From 2026, the Swiss Federal Council plans to slash federal contributions by 460 million francs per year in universities, the ETH domain, universities of applied sciences, and funding bodies such as the SNSF If Parliament accepts these cuts, the consequences will be devastating: More job insecurity – disappearance of 1,500 SNSF positions and 500 projects … Continued
Actionuni has responded to the consultation on the federal government’s austerity measures. We strongly reject these unfair and counterproductive cuts, which threaten the Swiss higher education and research system. There is no justification for such drastic spending cuts: Switzerland’s finances are healthy, and now is time to invest in the future. The rationale given by … Continued
VSETH organised its own survey called ‘wiegETHs’ for the first time in the spring semester of 2019 to get a better overview of the mental health and concerns of students at ETH. The responses provided important insights into the well-being of students and helped the VSETH to advocate more specifically for students’ concerns. From 18 … Continued
Swiss mid-level academic staff associations call for maintaining funding for Switzerland’s high-quality research and teaching Language versions DE | FR | IT | EN
The Federal Council confirmed today it will proceed with the plans for the major federal budget cuts (approximately 500 million per year). These reductions will significantly impact (among others): – The ETH – The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), affecting future doctoral candidates, postdocs, and Ambizione fellows – The students, by affecting the teaching quality … Continued
Please find actionuni’s annual report.
Mental health is crucial, especially in the high-pressure environments of higher education. As we do not know exactly how mid-level academic staff in Switzerland is doing and what could be done to improve the situation, we established this survey to uncover challenges and opportunities for improvement both locally and nationally. Take the survey here: https://bit.ly/SWiMS24 … Continued
Federal council report in response to the postulat 22.3390 obtained thanks to the petition academia (to learn more about the petition, click here). The report can be found here (german/french)
Please find actionuni’s annual report.
In response to the postulat 22.3390, the The Federal Council commissioned an external agency (Barbara Haering) to conduct a review of the situation of mid-level staff and propose solutions. The report can be found here (french/german)