Higher education

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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Fiftieth anniversary of FCS

2. December 2011 / Higher education

The Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students celebrates its 50th anniversary. Over 7,000 young researchers, students and artists from five different continents – half developing, half industrialised countries - have since than been awarded an exchange scholarship in Switzerland.

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Online query for UAS degree programmes

18. August 2011 / Higher education

The Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology OPET has published an online query for UAS degree programmes. You can search for Bachelor and Master qualifications by using specific criteria like field of study or university of applied sciences UAS.

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New brochure on "Studying in Switzerland"

1. June 2011 / Higher education / Publication

The Rectors' Conference of the Swiss Universities has published a brochure in English entitled "Studying in Switzerland: Universities, 2011". Apart from explaining the various university studies available in Switzerland, it also describes the Swiss education system as a whole. Free download.

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Three out of four students have to work

26. December 2010 / Higher education / Career guidance / Continuing education

Seventy-five per cent of Swiss students have to work to finance their studies, and the work-study combination could be affecting their health, a study by the Swiss Statistical Office shows. Compared with five years ago, they have less to live on.

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Good report on Swiss students

8. December 2010 / Higher education / Career guidance / Media competence

Swiss teenagers have made progress in reading, are still excellent at maths and are good at science, according to the latest international Pisa report, which has assessed the abilities in reading, mathematics and science of 15-year-olds since 2000.

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