The Hightech Campus association held its first regular meeting Buchs at the pepperMINT experimental laboratory in Vaduz. On a tour of the premises, the club members were able to look over the shoulders of children and young people as they were introduced to the topics of mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology in a playful way. Thanks to the fascinating experiments, the students always have aha experiences. pepperMINT managing director Martin Büchel not only managed to captivate the experimenting children and young people with his explanations, but also the guests from the high-tech campus Buchs.

Smartfield and ICT Scouts/Campus location opens

After the interesting tour, Marco looked Thoma, President of the Hightech Campus Association Buchs, looks back on an intensive year as a club: “In our first year as a club, in keeping with our vision and the thrust of the Hightech Campus initiative Buchs A lot has been achieved.” As examples, he cited the general networking and exchange between the various institutions and organizations, the kickoff event at the beginning of June, at which the Switzerland Innovation Park East opened to a larger audience for the first time Buchs presented and the efforts to locate the Smartfeld and ICT Scouts/Campus in Buchs. This was only successful thanks to the close partnership with the communities, the Sarganserland-Werdenberg region and the economy. The new smart field location in the bzbs will be presented to the general public at an opening event next Saturday, March 23rd, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The unique place for learning and experimentation can be discovered on the open day. In the future, curious and technology-loving students from the region will be able to program and experiment with their own hands.

Achieve a positive impact together

One of the main tasks of the Hightech Campus association Buchs is to present the services and offers of the various cooperation partners such as the International School Rheintal, the bzbs, the OST Ostschweizer Fachhochschule, RhySearch, the Switzerland Innovation Park East, the city Buchs and the smart field to network, coordinate, make better known and strengthen their impact. A small step in this context was the renaming of the bus stop on Langäulistrasse to “Hightech Campus”. Marco described the highlights of the past year on the high-tech campus area Thoma the move into the new ISR building and the anniversary activities for the tenth anniversary of RhySearch. «The high-tech campus Buchs develops positively. There is still a lot to do. The foundations for a prosperous development have been laid,” says Marco Thoma. Ultimately, the Hightech Campus association Buchs to strengthen the economic region with its commitment and to make a concrete contribution to combating the ongoing shortage of skilled workers. This is particularly due to the increase in the attractiveness of the education, innovation and research location, which also includes a new design of the square. Ultimately, the high-tech campus should Buchs become an even more inviting place for encounters and exchanges. On the one hand, among students, lecturers and employees, and on the other hand also with the population.