Swiss Identity

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.

Demographics

Mount Everest 1956

This content was published on Nov 30, 2019

Swiss population stats reveal strong changes in society

This content was published on Nov 29, 2019 The percentage of foreigners in Switzerland is higher than in its neighbours, and much higher than it was almost 50 years ago.

Culture

Switzerland’s last phone booth is history

This content was published on Nov 28, 2019 The last telephone box in Switzerland, in the northern city of Baden, was dismantled on Thursday.

A woman takes part in a rally in Geneva to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

Demographics

Petition calls for all non-consensual sexual acts to be punished

This content was published on Nov 28, 2019 Thirty NGOs have filed a petition urging the justice minister to reform Swiss law to ensure that all non-consensual sexual acts are punishable.

Education

Why some Swiss parents are choosing to homeschool

This content was published on Nov 28, 2019 Amid debate over allowing homeschooling in Switzerland, what are the reasons why parents choose to educate their kids at home?

Children line up at the Swiss school in Mexico ahead of a ministerial visit in 2018

Education

Swiss schools abroad are adapting amid competition

This content was published on Nov 28, 2019 Is there room for Swiss education in the crowded international schools market? Yes, says the Swiss schools abroad body educationsuisse.

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