In a special feature, Economic Development Board Managing Director Yeoh Keat Chuan shared his views on why Singapore is an attractive partner for companies from Switzerland that are looking to access the growing Asian markets. He noted that education linkages between Switzerland and Singapore are already extensive with many partnerships between the Swiss and Singaporean institutions of higher learning including ETH Zurich which has established a Future Cities Laboratory in Singapore to conduct research into complex urban systems.  Each year, students embark on exchange programmes in both directions between SMU, NUS, NTU and leading Swiss universities.