«The new high-tech campus Buchs offers the opportunity to combine business, the university world in the East and Rhysearch with new forms such as "new work" and at the same time provides an incredible opportunity to further network our high-tech valley.»
Patrick Berhalter, owner / CEO BERHALTER AG, Widnau
«For our region, the high-tech campus Buchs a great opportunity to strengthen, develop and publicize the business, education and research location. I am sure that next to the city Buchs the surrounding communities also benefit when the high-tech campus Buchs will be a success."
Andreas Bernold, Mayor, Wartau
«With the high-tech campus Buchs A modern education, competence and innovation hub will be created from which the entire Rhine Valley region and its stakeholders can benefit in the long term. As a global technology and industrial group, the attractiveness of the location and the practical support of young talents and specialists are of great importance to us, which we very much welcome.»
Jens Breu, Chief Executive Officer at SFS Group, Heerbrugg
«The entire Rhine Valley and with it the entire canton of St.Gallen benefit from this actively used opportunity of the high-tech campus Buchs. "
Stefan Britschgi, Canton Council, Diepoldsau
«The high-tech campus Buchs is a strong, international and business-oriented training center in a prime location. A knowledge and research center with direct access to innovative companies. What more do we want for our young people and our economy?»
Andreas Broger, Canton Councilor of St. Gallen and City Councilor, Altstätten
«High-tech campus Buchs is a promising project associated with the location Buchs fits perfectly into our innovative valley. We Rheintalers are looking forward to it.»
Carmen Bruss, Canton Councilor, Diepoldsau
«Innovative companies need specialists with specific qualifications. The dual educational path is very important in the Sarganserland-Werdenberg region. At the high-tech campus Buchs Basic training, further education, technical college, research and precision industry are connected with each other. We benefit from this from Chur to Lake Constance.»
Daniel Bühler, Cantonal Councilor FDP, Mayor, Bad Ragaz
«The high-tech campus Buchs is a unique opportunity to bring together tradition, technical progress and research - i.e. theory and practice. In this form it is probably unique in all of Switzerland. I'm very proud of that. Thanks to this combination, well-known new companies have been founded in Werdenberg-Sarganserland in recent years.»
Barbara Dürr, Cantonal Councilor, Managing Director of the St.Gallen Wine Industry Association, Gams
«With the high-tech campus Buchs education, research and development are optimally connected with the economy. A profitable project for the innovation and attractiveness of our region and the entire canton of St. Gallen.»
Mike Egger, National Councilor SG, Berneck
«High-tech campus Buchs - another milestone in strengthening the canton of St.Gallen.»
Thomas Eugster, Cantonal Council, Altstätten SG
«The high-tech campus Buchs is an investment in the economic area of the Rhine Valley. A hope and a chance for impulses and inspiration with lasting effects for the companies in our region»
Bettina Fleisch, owner & CEO, säntis packaging ag & SwissPrimePack AG, Rüthi SG
«The high-tech campus Buchs creates a unique combination of business and education and thus enables the training of qualified specialists who are equally at Living in theory and practice - a worthwhile investment in the future of our region.»
Luca Frei, Co-President CVP Werdenberg, Gams
«Spin-off companies play an important role in the commercial implementation of research and development results. The high-tech campus Buchs offers space and opportunities to advance. As President of the IG Wald und Holz of the cantonal council, I am pleased that the motel is being realized as a timber construction. It will be a meeting place in the middle of the campus area that radiates warmth and modernity.»
Walter Freund, Canton Councilor, President of IG Wald and Holz of the Canton Council, Eichberg
«At the high-tech campus Buchs education, research and innovation are combined. The cross-divisional platform offers a variety of opportunities for personal development and sustainable business ideas in the smallest of spaces. The high-tech campus Buchs is «the» impulse center in the Alpine Rhine Valley.»
Katrin Frick, cantonal councilor, school president and vice-mayor, Buchs
«The campus in Buchs is a great opportunity for the educational location and thus an investment in the future. The potential of the spatial proximity of technical college and vocational school can thus be used even better.»
Josef Gähwiler, canton council and vocational school teacher, Buchs
«High-tech campus Buchs sets a strong example in the educational landscape of the Alpenrheintal. It's an investment in the future."
