Educational politics

Universities extend global reach

27. March 2012 / Higher education / Educational politics

Swiss universities turn to foreign campuses to expand the scope of their research activities. Even though it’s in the context of international collaboration, financial incentives offered by foreign governments and prestigious research institutions play a major role in this development.

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Eurypedia Website on European education systems

11. November 2011 / Educational politics / Educational statistics / Publication

Eurypedia aims at presenting the most accurate picture of national education systems across Europe. Whether you are looking for understanding a specific education system or for analysing an education issue at European level, Eurypedia will provide you with the most exha

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Not but praise for change

30. June 2011 / Educational politics

The cabinet announced that federal responsibility for education, research and innovation will be combined into one office within the economics ministry. Although this decision is welcomed by all political parties, there are experts that fear the influence of economy on education and research.

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Zukunft Bildung Schweiz

5. May 2011 / Educational politics

By the name of Future Education Switzerland the Swiss Academies in cooperation with other educational institutions in Switzerland are organising several meetings with representatives of Swiss society, experts and keyplayers of the Swiss education system for the further development of education.

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Assisting troubled youth enter the workforce

28. March 2011 / Educational politics

Switzerland’s revised unemployment insurance law that comes into force on April 1 is cause for concern for the 2000 to 2500 young adults who leave school each year without job or further education. They fear losing their insurance benefits and having to depend on social security.

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EU action plan to reduce early school leaving

1. February 2011 / Educational politics

The European Commission has launched an action plan against early school leaving in which it decided to help Member States to achieve the Europe 2020 headline target of reducing the EU average rate of early school leavers to under 10%, from the current level of 14.4%, by the end of the decade.

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Turning Kids on to Science

2. December 2010 / Career guidance / Educational politics

The aim of the European project kidsINNscience is to enhance the interest of young people in science and technology and to opt for science careers. The role of gender and cultural diversity is explicitly taken into account throughout the project.

www.kidsinnscience.eu