| | | | | | | | Swissnex in Boston and New York - March Newsletter | | Designing Inclusive Cities
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What should the cities of the future look like — and who gets to decide?
This month, we’re exploring these questions from different directions. In Boston with the Harvard Graduate School of Design, we’re digging into Geneva’s urban forests to find out how cities can cultivate landscapes that are greener and more welcoming to all their inhabitants, both human and more-than-human. And in New York with the Parsons School of Design, we're exploring how physical and digital spaces can open up or foreclose political participation — who feels invited in, and who gets left out.
Also this month, discover the new Swiss Quantum Strategy and join us for lunch in Philadelphia.
Read on for more! | | | | | |
BOSTON, MARCH 10, 2026 Cultivating Shade: Forest Futures for Geneva
Join Swissnex and Harvard GSD to explore the future of urban forests in Geneva and beyond, through research and design. | | NEW YORK, MARCH 11, 2026
Spatial Practices of Democracy
Swissnex and the Parsons School of Art and Design History and Theory present a conversation on art, design, and curatorial practice as sites of dissent. | | | | PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 24, 2026
Connect Lunch Philadelphia Are you a researcher, student, or professor in the Philadelphia area with ties to Switzerland? We want to meet you! Join Swissnex for lunch on March 24. | | | | | |
BOSTON & NEW YORK, SEP. 14-25, 2026 Climate Collider Apply now to join the 5th edition of Climate Collider, powered by Innosuisse, a two-week startup exchange program connecting Swiss and US startups and stakeholders to accelerate global solutions to climate change. Apply by May 8, 2026. | | | | | | SWITZERLAND, FEBRUARY 25 Building a Space for Climate Together with HEAD Genève, we began developing a spatial concept for Climate Week NYC 2026. | | | | BOSTON, MARCH 4 Coastal Habitats: Life on the Edge Reflecting on coastal ecosystems and planetary change through the story of the saltmarsh sparrow. | | | | BOSTON, MARCH 6 Momentum, these days
See what else we’ve been up to, and get a glimpse of our plans in NY, Connecticut, Detroit, and beyond! | | | | | | | | The first-ever Swiss Quantum Strategy was released last week, outlining a vision for a leading international hub for quantum science, education, and innovation. To realize this goal, the Strategy proposes a number of measures, including the strengthening of translational infrastructures to bring quantum technologies to market, and the creation of a deep-tech fund to support the scaling of quantum SMEs. The Strategy was developed by the Swiss Quantum Commission on behalf of the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI, with contributions from Swissnex on the internationalization of the Swiss quantum ecosystem. | | | | | |
Take part in two upcoming events at the MIT Museum on March 21, 2026. Join artist Rafael Gil Cordeiro for From Dream to Clay, a hands-on workshop exploring material and form, and discover Print My Sleep during a gallery talk offering insights into the artistic process behind the exhibition.
| | Explore Geneva Summer Schools 2026 — a multidisciplinary summer program in the heart of Geneva, bringing together students and young professionals from around the world. Learn more and apply by April 15, 2026. | | | |
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