companies with government relations and a broad network of experts. SCS and its partners served more than 200 companies in China – both SMEs and large enterprises. Among other, the SCS experts performed set-ups of 20 production companies and more than 30 offices and trading companies. For more information, please visit: www.swisscenters.org.
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