Swissuniversities

Rectors' conference of the Swiss universities ; (swissuniversities)
purpose	Deepening and further development of the cooperation between the Swiss universities as well as coordination tasks
Chair:	Michael Hengartner (President)
Executive Director:	Martina Weiss (General Secretary)
Establishment date:	January 1, 2015
Number of members:	35 Swiss universities
Seat :	Bern
Website:	www.swissuniversities.ch

Swissuniversities (spelling: swᴉssunᴉversᴉtᴉes), the Rectors 'Conference of the Swiss Universities, is a Swiss association in which the three former Rectors' Conferences CRUS (universities), KFH (universities of applied sciences) and COHEP (universities of teacher education) have been brought together. It started operations on January 1, 2015.

The main task is to deepen and further develop the cooperation between Swiss universities. To the outside world, the Swiss higher education area can speak with one voice. In addition, the association performs coordination tasks and acts at the international level as a national rectors' conference for all universities, technical colleges and universities of teacher education in Switzerland.

history

The reason for the establishment is the Federal Act on the Promotion of Universities and Coordination in the Swiss Higher Education Sector (University Promotion and Coordination Act), which also came into force on January 1, 2015. This law is the working basis of the association in order to create synergies between the different types of universities and to promote a common Swiss higher education area. The specific tasks of the three original conferences will continue to be carried out by three chambers.

It was founded in autumn 2012 by CRUS, KFH and COHEP or their members (the universities, technical colleges and universities of teacher education in Switzerland). The merger of the former rectors' conferences CRUS, KFH and COHEP had been prepared by the end of 2014.

organs

The association has the following organs:

Plenary assembly
three university-specific chambers (universities, universities of applied sciences and universities of teacher education)
Board
Commissions
Delegations and delegates
Networks and agencies
Projects and programs
General Secretariat

Tasks and responsibilities

The Rectors' Conference assumes the following tasks and responsibilities: It takes a position on the business of the Swiss University Conference (SHK) and submits applications to it on behalf of the universities. It also represents the interests of Swiss universities at national and international level. She can take on federal mandates as well as program or project management. In addition, the Rectors' Conference runs an information center for the academic recognition of the equivalence of domestic and foreign student IDs (Swiss ENIC); the responsibilities of the political bodies for professional approvals remain reserved. The Rectors' Conference fulfills its tasks in the plenary assembly , based on delegation decisions of the plenary assembly in the chambers or through delegations or through delegates.

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There is close cooperation with the Swiss University Conference , the highest political body in the higher education sector in Switzerland.

Current members

Bern University of Applied Sciences , BFH, represented by its Rector Herbert Binggeli;
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne , EPFL, represented by its President Martin Vetterli;
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, ETH Zürich , represented by its President Joël Mesot;
University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, FHNW, represented by its President Crispino Bergamaschi;
Fachhochschule Ostschweiz , FHO, represented by its director Albin Reichlin;
Haute Ecole pédagogique Berne-Jura-Neuchâtel, HEP-BEJUNE, represented by its rector Maxime Zuber;
Haute Ecole pédagogique Friborg, HEP-Friborg, represented by its rector Pascale Marro;
Haute Ecole pédagogique du Valais, HEP-Valais, represented by its director Patrice Clivaz;
Haute Ecole pédagogique Vaud, HEP-Vaud, represented by its rector Guillaume Vanhulst;
University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland , HES-SO, represented by the rector Luciana Vaccaro;
Intercantonal University for Curative Education , HfH, represented by its Rector Barbara Fäh;
University of Technology and Economics Chur , HTW Chur, represented by its rector Jürg Kessler;
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences , HSLU, represented by its Rector Markus Hodel;
Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences Switzerland, represented by its rector René Weber;
University of Education Bern , PH Bern, represented by its rector Martin Schäfer;
University of Education Graubünden , PH Graubünden, represented by its Rector Gian-Paolo Curcio;
Lucerne University of Education , PH Lucerne, represented by its Rector Hans-Rudolf Schärer;
Schaffhausen University of Education , PH Schaffhausen, represented by its Rector Thomas Meinen;
University of Education Schwyz , PH Schwyz, represented by its Rector Silvio Herzog;
St. Gallen University of Education , PH St. Gallen, represented by its rector Horst Biedermann;
Thurgau University of Education , PH Thurgau, represented by its Rector Priska Sieber;
University of Education Zug , PH Zug, represented by its Rector Esther Kamm;
University of Education Zurich , PH Zurich, represented by its Rector Heinz Rhyn;
Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana , SUPSI, represented by its director Franco Gervasoni;
University of Basel , represented by its rector Andrea Schenker-Wicki;
University of Bern , represented by its rector Christian Leumann;
University of Friborg , represented by its rector Astrid Epiney;
University of Geneva , represented by its Rector Yves Flückiger;
University of Lausanne , represented by its Rector Nouria Hernandez;
University of Lucerne , represented by its rector Bruno Staffelbach;
University of Neuchâtel , represented by its rector Kilian Stoffel;
University of St. Gallen , represented by its rector Thomas Bieger;
Università della Svizzera italiana , USI, represented by its Rector Boas Erez;
University of Zurich , represented by its rector Michael O. Hengartner;
Zürcher Fachhochschule , ZFH, represented by the Rector of the ZHAW Jean-Marc Piveteau.

Individual evidence

Remarks

↑ The usual swissuniversities in correspondence is not an abbreviation, but the full name and should be used instead of abbreviations. Lower case is desired, also at the beginning of the sentence.

[1] President and Board of Directors

[2] General Secretariat and staff

[3] Members of swissuniversities

[5] Press release of January 21, 2015.

[6] HEdA University Promotion and Coordination Act

[7] Chambers within swissuniversities

[8] Bodies of swissuniversities

[9] Topics from swissuniversities

[10] Medical studies registration and admission

[4] The usual swissuniversities in correspondence is not an abbreviation, but the full name and should be used instead of abbreviations. Lower case is desired, also at the beginning of the sentence.