Type | Association of universities and colleges |
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Headquarters | Bern, Switzerland |
Location |
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Membership | 36 Swiss universities and colleges |
Official language | English, French, German, Italian |
President | Luciana Vaccaro [1] |
Secretary General | Martina Weiss |
Website | www.swissuniversities.ch |
Swissuniversities (stylised as swᴉssunᴉversᴉtᴉes) is the umbrella organization of universities and colleges in Switzerland. [1]
Swissuniversities has 38 member institutions, [2] including the two federal institutes of technology, ten cantonal universities, ten (state-run and private) [3] universities of applied sciences, [4] and sixteen universities of teacher education.
The Higher Education Act of 2011 called for the creation of a unified organization for Swiss higher education institutions. This led to the merger of the previous organizations, that is CRUS (universities), KFH (universities of applied sciences), and COHEP (universities of teacher education). Swissuniversities was founded in 2012 and officially began operations on January 1, 2015 when the Higher Education Act went into effect. [5] [6]
Swissuniversities has the following governing bodies:
The main purpose of Swissuniversities is to deepen and promote cooperation and a common voice among higher education institutions in Switzerland. [6] It acts as a common body for every type of Swiss universities and colleges representing their interests at national and international level. Swissuniversities can take on mandates from the federal government as well as lead programs and projects.
Swissuniversities has the following key responsibilities:
Swissuniversities works closely with the Swiss Conference of Higher Education, the main political body for higher education in Switzerland.
Swissuniversities has the following members:
Type | Association of universities and colleges |
---|---|
Headquarters | Bern, Switzerland |
Location |
|
Membership | 36 Swiss universities and colleges |
Official language | English, French, German, Italian |
President | Luciana Vaccaro [1] |
Secretary General | Martina Weiss |
Website | www.swissuniversities.ch |
Swissuniversities (stylised as swᴉssunᴉversᴉtᴉes) is the umbrella organization of universities and colleges in Switzerland. [1]
Swissuniversities has 38 member institutions, [2] including the two federal institutes of technology, ten cantonal universities, ten (state-run and private) [3] universities of applied sciences, [4] and sixteen universities of teacher education.
The Higher Education Act of 2011 called for the creation of a unified organization for Swiss higher education institutions. This led to the merger of the previous organizations, that is CRUS (universities), KFH (universities of applied sciences), and COHEP (universities of teacher education). Swissuniversities was founded in 2012 and officially began operations on January 1, 2015 when the Higher Education Act went into effect. [5] [6]
Swissuniversities has the following governing bodies:
The main purpose of Swissuniversities is to deepen and promote cooperation and a common voice among higher education institutions in Switzerland. [6] It acts as a common body for every type of Swiss universities and colleges representing their interests at national and international level. Swissuniversities can take on mandates from the federal government as well as lead programs and projects.
Swissuniversities has the following key responsibilities:
Swissuniversities works closely with the Swiss Conference of Higher Education, the main political body for higher education in Switzerland.
Swissuniversities has the following members: