The disconnect between what skills and competencies companies want their young talents to have and what the education system is producing is growing bigger and bigger. What do we need to learn to be successful in the 21st century? Everything is changing currently, even on a daily basis, who...
29.June 2020 As part two of the information series “Arrive with your heart” – Orientation and knowledge about Basel – we did a deep dive into work permissions and how this relates and intertwines with starting your own business by defining your radius of action. Thank you Karin Sartorius...
17.6.2020 We confirm: Quartierstreffpunkte are definitely your starting point to make Basel your home. Every district of the City of Basel has one. Don´t worry if you have a hard time pronouncing it, it is a very difficult word, even for people who are native German speakers. Secondly, you...
This photo is taken at the Impact Hub Basel, which is definitely a place where home starts in Basel. After the introduction of our event series supported by Kanton Basel Stadt “Arrive with your heart” – Orientation and knowledge about Basel” in our blog at the...
“I am going home.” With this statement my family was confused. Where is she going? Isn`t she home already? During my vacation in my home country Austria in 2009, during the time I lived in Japan, I said that I am going home, meaning to go back to Japan,...
Whether you have recently moved to a new city/country, started a new job in a new company or have experienced a significant life change – you must adapt and keep going. “Keep calm and carry on” as the famous quote says. We each adjust in our own way. For...
After a month-long break, PWG returned strong: our first meeting back from summer vacation “Tips and tricks to make an outstanding application for the Swiss job market” was hosted by guest speaker Silvia de Belis, CTC Recruiting expert, and accompanied by fellow CTC Recruiters Estefania Cordova and Madhu Singh, sparking an unexpected...
After a long work meeting in Cern one day, Clare O’Dea, an Irish journalist and writer, sat down in her seat on the train to go home when a man sat down next to her and started up a conversation. Not Swiss himself, he mistakenly took Clare for Swiss...
After hearing about Tanja’s worldly career path, the most unlikely place she could currently be working would be the most familiar of all locations: Basel. Originally from Basel, Tanja studied History, Communications- and Media Sciences, and European Ethnology at the Universität Basel with a professional focus on Journalism or...
Getting back into the daily grind is especially hard after vacation – lucky for us in Basel, this weekend we can feel like we’re on vacation again as we enjoy gastronomy and design from all over the world at Messeplatz! Basel’s Street Food Festival is here once again where...
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