On October 2nd, The Swedish Chamber of Commerce arranged a company visit at SHL Group in Taoyuan. CITO, together with students from Linköpings University got the opportunity to take part in the visit and get an insight in the company’s business. SHL Group, established in 1989 by Swedish Roger Samuelsson, is a world leading solution provider of advanced drug delivery systems. The company consists of four group companies: SHL Medical, SHL Healthcare, SHL Technologies and SHL Pharma, which together design, develop and manufacture devices such as auto and pen injectors to equipment for home and hospital use care. The visit at the Taoyuan office was primarily led by Ulrich Faessler, who are a Managing Director and has worked for the company for more than ten years. Ulrich, together with other employees at SHL Group, presented and introduced the company by explaining the company operations, the steps from idea to product, and how they work with and include the company’s core values in their everyday work. Ulrich was open for a lot of questions throughout the whole visit, letting the students ask questions that came up during the presentation. Furthermore, he described how the they work together with the U.S. and European based business of the company, the company’s goal to automate as much as possible of the production in Taoyuan, and the company’s customization of orders. The visit also included a factory tour, letting the students take part in the manufacture of the company’s products. The tour took the students through the molding and tooling department of the manufacturing, giving a good insight in how products are created through processes as injection molding and detailed, manual processing of material. CITO would like to thank Swedish Chamber of Commerce and SHL Group for an interesting and enriching visit.
On October 2nd, it is finally time for the Opening Ceremony of the CITO Office. This year, it is hosted by CITO 17/18 and we hope to see as many as possible there. The event will include Swedish “fika” and fun activities. If you want to know more about CITO, Sweden or just get to know some Swedish people, you should come! The office’s opening hours this semester are as follows: Tuesday: 12.15 – 13.00 Wednesday: 12.15 – 13.00 Thursday: 12.15 – 13.00 Stay tuned for more information about the office and upcoming event!
On May 3 – 5th, CITO representatives Linnea Johansson and Tom Diedrichs traveled to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia where they visited the following companies: – Atlas Copco – EY – German-Mongolian Institute for Resources and Technology – UL Equipment Co. – Sandvik Read more about it here
On May 10th-12th, CITO representatives Anton and Anders traveled to Seoul where they visited the following companies: – Swedish Chamber of Commerce Korea – Business Sweden South Korea – Scania Read more about it here
On May 16th, CITO 16/17 held an event where the popular Swedish game Kubb (sometimes referred to as “Viking Chess”) was played. Unfortunately, there was heavy rainfall during the entire event, emulating a typical Swedish summer night perfectly, however some people were brave enough to conquer the rain and play regardless of the weather conditions. Other than Kubb, a music quiz was held and some snacks were served to the guests inside the CITO office. Thanks to everyone who attended despite the unfortunate weather conditions! This was the last event of CITO 16/17, however please note that the office will remain open at the regular opening hours until May 30th. You are all very welcome to join us there!
On the 28th of April 2017, eight of the CITO representatives visited AkzoNobel in Taichung. We met primarily with Steve Wang, who has worked at AkzoNobel for more than 10 years and he got a background in chemistry from university. Besides his chemistry degree, Mr. Wang also has an MBA exam from the US. AkzoNobel has operated actively in Taiwan for more than 20 years.
On April 27th, CITO invited the new members of NCTU Europe (who will start their studies at Chalmers in Sweden after the summer) to cook and enjoy some Swedish-style tacos as well as chocolate balls. The dinner was highly appreciated, and CITO would like to wish the new NCTU Europe all the best during their exchange in Sweden. Vi ses i Sverige!
On March 29th-31st, CITO representatives Ida and Isabella traveled to Beijing where they visited the following companies: Tantan and P1 Novozymes Swedish Embassy Growth Analysis Nordic Ways Read more about it here
On March 21st, the very popular day “Fettisdagen” (Fat Tuesday) was celebrated in the CITO office. Of course, during this event, a huge amount of Semlas were consumed by the attendants. The guests were also challenged with a (quite tricky) Tipspromenad-quiz with questions about Sweden. We had a really good time, and hope that all of the guests who attended did as well! Stay tuned for more updates and events from us in the future!
We are back! On Monday the 13th of March our office will once again open during lunch. Our opening hours are 12:10-13:00 and the CITO-office is located in Administration Building 1 (same building as the Office of International Affairs). So grab your lunchbox and come and hang out with us during lunch. (P.S. there will be cookies, if you are in the mood for sweets!) This semester our opening hours and days will be 12:10-13:00 on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. As usual, anyone at NCTU is very welcome to join. We are looking forward to seeing you all!