Meinrad Gschwend, Cantonal Councilor, President of the Greens parliamentary group, Altstätten
«With the high-tech campus Buchs the southern educational region in the canton of St. Gallen will be decisively strengthened for the benefit of the population and the economy in our region.»
Christoph Gull, Canton Councilor, SVP parliamentary group president, President of the Sarganserland-Werdenberg region
«Needs of education, business and population ideally combined: That is the high-tech campus Buchs! "
Daniel Gut, Mayor, City Buchs
«High-tech campus Buchs - networked, innovative, complex - for a flourishing educational and economic region in the Rhine Valley.»
Brigitte Haas, Managing Director, Liechtenstein Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Vaduz
“Education and innovation need space. The building department wants to play an active role in shaping the campus and thus the location Buchs strengthen."
Susanne Hartmann, government councillor, head of the building department in the canton of St.Gallen
«With the networking of training, technology and innovation through the high-tech campus Buchs an important educational policy signal is set.»
dr Karin A. Hasler, Cantonal Councilor SP, Balgach
«The high-tech campus Buchs and the Sargans campus are sustainable educational projects for the future with great appeal. For the training of experts for the Rhine Valley and Sarganserland.»
Bernhard Hauser, Professor PHSG, Sarganserland Cantonal Council, President of the School Board and Municipal Council, Sargans
«When we build, we develop and think about tomorrow!»
Beni Heeb, Former Rector, Vocational and Further Education Center Buchs
«High-tech campus Buchs - Investments are made here today for tomorrow's education, research, business and innovation. Not only a strengthening of the Alpine Rhine Valley, but of the entire economic area of Eastern Switzerland.»
Rolf Huber, mayor and cantonal councillor, Oberriet
«The high-tech campus Buchs is a win in the region and for the region!»
Bertrand Hug, Mayor, Sennwald
“Knowledge and skills are basic requirements for innovations. The high-tech campus Buchs offers young professionals the basis to educate themselves and develop and high-tech companies the creative minds of tomorrow. The high-tech campus will be the hub for learning, researching, working and meeting people Buchs radiate far beyond the region and national borders.»
Jens Jäger, Vice President of the Canton Council, primary school teacher, Vilters-Wangs
«Werdenberg faces the challenge of keeping up with other regions. The high-tech campus Buchs creates perspectives by combining education, business and research in a unique, practical way. This innovative project is an investment in society and companies in our region.»
Dusan Jaksic, co-regional party president CVP Werdenberg
«If all of our educational institutions see themselves as a school, social and cultural unit, this strengthens our educational and business location as a whole. The high-tech campus Buchs ideally supports this development.»
Peter Keller-Giger, Prorector bzbs and Board Member for Economics Buchs
«The high-tech campus Buchs offers the ideal breeding ground for personal development. Education, research, business and the opportunity to meet are combined in the smallest of spaces. This is unique and opens up new opportunities. For school leavers, employees and employers.»
Carola Koller, Project Assistant Hightech Campus Buchs
«The high-tech campus Buchs shows: This is what education will look like in the future! Networking of educational levels, innovative learning methods, efficient use of classroom space are just a few of the advantages of campus solutions. Companies in the Rhine Valley, Sarganserland-Werdenberg and Toggenburg regions, but also in the entire canton, benefit from the highly qualified graduates.»
Stefan Kölliker, government councilor, head of the education department of the canton of St.Gallen
«High-tech campus Buchs – a strong, coordinated association of enablers in favor of an efficient economy and attractive jobs. The inspiring basis: FH OST, BZB, International School, RhySearch, Innovationspark Ost. The promising impulses: education, research, innovation. The lasting effect: charisma and added value – regional, national, cross-border.”
Werner Krüsi, President of the Board of RhySearch and President of Swissmem Photonics
«The place of education Buchs has always been of great importance for our region. With high-tech campus Buchs the educational offers are summarized under one label and supplemented with the areas of work, research, living and meeting. An important contribution to the further development of our attractive region! With RhySearch is the high-tech campus Buchs also integrated into the Innovationspark Ost. high-tech campus Buchs is not just a brand, but above all a meeting place. I congratulate the initiators of Hightech Campus Buchs from the bottom of my heart and wish them every success!»
