More More Schools should stay open for now, say educators and scientists This content was published on Jan 20, 2021 Jan 20, 2021 Compulsory and post-compulsory schools in Switzerland should not be closed immediately because of Covid-19.
More More Sunday press: government evaluating Covid measures for schools This content was published on Jan 17, 2021 Jan 17, 2021 Swiss government considering tightening coronavirus measures for older pupils, newspaper says, as debate over school closures continues.
More More School closures cut Covid-19 infections, says study This content was published on Jan 10, 2021 Jan 10, 2021 The closure of Swiss schools in the spring of 2020 was one of the most effective measures to stop the spread of Covid-19, says a new study.
More More Covid-19: school closures ‘could be an option’ This content was published on Jan 4, 2021 Jan 4, 2021 Many pupils in Switzerland are returning to school after the holidays, unlike in some neighbouring countries.
More More Swiss apprenticeship system: history reveals secret to success This content was published on Dec 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2020 A look in the archives of one company shows how modern Swiss vocational training became established – and how much has changed over the years.
More More Historical apprenticeships This content was published on Dec 28, 2020 Dec 28, 2020 Historischen Archiv ABB Schweiz
More More Switzerland budgets CHF28 billion for research and education This content was published on Dec 15, 2020 Dec 15, 2020 A total of CHF28.1 billion ($31.7 billion) will be invested in Swiss education, research and innovation over the next four years.
More More Schools and training: lessons learned from Covid lockdown This content was published on Dec 10, 2020 Dec 10, 2020 Teachers and pupils at schools and in vocational training faced a massive digital learning curve during the spring coronavirus lockdown.
More More Swiss rank among top ten FT European business schools This content was published on Dec 7, 2020 Dec 7, 2020 Two Swiss institutions, the University of St Gallen and the IMD in Lausanne, are among the ten best European business schools, says the FT.
More More Vocational baccalaureate system struggles to grow This content was published on Dec 3, 2020 Dec 3, 2020 The number of young people taking a qualification that allows you to study after an apprenticeship is stagnating.
More More #metoo: EPFL students denounce harassment, racism cases This content was published on Dec 3, 2020 Dec 3, 2020 EPFL students have called out cases of sexism, homophobia and racism at the institution. The EPFL says it has “zero tolerance” for such behaviour.
More More Covid-19: most school ski camps are cancelled This content was published on Nov 30, 2020 Nov 30, 2020 Far fewer children than normal will be taking part in school ski camps this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, reports say.
More More Almost 5% of children in Switzerland classed as special needs This content was published on Nov 30, 2020 Nov 30, 2020 Latest figures show that 4.8% of schoolchildren in Switzerland receive special needs education in Switzerland, with boys twice as likely as girls...
More 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
