{"id":2950,"date":"2012-07-02T13:51:40","date_gmt":"2012-07-02T13:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ianus.zhaw.ch\/international\/?p=2950"},"modified":"2012-07-02T13:51:40","modified_gmt":"2012-07-02T13:51:40","slug":"expo-2012-off-to-new-shores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/sml-international\/expo-2012-off-to-new-shores\/","title":{"rendered":"02.07.2012 &#8211; EXPO 2012: off to new shores"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2956\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ianus.zhaw.ch\/international\/expo-2012-off-to-new-shores\/1_train\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2956\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2956\" title=\"Ready for take off - via high speed train to Yeosu\" src=\"http:\/\/ianus.zhaw.ch\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/1_train-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ready for take off - via high speed train to Yeosu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After a relaxing free Sunday which many used to explore the city, shop or recover from partying from dawn until the morning dusk we had to wake up early. An exciting day was about to start. We\u2019ll leave the capital of the republic and head towards the south \u2013 with the high-speed train to the expo in Yeosu. All individually we were leaving our luxury hotel (including microwave, washing machine and kitchen in the room) and made our way to Seoul Station. By taxi through the early rush hour or sardine-like in the well-developed railway system of Seoul we were making our way to the meeting point. At 08:30 am 2012 A.C. the group is entirely assembled at Seoul station. Well, not entirely\u2026 One small group of indomitable students is still fighting against a devlish washing machine, which beholds from opening the door and giving way to the rescue of some poor pieces of cloths. And life is not easy for the Roman legionaries \u00e4\u00e4hh Professor Ren\u00e9 R\u00fcttimann and\u00a0 Marc who garrison the fortified camps of Seoul Station and desperately tried to get the group together. Well maybe it wasn\u2019t that bad. In a top-notch Korean Highspeed train we were making our way south \u2013 down to the coast, down to Yeosu. EXPO, be ready, we are coming.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After a 3.5 hour train ride we finally arrived at Yeosu Station \u2013 what a way of travelling. A short briefing later from our ORG-Team Korea specialist Ms. Delia T\u00f6pfer and we were jumping into a bunch of taxies towards our hotel. Coming closer to our destination we couldn\u2019t believe our eyes \u2013 a palace of glass and steel right at the shore was rising Dubai \u2013 like into the blue sky. Our own Korean Burj Al Arab, right in Yeosu.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2958\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2958\" style=\"width: 869px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ianus.zhaw.ch\/international\/expo-2012-off-to-new-shores\/3_group\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2958\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2958\" title=\"Our group in front of the Swiss Pavillion\" src=\"http:\/\/ianus.zhaw.ch\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/3_group.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"869\" height=\"584\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our group in front of the Swiss Pavillion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From there the program started to pick up pace. After changing into business casual and a quick brush up we were already heading towards the EXPO. \u00a0Just enought time for a short lunch break and Chief Operating Officer of the Swiss Pavilion, Domenico Bernabei, already awaited us with a warm welcome in front of a stunning and pristine Jungfrau-Joch panorama.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Although few have been away from our home for longer than a few day, one or the other seemed to feel the bitter-sweet touch of homesickness raising up. Our guides Mr. Alain Lang, Ms. C\u00e9line Guillod, Ms. Marl\u00e8ne Stadler and Ms. Youmi Lee (also a former student of the ZHAW, but currently working at the EXPO) gave us a delightful and interesting introduction into the Swiss installation themed around an over 4000 year old glacier core from the \u201cGornergletscher\u201d and the slogan \u201cThe Source. It\u2019s in your hands.\u201d which describes the pure water reserves in our home country. What a great pavilion!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2970\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2970\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ianus.zhaw.ch\/international\/expo-2012-off-to-new-shores\/4_pures_berg_wasser-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2970\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2970\" title=\"Pure Swiss mountain water\" src=\"http:\/\/ianus.zhaw.ch\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/4_pures_berg_wasser3-300x247.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"247\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pure Swiss mountain water<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The subsequent visits of various pavilions including Posco Pavilion, a Korean multinational in the steel industry, and GS Caltex, a major player in the Korean oil industry, revealed, that Swiss quality still seems to set an internatioal benchmark. Also the UN pavilion on water and oceans in general and environmental protection couldn\u2019t challenge the Swiss leader. A little scandal and unrest among the students occurred when during the film presentation free \u201cFiji Water\u201d was offered by the UN officials \u2013 water, coming from the Fijian islands over 12\u2019000 km off Korean mainland. The answer coming from the guide that the water would have been bought in Korea and that the UN representative liked Fiji water very much did not help to put our mind at ease \u2013 it still remains unclear why the organization serves import-water at an EXPO themed around the living oceans and coasts including environmental protection and sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The minds were boggling from the various impressions, our feet hurt and our stomach rumbled \u2013 the afternoon slowly came to an end. After Ms. T\u00f6pfer\u2019s final announcement we were finally free to explore the area individually. The early evening was mostly spent in the hotels&#8217; fitness room and spa or relaxing and enjoying the view from the beds of our 20 something floor high premium rooms. The Big-O-Light show constituted one last highlight of the day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So, enough from our side \u2013 time for a beer. Thanks for reading \u263a.<br \/>\nZHAW students Group 3, over and out.<\/p>\n<p>Fabienne, Kevin, Mara, Natalie, Silvan, Steffi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a relaxing free Sunday which many used to explore the city, shop or recover from partying from dawn until the morning dusk we had to wake up early. An exciting day was about to start. 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