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Notes | News · 29 Sep 2026

AIT Nepal 2026/27 — Swiss Week

Zurich, Switzerland
HICS is in the 2026/27 cohort of Academia-Industry Training (AIT) Nepal, run by the Swiss Leading House South Asia. At the Swiss Week in Zurich, 21–25 September, the closing pitch to investors and industry experts went well: Pawan's presentation was singled out for its clarity and impact.

The week

Academia-Industry Training (AIT) Nepal brings together founders and researchers from Nepal and Switzerland. The Swiss Week, 21–25 September 2026, took the cohort through Zurich's innovation ecosystem: the Switzerland Innovation Park Zurich, the ETH Hangar, NEST at Empa and the Bühler CUBIC Innovation Campus, with workshops on leadership, pivoting and venture capital.

The pitch

The week closed with a pitch session before a panel of investors and industry experts. In its summary of the week, the Swiss Leading House South Asia singled out two presentations for their clarity and impact, Pawan's for HICS among them.

Next

The programme continues in Nepal in March 2027, when the Swiss cohort visits. Sources: Swiss Leading House South Asia, 29 September 2026; the AIT Nepal programme; AIT Nepal in conversation (ZHAW).