A delegation from the State Secretariat, the SNF and the University of Geneva held talks in Moscow with members of the Russian research community and innovation agencies as well as representatives from Russian universities.
The aim of the fourth meeting of the joint working group set up in 2012, was to identify bilateral as well as international tools and programmes to increase cooperation between the two countries, according to the state secretariat.
The SNF has supported more than 200 projects with Russian participation and Russia is among the top 17 international partner countries for research. Over the past two years the University of Geneva launched and funded 15 projects.
This content was published on
The wage gap between married mothers and fathers in Switzerland is significantly worse than that between single woman and men.
If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.
Read more
More
Swiss research institutes to merge to combat climate change
This content was published on
Two Swiss government institutes specialising in water, snow and forests will be merged to focus on climate change and sustainability.
Mexico freezes suspicious university funds received via Switzerland
This content was published on
Mexico’s treasury has opened an investigation into suspicious funds received by a large state university via Switzerland.
You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us!
If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.