The Swiss GSE Team was made up of 5 students and their team leader.
Michèle Bütler has an education in business administration. She has worked as a confectioner in a bakery in Zurich, workedfor Cake shop Sprüngli and several 5 Star hotels in Switzerland She is currently working as a catering manager for wedding- and business parties, assistant of the manager
Katja Hauser has a Master of Arts in English Literature and Linguistics She is currently working as an English teacher at a private elementary school and a vocational school for business assistants.
Marco Moser was an apprentice as a technical architectural drawer when he found his calling as a designer of exhibition booths for conventions.
Nicole Steiner works as a fiduciary agent with Swiss examination for a big four accounting company in Zurich. She is in training to become a Swiss Certified Expert for Accounting and Controlling.
Silvan Zehnder has a B.A. in Business Adminstration and an M.A. in Banking and Finance. He is currently working as a Risk and Compliance Officer in a bank.
Schuck A Ulrich, team leader. Uli is a retired publisher and member of Rotary Club Ufenau in District 2000.
There is no "Swiss" language. In the west, French is spoken. In the south, Italian is spoken. In the north, German is spoken. Throughout Switzerland, a low German dialect call Swiss German is spoken and is not understandable as German.
Switzerland host the UNICEF in Geneva in its lower southwest corner. Parliament is located in central Switzerland in Bern. Zurich, the business capital is located in the north. The Alps run throughout the southern part of Switzerland.
The Swiss Parliment has two houses: 1) National Council (like our House of Representatives) with 200 members (1 delegate per 38,000 citizens). 2) Council of States (like our Senate) with 46 members (2 members per canton).
The Executive branch of government has no president. It is led by the heads of the 7 Departments of the Swiss Federal Council: Foreign Affairs, Justice & Police, Internal Affairs, Finance, Economy, Army & Sports, and Traffic, Energy, and Communication.
The Swiss economy is export centric. They enjoy a $17.5 billion trade surplus ($22, 235 per capita). Social welfare and education both receive approximately 1/5th of the tax revenues. Employment breaks out as follows: Banking, 22%; Insurance, 18%; Service, 25%; Agriculture, 6%; Industry, 35%. The average person spends about 36% of their income on tax, accident and health insurance, and retirement.
Famous Swiss people include Albert Einstein, Henry Dunant, Roger Federer, Ursula Andress, Marc Forster, Ernesto Bertarelli, Claude Nicollier, Auguste Piccard, Jaques Piccard, and Bertrand Piccard.
Switzerland is a popular vacation spot offering activities like biking, hiking, white water rafting, skiing, bobsleding, and hockey. All the activities are overshadowed by the breathtaking scenery.