Once again, we can look back on two very successful and interesting evenings on 18 and 20 February, when Professor von Borzyskowski was our guest speaker at SFOU dinners on the topic: “Why do countries walk away from International Organisations – understanding breakups in Global Politics”. The questions and discussions afterwards were very stimulating.

on 18.02.2026 in Zurich

on 20.02.2026 in Geneva

SFOU dinner with
Special guest Professor Inken von Borsyskowski
Zurich, 18^th February 2026, 18:30 drinks/19:00 dinner
Geneva, 20^th February 2026, 18:30 drinks/19:00 dinner

Dear Members and Friends of SFOU

Professor Inken von Borzyskowski who is Professor of International Relations at the Department of Politics and International Relations, and Fellow at St Catherine’s College, will be coming to Switzerland in February and has agreed to speak at a dinner for SFOU members and friends on the evening of Wednesday, 18^th February 2026 in Zurich and on Friday, 20^th February 2026 in Geneva.

Please note the date in your diary and hopefully you can join us.

Looking forward to seeing you at the dinner.

Howard Rosen, President

We enjoyed a very fascinating evening with General Sir Richard Shirreff at UBP Union Bancaire Privée in Zurich, discussing thrilling and highly topical subjects.

on 20.01.2026 in Zurich

We were delighted to welcome two of our distinguished grantees who gave us a fascinating insight into the valuable work that they were presenting thanks to their studies which SFOU was privileged to support.

On 25.09.2025 in Zurich

We had a splendid SFOU lunch in Zurich, where Lord Hague of Richmond, Chancellor of the University of Oxford, was our distinguished guest speaker. At the lunch, Lord Hague has launched our new campaign to expand the SFOU Scholarship Fund which supports Swiss based students studying at Oxford.

on 25.09.2025 in Zurich

SFOU lunch with
Special guest Lord Hague of Richmond
Chancellor of the University of Oxford
Zurich, 25^th September 2025, 12:00 drinks/12:30 lunch

Dear Members and Friends of SFOU

William Hague is an alumnus of Magdalen College, Oxford where he studied PPE, graduating with First Class Honours in 1982. He subsequently took an MBA at INSEAD and worked for some years in business before becoming a British Member of Parliament in 1989 until he retired at the 2015 election. He was leader of the Conservative Party between 1997 and 2001, held a number of shadow briefs when the Party was in opposition and then from 2010 held key government positions including Foreign Secretary between 2010 and 2014. He became a life peer and entered the House of Lords as Lord Hague of Richmond in November 2015. After leaving government, Lord Hague has held many non-executive and advisory roles for major companies, charities and NGOs. His literary works include two historical biographies, and he currently writes a weekly column for The Times newspaper. In November 2024, Lord Hague was elected Chancellor of the University of Oxford, taking up his position earlier this year.

Please note the date in your diary and we hope you can join us.

We look forward to seeing you at the event.

Howard Rosen, President

SFOU dinner with
Special guest Mark Thomson
Next Director-General Designate at CERN
Geneva, 23rd October 2025, 18:30 drinks/19:00 dinner

Dear Members and Friends of SFOU

Oxford alumnus Mark Thomson, a British particle physicist, was elected Director-General at CERN in November 2024 and will take up the role on 1st January 2026. He will be speaking to us on the subject of “The future of Particle Physics and CERN’s plans for the next Collider”.

Please note the date in your diary and we hope you can join us. An official invitation will follow soon.

We look forward to seeing you at the event.

Howard Rosen, President

We had a most enjoyable and stimulating evening with a fascinating topic with Dr Paul Morland who was our guest of honour at the dinner of Swiss Friends of Oxford University in Zurich.

on 05.06.2025 in Zurich

SFOU Annual General Meeting
5th June 2025, 16:00

SFOU dinner with
Dr. Paul Morland
Zurich, 5th June 2025, 18:30 drinks/19:00 dinner

Dear Members and Friends of SFOU,

Dr Paul Morland is an author and broadcaster who writes and speaks about population and the big demographic trends across the world, both contemporary and historic. His most recent book, “No One Left”, examines the potentially catastrophic consequences of the West’s low birth rate and what needs to be done to avoid them. You can see a recent interview by Paul Morland that has just been published in the NZZ, here in English and German.

Please note the date in your diary and hopefully you can join us. An official invitation will follow soon. You will be able to join the AGM in person or on-line.

Looking forward to seeing you then.

Howard Rosen, President

This week we had a great evening with Professor Peter Frankpan at the Société de Lecture in Geneva, where we had the opportunity to chat and discuss over tea before his fascinating lecture.

01.04.2025 in Geneva