New head of swissnex India and consul general of Switzerland in Bangalore
Bern, 21.02.2017 - Sébastien Hug has been appointed head of swissnex India and consul general of Switzerland in Bangalore. He will take up his post in November 2017.
Sébastien Hug was born in 1980 in Fribourg (FR), place of origin Egerkingen (SO).
Mr Hug began his career as attaché for higher education, science and technology at the Swiss embassy in Canada in 2007. From 2011 to 2013 he was project leader for higher education and partnerships at swissnex Boston. Since 2013 he has been working in the International Relations Division of the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation at the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research. As a scientific adviser, Mr Hug is responsible for the management of the swissnex network.
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