Basel mulls language quotas in schools

Politicians in Basel are considering measures to deal with the large number of non-German speaking pupils in schools. READ () »

Top five reasons to enrol on an Executive MBA

Looking to climb the professional ladder? Ready for a new challenge? Thinking about heading back to the classroom mid-career? Be inspired to reach new professional and personal heights with the Kellogg-WHU EMBA Program READ () »

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ETH Zurich is 'top uni' in continental Europe

The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich has the best reputation of all universities in continental Europe, according to a new world ranking. READ () »

Former Merck Serono headquarters in Geneva (Photo:AIA Chicago/Rainer Viertboek)

Billionaires back Geneva biotech centre plan

Two of Switzerland’s wealthiest men are collaborating with the University of Geneva and EPFL, Lausanne’s federal institute of technology, on a plan to create a new biotech centre in Geneva’s former Merck Serono headquarters. READ () »

Dubai firm to open 162-million-franc school

The location, in an industrial subdivision overlooking the Geneva-Lausanne highway, may not be the most promising for a school appealing to the international set. READ () »

A new crop of students is welcomed to the Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (Photo: EPFL/Alain Herzog)

Swiss want Berlin to pay for German students

The Swiss government has called on Germany to pay for the 10,000 German students who study in the country and are costing its universities up to €40,000 (48,000 francs) per degree. READ () »

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ETH Zurich again ranked top on continent

For the second time in less than a month, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) has been judged the top university in continental Europe. READ () »

The Executive Campus at the University of St. Gallen (Photo: Bayern Innovativ GmbH/Thomas Geiger).

Saint Gallen uni ranked tops for management

For the second year running, the University of Saint Gallen has been rated the best in the world for its masters in management programme. READ () »

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ETH Zurich ranked best uni on continent

The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich was named among the world’s top universities in an annual report released on Tuesday. READ () »

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Swiss unis 'should raise fees and become elitist'

Swiss universities and colleges should become more elitist, raising fees and entrance requirements, the principal of one of the country's most prestigious institutions has said. READ () »

Allow porn in schools: Swiss men's group

A Swiss organization for men and fathers is pressing for teachers to be given the freedom to show pornographic materials to children in class. READ () »

Strong Swiss franc deters foreign students

Swiss universities are receiving significantly fewer applications from abroad due to the strength of the franc, according to reports. READ () »

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Tobacco giant infiltrated Lausanne uni: report

Philip Morris, the world’s biggest producer of cigarettes, infiltrated the University of Lausanne as part of a campaign to make smoking “socially acceptable,” according to a Swiss newspaper. READ () »

North Korea's leader was no whizz at Swiss school

North Korea's young leader Kim Jong-Un, who was schooled in Switzerland, obtained poor grades in school and was often absent, according to a Swiss newspaper report. READ () »

Italian speakers fare worst in student rankings

Fifteen-year-old students in the Italian-speaking region of Switzerland performed worst in tests for reading, mathematics and natural sciences, according to figures culled from an international education report. READ () »

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