Bi-Annual Newsletter

December 2016 Issue

content:

  • News from SSB: General Assembly 2017: new date / Dr. Otto Stern resigns as editor of the SSB Newsletter / The new newsletter with key topics / Bhutan Film Days January 27th – 29th, 2017, Ethnographic Museum University of Zurich: A unique opportunity to see films of emerging filmmakers from Bhutan / New SSB Members 
  • Obituaries: In memoriam Küngolt Menzi-Baumann / An immense loss for Bhutan:

    Dasho Pema Wangchuk passed away 

  • Visitors from Bhutan in Switzerland: Two Bhutanese visitors from the KGUMSB to get acquainted with General Medicine in Switzerland

  • Thank you very much HELVETAS Namgyel! 

  • News from BSS: Bhutan-Switzerland Society elects new Board members 

  • Activities of SSB Members: 8th meeting of the European-Bhutan Societies in Greece

  • György Hetényi: "History books help geophysics to describe big Bhutan earthquake in 1714"

  • Benedetta Dini: "Swiss researchers on the tracks of rockslides in the Himalaya of Bhutan"

  • Alain Dössegger : "My secondment to the Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC)"

  • Interview by Otto Stern: "Werner Baumann (62) – 30 years ago as a Veterinarian in Bhutan"

> Newsletter December 2016 pdf - 4.9 MB

 

June 2016 Issue

content:

  • News from SSB: General Assembly 2016 / Three new SSB Board members / Annual SSB Excursion / Graduation at International School Schaffhausen / Up-coming Events / Pre-Announcement: Bhutan Film Days January 27th – 29th 2017 in Zurich / Invitation of the SSB Board to Geneva / New SSB Members / Bhutan at the Film Festival Locarno August 3 -13, 2016 / A Farewell to a Grand Old Lady of the Zurich Elephant Group
  • Visitors from Bhutan in Switzerland: Chief Justice of Bhutan visits Switzerland
  • A very enthusiastic and successful Swiss training workshop of six Bhutanese firefighters during two weeks in Zürich
  • News from BSS: Summary of the findings of the School evaluation on support to Kaktong & Tradijong Primary Schools, Zhemgang Dzongkhag
  • Lyonpo Dr Kinzang Dorji: «Sustainable social and economic development at the grassroots level in Bhutan needs very active local Civil Society Organisations (CSO)»
  • Activities of SSB Members: Wangdue Phodrang Dzong Reconstruction Project - Aspects of cultural heritage and safety / Mountains and Earthquakes – Fieldwork and results of two geophysics projects in Bhutan / Archery in Bhutan – Update
  • Meeting Point

> Newsletter June 2016 pdf - 2.8 MB / pdf - 5.5 MB

 

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