“Cosmos Archaeology: Exploring the Universe Through Art & Science”, as a pre-Chinese New Year special exhibition, co-presented by EPFL Pavilions and Guangdong Science Center (GDSC), was officially opened in the GDSC on January 10, 2025.
The Consulate General of Switzerland cordially invites Alumni of Swiss Public Universities and Universities of Applied Sciences currently living in Hong Kong and Macao (incl. current and former exchange students) to the Swiss Alumni event 2018 entitled;
“EPFL: 50 Years of Innovation and a Look into the Future”
EPFL will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2019. The talk will highlight EPFL’s spectacular journey during the last years and shed light on the innovative spirit behind EPFL. But 50 years are also a reason to look ahead and address new exciting challenges and opportunities
Location: Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Limited, Level 88, International Commerce Centre, 1, Austin Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
A selection of distinctive Bachelor, Master and research projects from the seven subject areas of the Department of Design at Zurich University of the Arts will be on showcase to demonstrate the school’s notion of design, how design is understood and taught today, and how design can contribute to social and technological innovations.
Location: HKDI Gallery, Hong Kong Design Institute, 3 King Ling Road, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong
A collaboration between HKDI and ZHdK (Zurich University of the Arts), a leading University famous for its long design tradition and innovation potential, on how design as a discipline has the power to tackle complex real life problems in the commercial world and the society problems by using Design Strategies and Design Thinking. This four-day program touches the Design & Economy, Design & Identity, Design & Socitey, Design & Technology, targeting on the managerial level executives, creative industries, public services, and educators from primary through tertiary institutions, to echo the Hong Kong government’s recent initiative. This strategic partnership aims at building Hong Kong as a hub of a future oriented design culture, embedding design methods, design thinking and design strategies in Asia.
Location: Hong Kong Design Institute, 3 King Ling Road, Tseung Kwan O, N.T. H.K
Friday, 28.09.2018
– Sunday, 30.09.2018,
The 32nd Macao International Music Festival
Theater
To commemorate the 170th anniversary of the death of Donizetti, the Macao International Music Festival will kick off with the timeless Elixir of Love in a production by Zurich Opera House. The highly-praised German stage director, Grischa Asagaroff will join hands with tenor Arturo Chacón-Cruz, pupil of Plácido Domingo, and acclaimed soprano Laura Giordano to enlighten us about the magical power of love amidst the magnificent music by this great Italian composer!
Location: Macao Cultural Centre Grand Auditorium, Avenida Xian Xing Hai s/n, NAPE, Macau
Curiously food and nutrition were for a long period not touched by design. Starting with the question of production and later consumption, packaging and culture of food, design today plays a vital role when it comes to innovation in the food sector. Prof. Michael Krohn of Zurich University of the Arts, will bring us to a closer and deeper look at the power of Design Thinking in resolving “wicked problems” in different facets of our lives, hence promoting its relevance and adoption in all walks of life.
Location: Hong Kong Design Institute & IVE (Lee Wai Lee), 3 King Ling Road, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong, (Tiu Keng Leng MTR station A2 exit)
Prof. Ilya Gringolts from the Department of Music at Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), has been invited to perfom in Hong Kong on 22 September 2018. Youngest winner of the prestigious International Violin Competition Premio Paginini, internationally-acclaimed violinist Ilya Gringolts has been revered for his virtuosic playing and sensitive interpretations towards the classical music repertoire. Having performed with leading orchestras around the world that has included the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony and NHK Symphony, Gringolts will be making his Hong Kong début with Hong Kong Sinfonietta.
Location: Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong
Each year, venturelab selects 10 of the most promising Swiss-based startups, for an international business development program in China. The ten winners, the "Swiss National Startup Team" travel to Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin, where they get acquainted with the Chinese market and get introduced to investors and potential business partners.
Location: SME Centre, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Ground Level, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
When Leon, a handsome striker, joins the Swiss football team, he is about to get his football career going. Sharing a flat with the equally handsome Mario, they soon become very close with each other after all those trainings and daily activities. When their unexpected affair is exposed, Mario is unable to cope with the stress from his teammates and the public. Even pretend girlfriends cannot save them from gossips and threats. Will Mario forsake his prospect as a football star in exchange for love?
A team of experts from Switzerland, Cuba and India are researching the characteristics of a new type of cement called LC3 (limestone calcined clay cement) which has the potential to reduce carbon dioxide emissions up to 30 percent compared to standard cementand producing it on a trial basis. The project is led by the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). An Information Day on the LC3 is going to be held on August 5 at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Location: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Every summer, hundreds of thousands of bookworms flock to the annual Hong Kong Book Fair. Established in 1990, the fair has become a major event that involves book sales and exhibitions, events to promote reading, and cultural exchanges.
Location: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
If we keep our eyes and ears open and our minds alert, day-to-day we will be having a whole lot more fun. Dimitri de Perrot is a Swiss artist, musician, and theatre director. His primary interest lies in sound art, and his work often draws from his experience working with stage actors. His two sound-based installations, MYOUSIC and UNLESS, will open up new perspectives for the audience, allowing them to view the world in bold, new light. Dimitri has received the grant from The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia to produce and premiere UNLESS in China.
Location: Hysan Place and Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre
