Finland, Japan, Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands had the highest scores in all three test areas – literacy, numeracy and adaptive problem-solving – in international comparison. Switzerland’s scores ...

Swiss Innovation Promotion Agency. Bern, 10.12.2024 - Companies that engage in innovation projects create significantly more jobs. And their revenue also grows more ...

Around half of those who complete a professional education programme take on more responsibility in their company in the first year following completion. They are often supported during their studies ...

Jürg Lauber, who currently heads the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and to the other international organisations in Geneva, has been elected to preside over the Human ...

In 2022, Switzerland and the UK signed a memorandum of understanding as a basis for cooperation in science and innovation. The latest discussions at ministerial level included science and innovation ...

Bern, 09.12.2024 - The interdepartmental Coordinating Group on Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (CGMF) has published a report on the latest findings concerning the risk of ...

The Federal Council. Bern, 06.12.2024 - At its meeting on 6 December, the Federal Council defined the principles regarding the technical implementation of the Confederation’s ne ...

Think Earth – Regenerative Building is taking a promising approach. Here, a large consortium led by ETH Zurich is focusing on modern construction techniques using timber and clay to reduce the ...

Secondary and tertiary sector turnover rose by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter 2024 compared with the same quarter of the previous year. Turnover in the secondary sector (industry and construction) increased ...

The Ordinance on Climate Disclosures has been in force since 1 January 2024. It assumes that the obligation for large companies to report on climate matters is fulfilled if the company implements the ...

On Thursday, 5 December, President Viola Amherd and Federal Councillor Beat Jans met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić in Bern. The talks with President Amherd focused on bilateral relations ...

Bern, 05.12.2024 - In Switzerland, the majority of people aged 65 or over rate their health as good, very good or excellent. This was shown by a s ...