Swiss Country Report on ICT in Education

Switzerland compiles the Swiss Country Report on ICT in Education for the European Schoolnet to be published in "Insight", the European Schoolnets' Information bulletin. It is updated annually.

  • Characteristics of the Swiss education system
    In accordance with Switzerland's federal structure, the tasks of the education system are shared between 3 political levels (Confederation, cantons and municipalities) which work together in their respective areas of responsibility to ensure high quality in the education system.
  • ICT policy
    Until recently there was no overall strategy for the integration of ICT in schools, although there was a more general Information Society Strategy, which was updated in 2006.
  • The curriculum and ICT
    There is no national curriculum in Switzerland, but work is currently going on at both federal and regional levels to harmonise the cantonal curriculums. The 2007 strategy of the cantons with respect to ICT in education fixes the achievement of digital literacy as a general aim.
  • Digital Learning Resources
    Although there is no content development strategy as publishers or open source initiatives, the cantonal strategy for ICT states that one of its aims is to “make existing content more accessible by a system of tagging, description and evaluation”.
  • Teacher Education in ICT
    There are two reports on Teacher Training in Switzerland available: The first report is an integral part of the Swiss Country Report, the second has been published at the end of 2010 and focuses on a study by the Hasler Foundation on the Role of ICT in Teacher Training in Switzerland. Both have been published in the context of EUN.
  • Weblinks
    This side offers a collection of weblinks and download links for infromation on the use of ICT in Swiss schools.

Download of the reports

cr_switzerland_2009_final_proofread_2_columns.pdf
Country Report on ICT in Education (2009/2010) (PDF, 638.64 KB)
case_study_ch.pdf
The role of ICT in teacher training (December 2010) (PDF, 267.99 KB)
educa.ch