Microsoft Switzerland is organizing Windows 7 Wallpaper Contest between 28.06.2009 and 27.07.2009. During this time you have possibility to submit your best “snapshot of Switzerland” (according to competition rules) for a change to win prizes and get...

Microsoft TechEd Europe 2009 conference will take place in Berlin, Germany from 9 – 13 November 2009. TechEd provides developers and IT professionals the most comprehensive technical information across Microsoft's current and soon-to-release suite of...

Philipp Unterbrunner, a PhD student in Computer Science from ETH Zürich, has been selected to Microsoft Internship Program taking place in Redmond in the summer of 2009. Philipp is working at the Systems Group of ETH Zurich with professors Donald Kossmann...

This year`s PhD Scholarship Applications Call is now live at: http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/global/apply-europe.aspx . Microsoft Research PhD Scholarship is a program to recognize and support exceptional students who show the...

Microsoft Switzerland Academic Team launched You Make IT Smart robotics campaigns in October 2008. As a part of the campaign we promised to give away up to 300 LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT for full-time students and faculty members of Swiss educational institutions...

Swiss Imagine Cup`09 Finals were held in Holiday Inn Bern on Friday 8th May 2009. Competitors were presenting works in three categories: Photography, Game Development and Robotics & Algorithms. All the works focused on Imagine Cup`09 theme " Imagine...

The first Academic tech·days 09 were successfully organized on 1st April 2009 at the CICG Geneva and on 8th April 2009 at the Kongress & Kursaal Bern. We thank warmly our speakers for their great presentations and all our Academic TechDays visitors...

Academic tech · days Genève Date: Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 13:45–21:00 Place: CICG, Rue de Varembé 17, 1211 Genève Academic tech · days Bern Date: Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 13:45–23:00 Place: Kursaal Bern, Kornhausstrasse 3, 3000 Bern...

SimplySim, a Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio partner, has released an application that allows you to control either a simulated LEGO® NXT Tribot in a rich 3D environment or a real Tribot. SimplySim has simulated the Lego© Mindstorms© NXT robot in...

I have spent some time to try out some free Microsoft online services and thought to share my experiences with you. Here are the nicest ones and some examples how I use them: officelive.com : Enables you to collaborate online with your friends...

Have you already registered to Imagine Cup 2009 competition? If not, do it quickly, so you don’t miss the opportunity to win great prices at Swiss Imagine Cup Finals! Imagine Cup is an annual worldwide student competition with categories ranging from...

FDG ’09, the fourth International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, is organized on April 26-30, 2009 on-board the Disney Wonder cruise ship departing from Port Canaveral, Florida. The FDG`09 is a focal point for academic efforts in all...

Are you a student about to graduate or who has already graduated? Microsoft Corporation is recruiting both graduating and graduated students for international internships and full time positions. Currently there are two open internship positions: Software...

On 5 December 2008 Microsoft Switzerland and HSR Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil launched the first Microsoft Innovation Center in Switzerland. The Microsoft Innovation Center (MIC) Rapperswil is located in the HSR Campus. Collaboration between HSR...

Hello Visitors! My name is Milan Kubicek. I’m a full-time student at the University of Berne where I study computer science. Since July 2007 I have worked part-time at the Microsoft Switzerland Academic Team. In the future I want to keep you up-to...

Welcome to the Microsoft Windows Embedded European Tour 24 th November 2008 at EPFL in Lausanne 25 th November 2008 at ETHZ in Zürich Want to be one of tomorrow's embedded or robotics developers? Are you a student, academic or a novice...

On 6 th November 2008, Microsoft launched in Switzerland a new program called Microsoft BizSpark to accelerate success of early stage software startups. The launch was done together with the Swiss BizSpark Network Partner IFJ Institut für Jungunternehmen...

After more than one month of beta-testing the new XNA 3.0 Version has been released on 30th October. Besides the “old” XNA 2.0 features there are some really interesting new ones: · Compatibility with the upcoming Zune 3.0 Firmware release! ...

Welcome to the Microsoft Windows Embedded European Tour 24 th November 2008 at EPFL in Lausanne 25 th November 2008 at ETHZ in Zürich Want to be one of tomorrow's embedded or robotics developers? Are you a student, academic or a novice...

Would you like to know how to win a free robot? Have you already downloaded Microsoft design and development software titles for free? Would you like to take part in fun competitions and win cool prizes? If you got curious, the You Make IT Smart campaign...

Thank you for all the applicants, the Microsoft Lead Student Partner - Geneva position has been now filled. Are you studying in a university or university of applied sciences in Geneva (or close to Geneva)? Do you feel passionate about technology...

Imagine Cup is an annual worldwide student competition with categories ranging from digital arts to software design. More than 200 000 students from 100 countries entered the competition in 2008. As with the Olympics, Imagine Cup finalists compete at...

This new Swiss Academic Team Blog is targeted for students, professors and other faculty of the Swiss universities and universities of applied sciences. Goal of our Blog is to keep Swiss Academia up-to-date about the relevant online resources, product...

Hello to all visitors of this blog. My name is Marc-Alain and I work in the academic team at Microsoft Switzerland. My role is lead academic relations & programs. I started to work for Microsoft in January 2006. When I started my work, it was...