Christian Lippuner, cantonal councilor, FDP parliamentary group president, entrepreneur, Grabserberg
«The close interaction between business, education, research, trade and crafts is a trademark of the Alpine Rhine Valley. The high-tech campus Buchs, the wonderful landscape and the close proximity to the Principality of Liechtenstein and Vorarlberg form the basis for the positive development of the region.»
Niklaus Lippuner, Mayor, Grabs
«After the merger to form the OST Ostschweizer Fachhochschule, the expansion of the campus represents a further upgrade of the entire further education center in Buchs. Practice-oriented research, paired with higher vocational training, guarantees us, as a regionally anchored, innovative family company, competent specialists for tomorrow. Through cooperative work in the form of internships and supervision of theses, we have succeeded in recruiting qualified personnel for our company.»
Byörn Mattle, Chief Human Resources Officer, Jansen AG, Oberriet
«High-tech companies and innovation have a long tradition in the Alpine Rhine Valley. To keep it that way, we need the best specialists on an ongoing basis. The high-tech campus Buchs is therefore of central importance. Our young people are trained here and research and business are combined here. A real enrichment for our economic, working and living space.»
Ruedi Mattle, Canton Councilor, Mayor of Altstätten SG
“Education needs focal points where research and practice, business and innovation are combined. The high-tech campus Buchs is such a focal point for the Rhine Valley and the canton of St. Gallen.»
Remo Maurer, President of the Canton and School Council, Altstätten
«At the high-tech campus Buchs Specialists are trained and innovations are developed. The network of the various institutions and the close cooperation between research, university and business is also of great importance for us SMEs when creating specialties. Because without such partnerships, we would often not be able to carry out individual processes at all for cost reasons.»
Lino Missaggia, owner of Missagia Engineering GmbH, Altstätten SG
«Economy and society need excellent and future-oriented educational institutions. With the targeted funding of education, research, innovation and networking, the Hightech Campus Buchs achieve a beacon effect in the region and beyond.»
Sabine Monauni, Deputy Prime Minister of the Principality of Liechtenstein, Ministry of the Interior, Economy and Environment
"We design vocational training for the world of tomorrow - the high-tech campus Buchs combines today with tomorrow for today's learners and tomorrow's students."
Bruno Müller, Head of Office, Office for Vocational Training Canton St. Gallen
«The high-tech campus Buchs offers space to meet and to develop new ideas. This inventive spirit strengthens the community and promotes innovative and sustainable solutions. The close dialogue between research and business also creates new perspectives for the entire region.”
Francesco Müller, President GLP Werdenberg, Chamois
«Education, research, development and innovation create the basic structure of our economic future! The high-tech campus Buchs can help to further strengthen our companies and create high-tech startups. With visionary thinking and acting, we create opportunities for future generations.»
Eduard Neuhaus, Mayor, Sevelen
«Securing skilled workers is a challenge for the location in the border triangle. In order to be competitive and to develop and implement innovative ideas, companies need well-qualified, motivated and satisfied employees. With the “High-Tech Campus Buchs“ Now there is another, important puzzle for the workplace in our region.»
Jürgen Nigg, Managing Director, Liechtenstein Chamber of Commerce, Schaan
«I support the development and strengthening of the "Hightech Campus Buchs" and the University of Applied Sciences Eastern Switzerland with full conviction. Due to the ongoing digitization in agriculture (smart farming), I am convinced that the entire agricultural sector can exploit the potential of precision farming through mutual knowledge transfer. The "High-Tech Campus Buchs» Makes an important contribution to cooperation with agriculture and other industries based in the region, which strengthens the economy in the entire region in the long term.»
Hans Oppliger, Canton Council, Frümsen
«With the high-tech campus Buchs creates an exciting ecosystem for research and innovation. The entire region will benefit from this, and the Innovationspark Ost will further enhance the campus. We at RyhSearch are really looking forward to the high-tech campus Buchs! "
Richard Quaderer, Managing Director RhySearch, Buchs
«Well-trained professionals are a key success factor for the social and economic development of our region. The high-tech campus Buchs combines ISR, bzb, OST and RhySearch and thus bundles competencies in one education and research location - for the benefit of the people and the economy in the Alpine Rhine Valley.»
