Trained as a geographer, Roland Hochstrasser heads the Office for the Analysis and Digital Cultural Heritage within the Department of Education, Culture and Sport of the Republic and Canton of Ticino. He is a member of the foundation boards of the Alpine Biology Center and Switch, and serves on the steering committees of the Memoriav Association and Swiss Cultural Capital.
Education
- Master of Advanced Studies Public administration management, Republic and Canton of Ticino, Bellinzona (2020–Current)
- Certificate Management and Leadership in ALD services - archives, libraries, documentation centres, University of Bern (2017)
- Master of Advanced Studies Sustainable Urbanism, Resources Management and Gouvernance, University of Lausanne, Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration IDHEAP (2002–2004)
- University degree Lic. Phil. II Geography, University of Lausanne, Institute of geography (1995–2002)
Work Experience
- Office manager, Republic and Canton of Ticino, Office of Analysis and Digital Cultural Heritage, Bellinzona (2020-Current)
- President, Ethnographic museums association (2016–2021)
- Vice president and Researcher, Museo del Malcantone, Curio (1997–2020)
- Head of Sector, Republic and Canton of Ticino, Division of culture and university studies, Bellinzona (2018–2020)
- Founder, Museum of travel and tourism (2015–Current)
- Researcher, Coordinator, Republic and Canton of Ticino, Valorisation of cultural heritage system, Bellinzona (2014–2018)
- Researcher, Project coordinator, Republic and Canton of Ticino, Dialectology and ethnography Center, Bellinzona (2005–2014)
- Researcher, Project manager, Associazione Comuni Regione Malcantone, Agno (1998–2005)
- Expo.02 Ranger, Büro für Natur- und Landschaftschutz, Estavayer-le-Lac (2002)
- Researcher, Centre de Conservation de la nature du Canton Vaud, St. Sulpice (2002)
- Content manager, Webmaster, Colorplaza Sa, Vevey (1999–2001)
- Webmaster, Desk top publishing, Altiplano SA, Montpreveyres VD (1997–1999)
Publications
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Public activities and press review
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Photos
 Presentation at the Swiss Statistics Days, Basilea, 27.10.2022 (foto Mauro Stanga, USTAT) |
 Conference Digitalizza la cultura, Lugano, 18.11.2016 (foto CERDD, Repubblica e Cantone Ticino) |
 First meeting with cultural operators, Lugano, 29.11.2018 (foto UAPCD) |
 Presentation of the Literary Guide to Italian-speaking Switzerland at the Locarno Film Festival, 11.08.2019 (foto Venturino, DCSU) |
 Digital Autumn press conference, Lugano, 03.07.2020 (foto UAPCD) |
 Interview for the programme Turné, Quotidiano, 05.09.2020 (foto RSI) |
 Moderation of the event Territori di parole, Roma, 05.10.2020 (foto Moghini, ISR) |
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 Interview at the RSI studios, 26.10.2021 |
 Conference Digitalizza la cultura, LAC Lugano, 27.10.2021 (foto La Rosa, Repubblica e Cantone Ticino) |
 Interview for the programmeTurné, Quotidiano, 30.04.2022 (foto RSI) |
 Presentation during the event Coordinate culturali, Locarno, 04.08.2022 (foto UAPCD) |
 Jury meeting for the Swiss Cultural Capital project, La Chaux-de-Fonds, 24.05.2002 (foto Capitale Culturale Svizzera) |
 Memoriav Congress in Solothurn, in the presence of Federal Councillor Elisabeth Baume-Schneider, 26.11.2024 (Rudolf Müller, Memoriav) |
