Career Bridge

From graduation to labor market

Program Career Bridge

The program “Career Bridge” will be offered for the first time in 2026. It is a further development of our program “Virtual Internships”.

The Career Bridge aims to improve career entry opportunities for university graduates in Southern Africa. They are given the opportunity to complete an intensive six-month program based on a hybrid model with three pillars:

Training

by international experts

Duration: 4 weeks
incl. physical Career Starter Week, ICT-training and Hackathon-preparations

Virtual Hackathons

by Swiss companies

Duration: 10 weeks
incl. 3 Hackathons for different companies

Physical internship

with a company from Southern Africa

Duration: 12 weeks
with a partner company of B360

Time Frame

The Career Bridge starts training in June and ends in January of the following year.

Areas

The program is currently being offered at the University of Lusaka UNILUS, addressing students majoring Economics & Business (incl. Banking, Finance, Accounting) and IT & Computer Science.

Participant Profile

The participants are Bachelor graduates without practical work experience. Their level is comparable to Bachelor students at a university of applied sciences in Europe. The students speak English.

Workplace

Students work from their home country in Southern Africa. They are provided with a workspace at the university. B360 and the university equip the students with internet, laptops and headphones.

The program will be piloted in 2026 together with UNILUS.

Costs

All costs are currently borne by the STAUB KAISER FOUNDATION.

Hackathons

The participants work on the Hackathons in groups. Each Hackathon lasts four weeks, preceded by a trial Hackathon for B360.

The teams are given a problem statement to solve by a Swiss company. They work on it according to a clear structure and present their solution at the end.

We are looking for companies offering Hackathons

Would you like to be part of our new program and give a young person a unique opportunity?

We are looking forward to hearing from you by e-mail or phone +41 77 477 99 63.