Annual Report 2025

The B360 network is multifaceted and extremely important for our work.
We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to our partners, all the committed companies, universities, and donors.

B360 Partners

In 2025, we continued to expand our network of partner companies and organizations in Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Southern Africa. We are delighted to be able to count on highly committed partnerships, some of which have been in place for many years.

16 internships in 2025 – 150 since 2011

This year, we were able to offer a record-breaking 16 three-month Northbound internships to students from our partner universities. In addition, four students were able to complete a virtual internship. This is only possible thanks to the great commitment of our partner companies and their employees.

Our Partner Companies 2025

• Bank Julius Baer & Co. AG, Zurich-Altstetten and Zurich City

• Büchi Labortechnik AG, Flawil

• Cosanum AG, Schlieren

• F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel

• Hivoduct AG, Hedingen

• Lexarte AG, Zurich

• LGT Bank, Zurich und Bendern (FL)

• Mediaschneider AG, Zurich

• Motorex AG, Langenthal

• Nuwona, Senegal

• ROBOTIST Group Sàrl, Geneva

• Scenario X SA, Geneva

• SQTS, Dietikon

• ZHAW, Waedenswil

• Zweifel Chips & Snacks AG, Spreitenbach

Our Partner Universities 2025

We are delighted to be able to count on long-standing cooperations with our partner universities. The commitment of the management and local lecturers is essential for successful collaboration. Economic developments and changes in organizations constantly present us with special challenges that we can only overcome thanks to continuous exchange.

• Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), Windhoek

• Tertiary School in Business Administration (TSIBA), Cape Town

• University of Lusaka (UNILUS), Lusaka

• University of Zambia (UNZA), Lusaka

Donations and Support

B360 education partnerships can only function thanks to the generous support of partner companies, partner organizations, sponsors, Friends of B360, donors, volunteers, guest lecturers, and host families.
We extend our sincere gratitude to all of them.

Volunteers and Guest Lecturers

All of our programs involve a great deal of passion, volunteer work, and pro bono work. Our work is only possible thanks to the voluntary help of many people – this commitment is a pillar of B360.

In 2025, xxx hours of volunteer and pro bono work were performed, corresponding to a market value of CHF xxx.

Host Families

The families who provide a home for our interns are essential to the success of the Northbound program. They play a key role in ensuring that students from Southern Africa feel at home in Switzerland and Liechtenstein and learn as much as possible about our culture.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all the families who so generously open their doors.

Friends and Donors

Our network of friends and donors is essential to B360. Thanks to them, we are able to plan and implement our programs. We are grateful to be able to count on such broad support.

B360 Annual Event

Around 130 guests accepted our invitation to our 2025 annual event at Tanzwerk101 in Zurich. The various speakers provided insights into their motivation for working with B360. We would like to thank Sandra Huber and Katerina Fagetti from LGT Bank, as well as Markus Hübscher, Marco Blumenthal, Marianne Egli, and Sybille Amhof for their contributions and personal insights.

This year too, a contribution from the Virtual Interns 2024 was a must: Madalitso Chimalilo, Veronica Choolwe, Lusako Lwesya, Tina Mwamba, and Mwange Mwange gave a presentation on Zambia. Sabina Balmer hosted the evening and rounded off the presentation with an outlook for the future. This was followed by exciting discussions and a culinary experience on the summer terrace of Tanzwerk101.

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