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Join the ICL Cup and win a scholarship for a unique Professional Bootcamp with China

This educational program is open to all apprentices and students from the cantons of Geneva and Neuchâtel.

The ICL Cup is designed to allow young and ambitious leaders to discover China and gain professional soft skills and additional experience on their CVs.

Register for free to participate in an all-expense paid, professional Bootcamp

BENEFITS FOR STUDENTS & APPRENTICES

A real business issue

A real business issue

A concrete challenge for a company with clear objectives

Learning material

Learning material

Videos and documents to improve your knowledge, and supervision by a company manager

Management tools

Management tools

Digital project management tools to organize your teamwork

Webinars and online lessons

Webinars and online lessons

Weekly workshops and Chinese classes with a local teacher

Aware of the difficulty for confined young people to travel to China in the current context, the projects proposed by the ICL Cup 2022 and its partners will be a mix of digital and physical encounters, allowing participants to gain experience while adapting to the current context.

The apprentices and students selected for this program will form multidisciplinary teams and work together to carry out a project related to a company based in China.

The experience, which will take place online and offline, will allow them to improve their skills and team project management, enhance their CV, and maybe win the 1'000 CHF offered by skilltrip.com

They will also be able to discover China, its culture, and its professional world, through Mandarin classes, workshops and, meetings with key institutions and people involved in Sino-Swiss relations.

By the 15th of December 2022 , each team will have to produce a video and present their project.

Improve your skills

Improve your skills

Put your knowledge into action and learn by doing

Teamwork

Teamwork

Learn to work in an international team and to use modern work tools

Time management

Time management

Improve time management, organization of tasks, and result delivery

Career profile

Career profile

Enhance your CV and Linkedin profile (certificate + reference letter)

We hope that the global sanitary situation will improve and allow further immersions in China for Swiss youth.

Above all, we hope that you and your loved ones will remain in good health and that we will get through this difficult period together in the best possible conditions.

What can I win this year?

Our partner Skilltrip.com will offer a coupon worth CHF 1'000 to each member in the winning team for the ICL Cup.

This will allow you to take off for an internship or study program or even do another virtual program from home!

We have always encouraged young people to step out of their comfort zone and we hope you can take advantage of this offer to further develop your skills.

Discover what our participants experienced in 2020

Twenty participants were selected on the basis of their profile and motivation letter and five multidisciplinary teams were created to work on concrete projects for organizations and companies based in China.

In addition to two hours of Mandarin lessons and one professional or cultural activity per week, our candidates had to work with their team, their ICL mentor, and their companies to provide answers to a problem, analyze current situations in China or create documents useful to the company they worked for.

Please join us in discovering their teams and project work in the videos here below

The Goal of the initiative

The first and second virtual editions of the ICL Cup are a response to the current COVID-19 outbreak. As travel to China might still not be possible this summer we have decided to bring the experience online for the scond time.

This opportunity will help you strengthen your digital skills and your teamwork capabilities, to be better prepared for the professional world.

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How to Participate?

In order to participate in the seventh edition of the ICL Cup please check the eligibility criteria here.

Small teams will be chosen by the jury to work on one project. The best team will see each member rewarded with CHF 1'000 to use at their discretion on the website skilltrip.com for their next learning program abroad.

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What will I gain?

  • Discover China and to put into practice the skills of the twenty-first century
  • Add professional experience to your CV and Linkedin profile to have better chances of finding your future job.
  • Weekly support from the ICL Team to ensure you can focus on learning new things
  • 1'000 CHF Skilltrip.com credit for each member of the best team.
  • Learning to work in an international team and to use modern work tools
  • Improve time management, organization of tasks and delivery of results
  • Boost your Linkedin profile with digital international work experience and certificate
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They've Participated!

Steeve

"I had a really rewarding experience, from both a personal and professional point of view. I also realized Chinese capabilities in the medium term."
Integrate Chinese Life
2020-01-12T07:46:03+00:00
"I had a really rewarding experience, from both a personal and professional point of view. I also realized Chinese capabilities in the medium term."

Meghan

"This is the perfect opportunity to go beyond prejudice and try to see the world through the eyes of a Chinese person."
Integrate Chinese Life
2020-01-03T09:42:41+00:00
"This is the perfect opportunity to go beyond prejudice and try to see the world through the eyes of a Chinese person."

Nicolas Curty

President & CFO of the Affolter Holding SA
"We are proud to see that our technical apprentices who participate in the ICL Cup can learn and bring value during their stay in China. It should be an example and inspiring for our industry."
Integrate Chinese Life
2020-01-12T14:46:05+00:00
President & CFO of the Affolter Holding SA "We are proud to see that our technical apprentices who participate in the ICL Cup can learn and bring value during their stay in China. It should be an example and inspiring for our industry."

Charlotte

"I am passionate about sustainable development and remain speechless about the proactivity of China. I return to Switzerland with new perspectives and a direction for the continuation of my studies and my career."
Integrate Chinese Life
2020-01-12T08:32:27+00:00
"I am passionate about sustainable development and remain speechless about the proactivity of China. I return to Switzerland with new perspectives and a direction for the continuation of my studies and my career."

Vincent Subilia

Managing Director of the Geneva Chamber of Commerce (CCIG)
"China features a highly inspiring and promising market place for young Swiss, who are willing to gain expertise in the world largest economy. They come back with new ideas and initiatives."
Integrate Chinese Life
2020-01-12T14:28:21+00:00
Managing Director of the Geneva Chamber of Commerce (CCIG) "China features a highly inspiring and promising market place for young Swiss, who are willing to gain expertise in the world largest economy. They come back with new ideas and initiatives."

Orianne

"This internship has clearly changed my career and without China I would never have had this opportunity. I am more than fulfilled in my new job, a big thank you to ICL and the whole team who made this happen! "
Integrate Chinese Life
2020-01-16T05:20:08+00:00
"This internship has clearly changed my career and without China I would never have had this opportunity. I am more than fulfilled in my new job, a big thank you to ICL and the whole team who made this happen! "

Colm

"The internship gives me a certain stability which I need, the various activities organized disrupt my daily life, and the regular exchanges I have with the members of the ICL Cup allow me to discover many personalities."
Integrate Chinese Life
2020-01-16T05:40:56+00:00
"The internship gives me a certain stability which I need, the various activities organized disrupt my daily life, and the regular exchanges I have with the members of the ICL Cup allow me to discover many personalities."
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They support us!

We are grateful for the support from multiple Swiss institutions.

 

We also thank the former ambassador for his kind letter of support

 

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Learn more about the ICL Cup

The last final report is available here to discover written testimonials, pictures, media publications, and much more about the ICL Cup 2019 edition. A video is worth a thousand words so check out our Youtube channel with interviews of each participant in his or her company!

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram to receive the last news, or contact us at info(at)integratechineselife.com for any questions.

Thank you for your interest in the ICL Cup. Stay visionary and think China!

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