Klaus Risch, President, Liechtenstein Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Vaduz
«At the high-tech campus Buchs – to which the agricultural center in Salez also belongs – there is a successful exchange of knowledge and technology transfer with practice, advice and science. Strengthening the education and research location is of great importance both for the region and for agriculture.”
Markus Ritter, National Councilor, President of the Swiss Farmers' Association, Altstätten
«High-tech campus Buchs: We invest in the skilled workers of tomorrow!»
Mirco Rossi, Sevelen Canton Council
«The high-tech campus Buchs brings education together in one place - and strengthens the attractiveness of the entire region!»
Sascha Schmid, Canton Council, Vice-President SVP parliamentary group, Grabs
«With the high-tech campus Buchs another piece of the mosaic characterizes the strong Werdenberg region!»
Fredy Schöb, Mayor, Gams
«High-tech campus Buchs sustainably promotes the attractiveness of the region - the residential and educational location in the heart of the Rhine Valley!»
Katrin Schulthess, Cantonal Councilor and Municipal Councilor, Grabs
«Education is the essence of every innovation, innovation is the lifeblood of the economy. The high-tech campus Buchs is the Living of our regional education.»
Ivan Schurte, Liechtenstein Chamber of Commerce, Head of 100pro!, Schaan
«The high-tech campus Buchs provides a hub for "tinkerers". It should be a place where creative and forward-looking ideas can flourish. The high-tech campus Buchs also makes an important contribution to the innovative power of our valley. It helps ensure that we can continue to export "high-end" products from the Rhine Valley all over the world in the future, thereby securing jobs.»
Christoph Steuble, President of the CVP Werdenberg, Buchs
The Canton of St.Gallen places great emphasis on innovation. The Innovationspark Ost was launched to further develop research and industrial projects. The high-tech campus Buchs is an important external location of the Innovationspark Ost. I am convinced that the "togetherness" and the diverse interaction drive forward internationally and nationally groundbreaking innovation projects. The high-tech campus Buchs offers multifaceted platforms for cooperation in the fields of education, research and innovation for the benefit of society and the economy. Not only for the canton of St.Gallen, but also beyond national borders.»
Beat Tinner, Government Councilor SG, Head of the Department of Economic Affairs, Wartau
«For me as «Ur-Buchshe" is the high-tech campus Buchs an affair of the heart. The campus is a great opportunity, the education, business and research location Buchs future-oriented and sustainable, for Buchs, but also for the entire Werdenberg-Sarganserland-Principality of Liechtenstein region.»
Marco Thoma, Project Manager Hightech Campus Buchs & Head of Administration, Vocational and Further Education Center Buchs Sargans
«With the competence center for education and business, we have a guarantee that the knowledge stays in the region. Regional companies also benefit from this.”
Thomas Toldo, Cantonal Councilor, Entrepreneur, Sevelen
«A campus solution creates and uses a variety of synergies. This is how an educational location is strengthened. Therefore I call for a campus solution for Sargans - and support a corresponding development in Buchs. "
Dr. copper. Thomas Warzinek, Member of the Cantonal Council, Mels
«The Rhine Valley is a leader in the precision industry. Staying at the top requires cooperation between education, research, business and politics. The high-tech campus Buchs I see it as an opportunity for our valley. On the one hand for the personal development of our young professionals and on the other hand as a partner, source of inspiration and source of skilled workers for the local economy.»
Markus Wüst, Entrepreneur, Cantonal Council, President SVP Rheintal, Oberriet
«From the high-tech campus Buchs the whole region benefits from Lake Constance to Lake Walen.»
Erich Zoller, Mayor, Cantonal Council, Quarten
«The high-tech campus Buchs, is an indispensable, sustainable enrichment for the Rhine Valley as an education and research location. In many ways, it increases the attractiveness of our region as a business location and acts as an important driving force for the regional job market. The numerous joint development and research projects with local companies not only give students the opportunity to complete their training in Werdenberg, but also the opportunity to stay in the region after completing their studies and use the knowledge and skills they have learned here on site, for example use for the good of all."
Pia Zurbrügg, constituency president SP Werdenberg, Buchs
