Talks on Basel and Switzerland
Talks on Basel
and Switzerland
‘Switzerland – A surprising Success Story` or ‘William Tell and all that’
How did a little group of states in a mountainous area in the middle of Europe with few natural resources, very poor until not much more than a century ago become one of the world’s most successful and richest countries?
That is the subject of an hour-long talk, part of Basel City’s program of Welcome and Introduction for the significant expat. community. It takes you from the story of William Tell to today’s world leading pharmaceutical industry represented by Hoffmann- La Roche’s Buildings Nr. 1 and 2, the highest two in the land.
As you can see from the feedback and comments this presentation fulfills a need and is very well received.








I would be very happy to give my Talk on Switzerland to you too. I charge CHF 300 and any travel expenses by public transport. For a booking please go to contact.
‘Basel – Small but Cosmopolitan’ & Virtual City Tour
This is a presentation about Basel geared towards the city canton’s many immigrant organisations and supported by the Basel City Office for Diversity and Integration. The second part is a virtual Walk through Basel which sometimes leads to a repetition on foot in the reality of the city itself.hrt.
‘How Switzerland came to be’
is Jakob’s second offering to the same immigrant community. A simpler version of the history of Switzerland from its Celtic beginnings to today’s sucessful country with its unique political system of `direct democracy`






