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Feeback to the proposed change to add the Specialised Maturity Certificate as an entry point into Swiss universities

Das SBFI schlägt eine Revision der “Verordnung über die Ergänzungsprüfung für die Zulassung von Inhaberinnen und Inhabern eines eidgenössischen Berufsmaturitätszeugnisses zu den universitären Hochschulen” vor, die es neu auch Inhaberinnen und Inhabern einer gesamtschweizerisch anerkannten Fachmaturität den Zugang zu den universitären Hochschulen ermöglicht.

actionuni begrüsst die vorgeschlagene Ergänzung.

Vernehmlassungsantwort Fachmaturität

Eurodoc 2016. Early stage researchers’ training – which future?

Salome Adam, William Ralvenius and Clemens Nyffeler attended to annual Eurodoc conference as well as the Annual General Meeting in Luxembourg from 20-23 April 2016.

They have written an interesting report about discussions on the future of young researchers in Europe, European funding schemes and eastern european PhD training…

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actionuni attends hearing of the Science, Education and Culture Committee SECC

On 13 April 2016, co-president Florian Lippke (University of Fribourg) represented actionuni during a hearing of Science, Education and Culture Committee SECC of the National Council (WBK-N / CSEC-N). The hearing regarded the recently released federal message on education, research and innovation policy.

actionuni stressed as its main points:

  • Increase the financial growth rate in the message to 3-4% annually
  • Not to jeopardize those actions that are aimed at improving career paths for young researchers if there are budget cuts
  • Increase the number of new Tenure Track positions from 40  to 100 new positions per year
  • Definition of concrete actions and indicators for measuring the success of reaching the goal of improving careers for young researchers.

A position paper to support Florian Lippke’s presentation was developed by the board:

BFI-Botschaft 2017-2020_Position Mittelbau_WBK-N 13-04-16_d

Message FRI 2017-2020_Positions Corps intermédiaire_CSEC-N 13-04-16_f

WBK-N_Präsentation_Lippke_actionuni_FR

New structure of presidency of actionuni

Last week, on 6 April,  actionuni held its yearly assembly of delegates. Amongst other business, the board was elected, seeing some old and new faces.

Carla Duss (PH Lucerne) and Andrea Tamas (ZHAW) were confirmed as co-presidents; additionally SAR-representative Florian Lippke (University of Fribourg) was elected as co-president. The change to having three instead of two co-presidents was initiated by the board and acknowledges the importance to always represent the three types of universities in Switzerland.

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The federal message on education, research and innovation policy has been published

The BFI-Botschaft / message FRI / messaggio ERI has been defined on 25 February 2016 by the Federal Council. According to the government, in the next four years investments in research and education shall  grow 2%, which is significantly less than in the previous period. This is stated in the federal message on education, research and innovation policy for the years 2017-2010 (BFI-Botschaft), which was passed on 24th February. Back in November 2015, in the course of the stabilisation programm for the national finances 2017-2019 which is currently being negotiated, growth in investments had already been reduced from 3.2 to 2.2 %.  According to a response by swissuniversities, the Swiss National Science Foundation, the ETHs and the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences this puts the role of Switzerland in the area of research, education and innovation into jeopardy at a moment in time in which the country threatens to lose its access to European research programmes. The total budget projected for research and education amounts to 26 billion CHF. Continue reading The federal message on education, research and innovation policy has been published

actionuni fordert die Annahme der Motion „Förderung des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses in der Schweiz“

Der Dachverband der Schweizer Mittelbauvertretungen actionuni der Schweizer Mittelbau fordert die Annahme der Motion WBK-N 15.3000 „Förderung des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses in der Schweiz“, die am kommenden Montag im Nationalrat behandelt wird.

actionuni der Schweizer Mittelbau erachtet den Bericht des Bundesrates “Massnahmen zur Förderung des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses in der Schweiz” vom 28. Mai 2014 als überaus wichtig, vor allem aufgrund der geforderten Massnahmen. Es fallen jedoch zu wenige der Massnahmen in die Zuständigkeit des Bundes. Continue reading actionuni fordert die Annahme der Motion „Förderung des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses in der Schweiz“

New Federal Act on the Funding and Coordination of the Higher Education Sector

On 1 January 2015 the new law named HFKG / LEHE / LPSU / HEdA (Hochschulförderungs- und -koordinationsgesetz / Loi fédérale sur l’encouragement des hautes écoles et la coordination dans le domaine suisse des hautes écoles / Legge federale sulla promozione e sul coordinamento del settore universitario svizzero / Federal Act on the Funding and Coordination of the Higher Education Sector) went into effect.

Unlike before, from now on all federal institutes of technology, cantonal universities, universities of applied sciences, universities of teacher education and other tertiary A level institutions are united under the same legal basis.

actionuni der Schweizer Mittelbau warnt vor der Annahme der Ecopop-Initiative

Der Dachverband der Schweizer Mittelbauvertretungen actionuni der Schweizer Mittelbau warnt vor der Annahme der Ecopop-Initiative, die für die Schweizer Hochschullandschaft einen irreparablen Schaden zur Folge hätte!
Die Schweiz ist für ihr hohes Bildungsniveau bekannt, das wesentlich zum wirtschaftlichen Wohlstand des Landes beiträgt. Mit der Annahme der Ecopop-Initiative droht die wertvollste Ressource unseres Landes, das Wissen, leichtfertig aufs Spiel gesetzt zu werden. actionuni der Schweizer Mittelbau warnt, dass die Annahme der Ecopop-Initiative den Wissenschafts- und Ausbildungsstandort Schweiz gefährdet. Nicht bezifferbar sind zudem der Imageschaden und die beschädigte Reputation der Schweiz im Ausland. Continue reading actionuni der Schweizer Mittelbau warnt vor der Annahme der Ecopop-Initiative