More Teachers ‘exhausted’ from pandemic demands This content was published on Nov 27, 2020 Nov 27, 2020 School teachers in the hard-hit French-speaking part of Switzerland say they are exhausted by the extra burdens arising from the Covid-19 pandemic.
More The Swiss teachers who give lessons outdoors This content was published on Nov 25, 2020 Nov 25, 2020 As the pandemic continues, should children be taught outside to minimise risk of infection? The Danes think it’s a good idea. 20% of their schools...
More Swiss schools stay open as debate over virus spread continues This content was published on Nov 19, 2020 Nov 19, 2020 Austria has closed all schools to curb rapidly rising coronavirus cases, but neighbouring Switzerland has no plans to follow suit.
More Swiss top world talent ranking; Covid impact to come This content was published on Nov 13, 2020 Nov 13, 2020 Switzerland has once again taken top spot on the IMD World Talent Ranking. The country’s high-quality education system is a contributing factor.
More Swiss teacher suspended after organising anti-mask demo This content was published on Nov 10, 2020 Nov 10, 2020 A school in central Switzerland has dismissed a primary school teacher who co-organised a demonstration against the wearing of masks.
More Apprenticeships ‘are coronavirus-crisis proof’ This content was published on Nov 10, 2020 Nov 10, 2020 Vocational training has proven itself to be crisis-proof during the pandemic, the government’s special Covid-19 apprenticeship taskforce says.
More From an asylum centre to a Swiss university This content was published on Nov 8, 2020 Nov 8, 2020 How Chechen asylum seeker Dagun Deniev has made it into a Swiss university, despite obstacles (and the corona pandemic) along the way.
More Retraining at 40 This content was published on Nov 5, 2020 Nov 5, 2020 Etha Varone only got her career on track later in life, thanks to an initiative in Bern that encourages older people to retrain.
More Swiss universities say they are better prepared for second wave This content was published on Nov 2, 2020 Nov 2, 2020 Universities and other higher education institutions went back to online teaching on Monday under the latest nationwide Covid-19 rules.
More Study: closing primary schools harms educational equality This content was published on Oct 30, 2020 Oct 30, 2020 Schools closures during the Covid-19 lockdown slowed younger pupils’ progress and increased the differences between them.
More Universities return to distance learning, schools stay open This content was published on Oct 28, 2020 Oct 28, 2020 Swiss universities are to go back to distance learning from Monday, while schools stay open.
More Schools, universities react to Covid case surge This content was published on Oct 22, 2020 Oct 22, 2020 Mask-wearing will be obligatory for adults and older pupils in schools starting Wednesday in several more cantons.
More Study: Young men aim more for ‘status jobs’ This content was published on Oct 19, 2020 Oct 19, 2020 Young men in Switzerland aspire to higher social status jobs than young women. Also key: whether you are on the apprenticeship or university track.
More How a Swiss computer game is teaching kids to defeat Covid-19 This content was published on Oct 7, 2020 Oct 7, 2020 The Swiss computer game CoronaQuest is helping pupils protect themselves – and face their fears over the coronavirus.
More ‘T-shirt of shame’ banned in Swiss region This content was published on Oct 5, 2020 Oct 5, 2020 Schoolgirls who are judged to be wearing inappropriate clothing for class will no longer have to don a big white T-shirt.
More Hackers steal wages from Swiss universities This content was published on Oct 4, 2020 Oct 4, 2020 Unidentified cybercriminals have managed to siphon off employee salary transfers from at least three Swiss universities.
More Debate flares over Geneva pupils' ‘shame t-shirts’ This content was published on Oct 2, 2020 Oct 2, 2020 Pupils in Geneva have been protesting against having to wear "shame t-shirts" in a row over what is deemed inappropriate clothing for school.
More Swiss clarify what to do for pupil illness in Covid times This content was published on Sep 25, 2020 Sep 25, 2020 Country makes recommendations for what to do when children under 12 are unwell.
More Study: no corona infection clusters in canton Zurich schools pre-summer This content was published on Sep 24, 2020 Sep 24, 2020 There was no clustering of Covid-19 infections in schools in canton Zurich before the summer break, an antibody study has found.
More Over 2,000 students at Swiss hotel school placed in quarantine This content was published on Sep 23, 2020 Sep 23, 2020 All bachelor program students at the Swiss Hospitality Management School in Lausanne have been placed in quarantine after several coronavirus...
