This week we received a very special message from one of our long-term SEC clients in Nepal, Mr. Darje Lama. As the owner of the Moondance Restaurant in Pokhara, an attractive tourist destination, he reacts proactively to the current crisis and uses the chance to show solidarity with the tourists. We are impressed to see […]
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On the occasion of the 40th anniversary, we asked our SEC coordinators to share some of their experiences. In the third and therefore last part of the trilogy, the feedbacks of our Nepalesi coordinator Neeraj Singhal and our Mongolian coordinator Narantuya Baatar is summarised. What makes the SEC unique? Neeraj Singhal, Coordinator Nepal: “A direct […]
Each year, around 140 SMEs and institutions benefit from expert consultancy assignments. Read more about the SEC program of the Swisscontact Foundation in the SEC brochure.
We are pleased to present you our results – assignments by country, region and industry – achieved by the Senior Expert Contact (SEC) in 2019.
We have listed the SEC assignments carried out between July and December 2019, divided according to countries. You will also find a short assignment summary of some of the assignments on our website: Assignment Summaries.
The Internet service provider Worldlink in Kathmandu, Nepal, has already been supported several times with SEC consulting assignments since 2012. Three of these were carried out by Volker Kleinn, the last one in November 2019 on a private basis. In retrospect, it was noted with satisfaction that from the second to the third assignment the […]
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary, we asked our SEC coordinators to share some of their experiences. In the second part of the trilogy, the feedbacks of our Latin American coordinators Carmen Zapata, Ana Tan and Sandra Mejia will be summarised. What makes the SEC unique? Carmen, Coordinator Bolivia: “Although there are other programs […]
After 40 years, the Senior Expert Corps presents itself in a new look and with a new name: Senior Expert Contact (SEC). We have abandoned the outdated word “corps” and created a new logo. A new claim expresses the goals of SEC concisely. The change from “Senior Expert Corps” to “Senior Expert Contact” allows the […]
On the occasion of the anniversary year, we asked our SEC coordinators to share some of their experiences. The trilogy will be launched by the Kosovo coordinator Ibrahim Bejtullahu and the Tunisian coordinator Inès Chaïeb. What makes the SEC unique? Ibro, Coordinator Kosovo:“SEC experts provide to the Kosovo clients unique professional and life experience. Most […]
The Senior Expert Corps turns 40. But how was it created? A look at Swisscontact’s old annual reports provides some information. The Senior Expert Corps was initiated by H.E. Stettbacher. Management consulting was his trade, as he was co-founder of the first management consulting firm in Switzerland. Business and management consulting was a matter close […]