Experience digital technology at Smartfeld in Buchs

Smart Field prepares children and youth to face the challenges of the digital age. The emphasis is on technology and creativity as well as the joy of discovery. In the courses, whole school classes are introduced to topics such as programming, robotics, mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology (MINT) and entrepreneurship. Interested students also have the opportunity to delve into the same topics in their spare time and deepen their knowledge.

Thanks to the new offer, talented and technically interested children and young people can be supported at an early stage. The comprehensive range of courses aims to make the digital world tangible and is aimed at pupils at primary, secondary one and secondary two levels. “We are grateful that Smartfeld will start operations at Hightech Campus Buchs in the next few weeks. The additional offer fits perfectly into our ecosystem,” says Marco Toma, President of the Hightech Campus Buchs Association.

Develop creativity

“At Smartfeld we believe in a world where everyone has the skills and understanding to take advantage of the opportunities of the digital age. Our vision is to create an inspiring and accessible platform that enables children and youth to develop their creative abilities, develop future skills, and prepare to face the challenges of tomorrow.

“Our goal is to combine education and innovation and create a space where learning and experimentation become exciting adventures,” adds Thomas Rasteja, director of the new Smartfield site in Buchs. The new Smartfeld site in Werdenberg is supported by the IT Education Campaign in Canton St. Gallen. Smartfeld has already supported this with approximately 1.7 million francs between 2020 and 2023. With Smartfeld the ICT campus will also come to Buchs.

BZBS provides space for smart fields

The Hightech Campus Buchs Association has set itself the goal of connecting different players from education, research and innovation to business. It is an organization that, in addition to the OST Eastern Swiss University of Applied Sciences, RhySearch, Switzerland Innovation Park East, leading companies from the region and the Rheintal ISR International School, also houses the BZBS Center for Professional and Continuing Education.

BZBS President Daniel Miescher is happy to cooperate with Smartfeld: “We will mutually benefit from each other. The investment in the Buchs site underscores our future strategy. As of March, Smartfeld will occupy a space of approximately 150 square meters in the BZBS school building. For the site to emerge The new city of Buchs, as well as the Sarganserland-Werdenberg region and individual institutions, worked intensively for Smartfeld to move in. Mayor Rolf Pfeiffer is convinced: “We have to work together to increase the attractiveness of our area. In the end we all benefit from it. Students, young people, schools, companies and society. It was Buchs An important location for education, innovation and high technology for decades, which radiates far beyond the region, it is precisely this appeal that strengthens Smartfield's consolidation among younger generations.

For Rolf Pfeiffer and all others involved, the upcoming opening of the new Smartfield location in Buchs represents an important milestone: “We are investing in young talent. This clearly shows that we believe in the strong future of our region.”