Through the cooperation of the Uccelin Foundation (www.uccelin.com) and the association Smiling Gecko (www.smilinggecko.ch) Uccelin graduates – following their 20 weeks advanced training program – have the opportunity to travel to Cambodia for a further 4 to 8 weeks. As part of project Farmhouse they support the local teams in the hotel kitchen, in the provision of services and in the large canteen of the education center as mentors and teachers. They provide basic knowledge in gastronomy and relevant administrative tasks.

The Thomas Abegg Foundation supports this project financially, because this project represents a typical win-win situation in the form of mutual learning and knowledge transfer.

The Center for Advanced Study in Sofia is an independent research center for the humanities and social sciences under the direction of Diana Mishkova. CAS promotes excellent research and scientific cooperation in Bulgaria and beyond by offering scholarships and the opportunity for joint scientific work to younger researchers and renowned scientists as part of multi-year research projects. With regular events, discussion forums, and online portals, CAS provides a platform for scientific discourse in Bulgaria and southeastern Europe and provides a variety of contacts in the region.

The Thomas Abegg Foundation supports the work of CAS, because politically independent research and training is a central pillar for the transfer of knowledge and the sharing of knowledge across borders.

Minsk Dialogue Council on International Relations, Minsk, Belarus (www.minskdialogue.by)

Launched by Yauheni Preiherman, Minsk Dialogue is an open, independent, and geopolitically unbiased platform for discussing and exploring international relations and security issues in eastern Europe. It seeks to promote greater security in eastern Europe in general as well as the sovereign interests of Belarus within the greater international context. The Minsk Dialogue hosts regular conferences where renowned international experts and government officials and diplomats discuss important issues in this context. It also releases regular analyses and reports, comments, and statements.

The Thomas Abegg Foundation supports the Minsk Dialogue because such platforms give space to reflect on the important issues of our time and thus contribute to the stability of countries and regions.

stars – for leaders of the next generation (www.the-stars.ch)

stars was founded in 2008. The vision of the Swiss foundation is to develop better leaders of the next generation and to be the premier platform for these future leaders. Today, the global stars community already comprises some 2,000 alumni from more than 100 countries who regularly exchange ideas in regional networks, across all geographic, cultural and professional borders. All have taken part in at least one of the stars symposia either in Switzerland, Singapore or China where they worked with renowned global experts and leaders to discuss the trends and challenges that will affect society and the economy in the coming years. stars publishes regular newsletters with exclusive contributions from experts on geopolitical, economic, technological, and leadership trends.

The Thomas Abegg Foundation supports the work of stars because it believes in the importance of international networking and is convinced that the great challenges of our time can only be solved by working together.