Switzerland now aims at the international SKA observatory
Bern wants to participate in the full operation of the most sensitive radio telescope of the 21st century, which will study the formation…
From ch Foundation a journalistic podcast on federalism
A project of the Bernese Stiftung will focus on the innovative power of the division of powers in Switzerland, but also on the difficulties…
The winner of the “Prize for Federalism 2021” is easyvote
In Basel, the jury of the National Conference voted with an overwhelming majority for the project implemented by the Swiss Federation of…
Europe remains the “second home” of the Swiss abroad
In 2020, more than one in ten Swiss citizens lived outside the national borders, particularly in France, with an increase in women and the…
“Prize for Federalism” 2021: finalists selected
The fifty or so very different applications from various parts of Switzerland that were in the running for the CHF 10,000 from the…
Damian Elsig new head of the Swiss National Library
The newly appointed director of the NL will take office Aug. 16, succeeding Marie-Christine Doffey, who has led the institution since 2005…
In Basel on 27-28 May the “Conference on Federalism”
The intersection of the Swiss system of power-sharing and dynamism is the theme of the sixth tri- or quadrennial happening expected in the…
Three hundred million francs for global health
Bern aims to improve access to vaccines, tests and medicines in developing countries and to strengthen local health systems in line with…
Biodiversity of Switzerland’s agricultural land is surveyed
Agroscope's "ALL-EMA" programme of controls and measures focuses on the diversity of flora and fauna in the cultivated habitats of the…
The 2021-2024 strategic goals of the Federal Institutes of Technology
For Bern, it is decisive to maintain excellence in research and teaching in Switzerland and around the world and to focus on collaborations…
COVID, Switzerland updates regulations on itinerant trade
In the future, it will be possible for circus installations and marquees to be inspected and to obtain the relevant OCAmb safety…
SFIVET is on its way to full academic status
In 2022, the Federal College of Applied Sciences in Zollikofen, attended by 16,000 people a year ago, will be even more attractive
Innovation Park East in the Swiss National Circuit
Government approval for the Lerchenfeld and Buchs Campus facilities, supported by the cantons of St. Gallen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden and…
How much does Switzerland consume? 87 million tons per year
Researchers at EMPA, the Swiss Federal Laboratory for Materials Science and Technology, have studied the entire flow of the Swiss economy
Racism emerged in counseling activities in Switzerland
A trilingual federal report documented and analyzed the 572 cases of 2020 racial discrimination in the workplace or neighborhood
Two numismatic world records are from Switzerland
The Guiness Book of World Records has validated the gold coin "Albert Einstein" from a quarter franc issued in 2020 and the minting of 10…