More Students step up pressure over international exchanges This content was published on Sep 23, 2020 Sep 23, 2020 Student organisations are handing in a petition for the government to start immediate negotiations to rejoin Erasmus+.
More Back to uni in Switzerland This content was published on Sep 22, 2020 Sep 22, 2020 As universities around the world grapple with how to allow a safe return to student life in the shadow of Covid-19, Switzerland has gone for a...
More Masks, half-empty lecture halls: Swiss universities’ hybrid approach This content was published on Sep 14, 2020 Sep 14, 2020 Swiss universities have gone for an online-campus approach as institutions reopen on September 14 under the shadow of Covid-19.
More Student exchange programmes badly hit by Covid-19 This content was published on Sep 14, 2020 Sep 14, 2020 As the autumn semester begins, far fewer Swiss students are going abroad and far fewer foreign students are coming to Switzerland.
More How did Covid-19 impact Swiss education? This content was published on Sep 8, 2020 Sep 8, 2020 OECD: Switzerland had some advantages when dealing with corona school shutdowns and vocational training remains strong.
More Virologist calls for more tests, masks for children This content was published on Sep 7, 2020 Sep 7, 2020 Geneva virologist Isabella Eckerle has called for more testing and obligatory mask wearing for younger children at school.
Switzerland is not an island This content was published on Sep 7, 2020 Sep 7, 2020 As Switzerland prepares to vote on whether it should barricade itself off from the world, my thoughts turn to what I consider quintessentially Swiss.
More Higher ed, research officials reject immigration initiative This content was published on Aug 27, 2020 Aug 27, 2020 Curbing free movement would be very “harmful” for education and research in Switzerland, the country’s top research officials have argued.
More Swiss vocational training: a social equaliser? This content was published on Aug 25, 2020 Aug 25, 2020 According to a study, vocational training will get you far up the career ladder, but to rise to the very top, you’ll probably need an academic degree.
More Universities: higher numbers of students due to corona This content was published on Aug 24, 2020 Aug 24, 2020 Swiss universities are expecting 10-15% more students than usual next semester due the coronavirus, it has been reported.
More Hundreds of pupils in quarantine after holidays This content was published on Aug 21, 2020 Aug 21, 2020 The school term has started in most cantons, but quarantine regulations mean that hundreds of pupils are at home.
More Swiss schools abroad face continued uncertainty as new term begins This content was published on Aug 21, 2020 Aug 21, 2020 Many of Switzerland’s official schools abroad are still unsure whether they will reopen for the new term after being shut down due to the coronavirus.
More Switzerland needs more courage to think big, says ETH board president This content was published on Aug 16, 2020 Aug 16, 2020 Top higher ed official calls for a culture of innovation in Switzerland that moves faster and thinks bigger.
More How can schools best protect pupils during corona times? This content was published on Aug 10, 2020 Aug 10, 2020 The key issues: masks, policing pupils' quarantine and what to do about the educational gap made worse by the nationwide lockdown.
More Cantons divided over mask requirement for older pupils This content was published on Aug 7, 2020 Aug 7, 2020 Some pupils will be required to wear masks at upper secondary schools, it was announced on Friday. But this does not apply everywhere.
More How have Swiss apprentices fared during the pandemic? This content was published on Aug 6, 2020 Aug 6, 2020 Thousands of teenagers started apprenticeships this week. Statistics show that 90% of training places have been filled, despite the corona crisis.
Small companies, vocational training help Swiss weather digital disruption This content was published on Jul 27, 2020 Jul 27, 2020 Excellent vocational training and small companies’ access to new technological knowledge have a big impact on Swiss innovation and productivity.
More Ticino firms to get CHF2,000 bonus for hiring apprentices This content was published on Jul 21, 2020 Jul 21, 2020 Companies in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino – hard hit by the coronavirus crisis – will get CHF2,000 for each new apprentice they train.
More How Swiss schools abroad are adapting amid Covid-19 This content was published on Jul 21, 2020 Jul 21, 2020 Situated in some of the world’s coronavirus hotpots, Switzerland’s 18 official schools abroad have been hard hit by Covid-19 school closures.
More Pressure to wear masks at schools mounts This content was published on Jul 17, 2020 Jul 17, 2020 Secondary school teachers in canton Vaud are calling for masks to be worn at school next term.
