Founded in 1997, BRIDGING CULTURES RELOCATION is devoted to make international moves and living abroad a positive experience for transferees as well as for their families. Over the past 20 years, the individual, tailored approach has resulted in outstanding track record with satisfied corporate as well as individual clients, coming from all levels and backgrounds.
Roswitha van den Berg, Owner & Managing Partner
Roswitha van den Berg is Managing Partner and Owner of Bridging Cultures Relocation GmbH, a company registered in Zurich, offering a full range of relocation services as well as cross-cultural training programs and educational consultancy.
Roswitha is a German citizen who, soon after completion of her secondary studies, went abroad and didn’t return to her “home country”. With degrees in Primary, Secondary as well as in Special Education, she dedicated a large part of her professional life as an educational specialist abroad, teaching at national and international schools or as counselor with a private practice.
Together with her Dutch husband and two sons (born in Asia), she has shared the experience, opportunities and challenges resulting from their multiple international moves, and from living and working in a variety of countries and cultures. Back in Switzerland for a second time around, she decided to make use of her own experience as a “corporate gypsy” and offer her knowledge to other “mobile families” … which resulted in 1997 in the establishment of “Bridging Cultures”!
We offer organizations custom-tailored, professionally-executed programs to meet the needs of individual employees and their families relocating to Switzerland. Personalized programs may comprise one or more of the following subject areas:
• Relocation (Housing / Real Estate Search (Rent/Buy) and Settling In)
• Welcome to Switzerland seminars
• Cross Cultural training (extensive programs)
• Schools and education options
• Assistance and support before (pre-departure training) and after relocation
• Practical advice and day-to-day "survival skills" for newcomers
• Opportunities for professional employment, adult education and personal development, cultural offerings
• Dual Career counsellling
• Language training in High German and Swiss German
• LINCS - the connecting line to professionals in the fields of medicine, mental health, law etc.
• Bridging Cultures Open Program (various course offers)
Professional Services
Philosophy
Our goal is to provide internationally mobile families with the information, resources and support they need to ensure a successful transition to life in Switzerland. By facilitating the adjustment to daily life in a new country, we hope to encourage families to actively explore the varied and enriching opportunities international living offers.
International Affiliation
Bridging Cultures Relocation works in partnership with prominent Global Relocation Services firms as well as Cross Cultural Training providers with worldwide operations.
We are proud members of the following associations:
- EuRA (European Relocation Association)
- SARA (Swiss Association of Relocation Agents,founding member)
- ERC (Employee Relocation Council) - GMS certified
- RELOCATION PROFESSIONALS
- SIETAR