The Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program is a non-degree, post-doctoral award program for Swiss researchers, university lecturers and experts from academic institutions in Switzerland who wish to conduct post-doctoral research, lecture, or pursue combined lecturing and research in the United States...

A cotutelle de thèse project or a PhD partnership is conducted on the basis of a formal agreement between a Swiss and a foreign higher education institution and comprises the following: a doctoral thesis completed under the direction of two supervisors a joint thesis defence or similar, in which...

Switzerland is a small country of 8.8 million inhabitants in the middle of Europe, well known for its excellent chocolate and high-precision watches. But there is much more to Switzerland than this. We are small in size, but big in reach: check out how our higher education institutions work and...

The Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program is a non-degree, post-doctoral award program for Swiss researchers, university lecturers and experts from academic institutions in Switzerland who wish to conduct post-doctoral research, lecture, or pursue combined lecturing and research in the United States....

A cotutelle de thèse project or a PhD partnership is conducted on the basis of a formal agreement between a Swiss and a foreign higher education institution and comprises the following: a doctoral thesis completed under the direction of two supervisors a joint thesis defence or similar, in which...

The Precarious Careers in Research. Analysis and Policy Options report maps employment contracts and career models with a view to gain knowledge about where and which groups of researchers suffer most from precarious careers. It suggests policies to reduce the precariousness of researcher careers...

The report on “Academic career, partnership and family” (in German) highlights the challenges of reconciling an academic career, partnership and family. The report shows the importance of adapting the framework conditions to improve the compatibility of a career in science and private life. It is...

The Call for applications is now open! The Fondation suisse enables students, doctoral students and researchers with Swiss nationality or C-residence permit to reside at the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris (CIUP) for the duration of one semester or one year (with the possibility of...

The Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program is a non-degree, post-doctoral award program for Swiss researchers, university lecturers and experts from academic institutions in Switzerland who wish to conduct post-doctoral research, lecture, or pursue combined lecturing and research in the United States...

A cotutelle de thèse project or a PhD partnership is conducted on the basis of a formal agreement between a Swiss and a foreign higher education institution and comprises the following: a doctoral thesis completed under the direction of two supervisors a joint thesis defence or similar, in which...