SwissCommunity Director Lukas Weber hands over the baton to Daniel Hunziker Following an intense and eventful time at the helm, Lukas Weber is to step down as director of the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad (OSA) on 31 December 2025. The OSA Executive Board wishes to thank Lukas Weber for his work and collaboration at a challenging time. We are delighted to announce that Daniel Hunziker has been appointed as the new director. Daniel will start in his role on 1 January 2026 and will work with Lukas Weber beforehand to ensure a smooth handover. Daniel Hunziker has wide-ranging professional experience in the financial and organisational fields. He was the Swiss honorary consul to New Caledonia, where he lived for many years as a Swiss Abroad himself. FILIPPO LOMBARDI, PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANISATION OF THE SWISS ABROAD Lukas Weber represented the OSA at the 2025 SwissCommunity Days in Berne. He is leaving the organisation at the end of the year. Photo: Marc Lettau SJAS to hold nine summer holiday camps and its first-ever information meeting in 2026 As the year ends, we at the SJAS are not only looking forward to the festive season. We are also excited about the winter holiday camp that is just around the corner. Our fun and frolics in the snow will barely be over before the next red-letter day on Tuesday, 13 January 2026 – the date on which the registration phase opens for our summer holiday camps. To ensure that everyone is well prepared, our website contains all the latest camp locations, dates and applicable age categories. We have a varied schedule in store for summer 2026, with nine different holiday camps. Each of our Swiss Trips will explore a different part of the country, such as French-speaking or central Switzerland. Our website now also features FAQs as well as clearer instructions for those who wish to sign up for the camps. What is more, next year will see the SJAS hold its first-ever programme date age group participants Bern, Waldmatte (BE) 20 June to 3 July 2026 10- to 14-year-olds 42 Swiss Trip 1 24 June to 3 July 2026 12- to 14-year-olds 30 Wengen, Alpenblick (BE) 4 to 17 July 2026 12- to 14-year-olds 36 Rechberg (AR) 8 to 17 July 2026 8- to 12-year-olds 36 Swiss Trip 2 8 to 17 July 2026 12- to 14-year-olds 30 Langenbruck (BL) 18 to 31 July 2026 8- to 12-year-olds 36 Gastlosen, Jaun (FR) 18 to 31 July 2026 12- to 14-year-olds 48 Fieschertal (VS) 1 to 14 August 2026 10- to 14-year-olds 48 Swiss Trip 3 5 to 14 August 2026 12- to 14-year-olds 30 Foundation for Young Swiss Abroad (FYSA) Tel. +41 31 356 61 16 info@sjas.ch www.sjas.ch digital information meeting for parents. Anyone interested and available is welcome to join our Teams meeting on Thursday, 4 June 2026. Further details of the meeting will be available in the April edition of this magazine. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the administrative office at info@sjas.ch or on +41 31 356 61 16. ISABELLE STEBLER, SJAS Photo provided 31 Swiss Review / December 2025 / No.5
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