Culture, Media and Education Section
Tasks and objectives
The Culture, Media and Education Section of the Consulate General deals with various topics. In the field of culture, its main aim is to foster mutual understanding by encouraging cultural contacts between Switzerland and the consular district (Shanghai and the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui). It supports the promotion of Swiss artists who want to present their work to the Chinese public. It also contributes to implement Switzerland’s cultural external policy. In order to do that, this section stays in close contact with all relevant cultural institutions in Switzerland, with all Swiss official representations in the consular region, with local Chinese official and non-official cultural institutions as well as with local artists.
As for the media, this section acts as focal point for all issues related to media institutions active in the consular region.
In the field of education, this section fosters and deepens cooperation and exchanges between schools and educational institutions in Switzerland and the consular region. This section also provides information and guidance about the processes for studying in Switzerland.
Finally, this Section is entrusted with the implementation of the “Presence Switzerland” program in the consular region.
We deal with the following areas in particular
- Supporting Switzerland’s cultural policy
- Supporting the promotion of Swiss artists and their projects
- Presenting Switzerland in its diversity to the Chinese public in order to foster a better understanding of Switzerland’s realities, notably by implementing projects by 'Presence Switzerland'
- Supporting the work of journalists working for Swiss media
- Acting as an interface between the Swiss government and Chinese and international media
- Providing general information about education in Switzerland
- Spokesperson of the Consulate General