Cluster: Swiss Identity

School drops Christmas carols to respect other religions

This content was published on Dec 5, 2019 A primary school in northeastern Switzerland has dropped three carols from its Christmas singing event out of respect to other cultures.

History

Switzerland investigates Muslim preacher over welfare fraud

This content was published on Dec 4, 2019 The public prosecutor in Bern opened a criminal investigation in early 2019 after the 66-year-old preacher was denounced by the municipality of Nidau, according to Swiss media reports. He is suspected of committing fraud by unlawfully obtaining social benefits or securing welfare through the omission of facts. The case was brought to light by media…

Culture

Swiss Words of the Year turn young and green

This content was published on Dec 3, 2019 Klimajugend (climate youth) is the Word of the Year in German-speaking Switzerland, beating out OK Boomer and Flugscham (flight shame).

Culture

Wankdorf: old name restored at historic Swiss stadium

This content was published on Dec 3, 2019 The Bern stadium that staged the 1954 World Cup final is getting its original name back: Wankdorf.

Education

PISA study finds Swiss students ‘still behind’ on reading

This content was published on Dec 3, 2019 Swiss 15-year-olds are below average internationally when it comes to reading, the latest PISA education survey reveals.

Demographics

Which Swiss cities should expats move to in 2020?

This content was published on Dec 3, 2019 Seven Swiss cities feature in the Expat City Ranking 2019, all coming in the top 20 in the world for quality of life.

Demographics

Switzerland’s first ‘library of things’ deemed a success

This content was published on Dec 2, 2019 The concept of LeihBar, where people pay a small annual sum to borrow a range of items, has really caught on in Bern.

Demographics

Child poverty rings alarms bells in Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 2, 2019 More than 100,000 children are affected by poverty in Switzerland and the number is on the rise, according to Swiss Catholic charity Caritas.

Education

‘There’s a different Switzerland for whoever you ask’

This content was published on Dec 1, 2019 A course for exchange students at the University of Zurich gives a deeper understanding of the country from an anthropological point of view.

Culture

How René Gardi shaped Swiss views of Africa

This content was published on Nov 30, 2019 In “African Mirror”, director Mischa Hedinger recounts the career of photographer and film-maker René Gardi in colonial Cameroon in the 1950s.

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