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Working at SERI

Working at SERI: Luca Aebischer

Gain insight into the work being done at SERI: Luca Aebischer works as head of the Gever and Logistics Team within the Digital Transformation, IT and Logistics (DIL) Section.
Philipp Schaad
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Swiss education landscape Digitalisation …

Umgang mit Desinformation: Wie Bildung Orientierung schaffen kann

Was ist echt, was ist manipuliert und welchen Informationen kann man vertrauen? Digitale Plattformen, soziale Medien und generative KI machen es einfacher, Informationen zu verbreiten und schwieriger, sie einzuordnen. Umso wichtiger sind Kompetenzen, die Menschen dabei unterstützen Quellen kritisch zu prüfen, unterschiedliche Perspektiven zu erkennen und sich eine eigene Meinung zu bilden. Bildung kann dafür wichtige Grundlagen schaffen. Ein verantwortungsvoller Umgang mit Informationen ist jedoch eine gesamtgesellschaftliche Aufgabe.
Leslie Hansen
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Scholarships International cooperation …

WorldSkills competitions – Peak performance, team spirit and sustainability

The end of September was once again the time to showcase vocational talent. A confident Swiss team travelled to Shanghai for the 48th WorldSkills competition, where the world’s best young professionals pitted their skills against each other. Once again this year, the Swiss team showed peak performance, team spirit and dedication.
Claudia Lippuner, …
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VPET system Equal opportunities …

Förderung von Grundkompetenzen im Betrieb: Besuch bei der HESS AG

Mit dem Förderprogramm «Einfach besser! ... am Arbeitsplatz» unterstützen Bund und Kantone Grundkompetenzkurse in Betrieben, welche Effizienz, Sicherheit, Kommunikations- und Arbeitsmarktfähigkeit von geringqualifizierten Angestellten stärken. Um die Umsetzung solcher Kurse in der Praxis kennenzulernen, besuchte eine Delegation aus Verantwortlichen von Bund, Kantonen, Wirtschafts- und Branchenverbänden die Carrosserie HESS AG in Bellach SO.
Joel Reeves
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VPET system Mobility …

Greater visibility for professional education

The support package for professional education has been in force since 1 October 2026. Among other things, it introduces new title add-ons for qualifications, protects the designation ‘college of professional education’ and allows English as an additional examination language for federal examinations. Rémy Hübschi, SERI Deputy Director, outlines the key changes.
Carole Egger
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Research infrastructures ERI policy …

CERN’s new Director-General visits Bern

On 20 August, Prof. Mark Thomson, the new Director-General of CERN, paid an inaugural visit to Bern. A science policy panel discussion gave Swiss research-policy institutions and CERN an opportunity to look ahead together to the next chapter in particle physics and to recognise the close ties between Swiss stakeholders and CERN.
Francesca Stocker, …
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Research infrastructures International cooperation …

Making research infrastructures fit for the future

A new position paper by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) has launched a discussion on the future development of Switzerland’s national research infrastructure ecosystem. The focus is on issues of strategic management, long-term funding and coordinated further development.
Deborah Studer
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Research infrastructures Sustainable development …

Switzerland is back playing a full role in European fusion energy research

Switzerland resumed its participation in the ITER fusion reactor, currently under construction in Cadarache (France), having regained full membership of Fusion for Energy with effect from 1 January 2026. This allows Switzerland both to further develop its capacities and better integrate the fusion ecosystem, and Europe to benefit from Swiss expertise and facilities.
Laurent Salzarulo