National Day of Switzerland

As a historical reality, William Tell probably never existed. But as a national legend, the man who helped to drive out Switzerland's foreign rulers by shooting an apple off his son's head has perfectly embodied the country's rather singular approach to independence throughout the ages.

Modern Swiss history is regarded as starting in 1291, but people had already been living in the region for thousands of years.

Switzerland

The first inhabitants were Celtic tribes, including the Helvetii of the Jura and the Mittelland plain and the Rhaetians near Graubünden. Their homelands were invaded firstly by the Romans, who had gained a foothold by 58 BC under Julius Caesar and established Aventicum (now Avenches) as their capital. Then, Germanic Alemanni tribes arrived to drive out the Romans by AD 400.

1st August is a national public holiday in Switzerland. It marks the annual celebration of Swiss National (or Confederation) Day.

Source:

Simonis, D. (2006). Switzerland (5thed.). Lonely Planet.

Relationship between Assumption University of Thailand and Switzerland

On the occasion of the National Day of Switzerland (August 1, 2023), the management, administrators, lecturers, staff, students and alumni of Assumption University of Thailand (AU), would like to congratulate and express their sincerest & best wishes for the Swiss people happiness, successes and prosperity.

National Day of Switzerland

The Director of the Office of International Affairs Mr. Glen Chatelier, Assumption University Visiting Professor Dr. Ioan Voicu and H.E The Ambassador of Bangladesh to Thailand, Mrs. Saida Muna Tasneem greeted the Ambassador of Switzerland to Thailand, H.E. Ivo Sieber on the occasion of the Diplomatic Reception to mark the Swiss Confederation National Day on August 1, 2016 at the Swiss Hotel Nai Lert Park.

Mr. Utchawin Namdee, a Mechatronics Engineering major, Vincent Mary School of Engineering, was selected by the School committee as a representative for Academic Year 2019 to join an exclusive internship at the HEIG-VD (Hauted Ecole d’ Ingenierie et de Gestion du Canton de Vaud), Switzerland, during February-June 2020. Assigned to work on the topic of “Integrated Nano-Structured Physical Sensor” under the supervision of Prof. Laurent Gravier, Utchawin is scheduled to travel to Switzerland on February 7, 2020 and expected to return to Thailand in June 2020 after completing his internship project. Read more…

There were the memorandums of understanding between Assumption University of Thailand and the Switzerland’s universities for developing international exchange and cooperation programs based upon the principle of reciprocity. The MOUs are as follows;

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Assumption University’s participation in the reception to mark the Swiss Confederation National Day 2016

AU Engineering Student Bound for Switzerland for Exclusive Internship at HEIG-VD