International Cooperation in Education

International mobility during education enables participants to expand their intercultural, linguistic and professional skills – which is particularly important for young people. Education stakeholders are networking and developing new educational programmes through international cooperation, with the federal government promoting related activities in all areas of education.

Support for the outward academic engagement of Swiss emerging talent, young researchers and early-career researchers is a key priority of international education cooperation for the period 2025–2028. SERI provides targeted support to stakeholders that enables these target groups to compete and connect with the world’s leading experts in their fields – guided by the principle of excellence.

Each year the Swiss Confederation awards Government Excellence Scholarships to encourage international exchange and research cooperation between Switzerland and over 180 other countries. Recipients are selected by the awarding body, the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS aka ESKAS).

Switzerland‘s continuing education sector is well connected internationally. Through membership in international organisations, project work and cross-border cooperation initiatives, Swiss stakeholders are actively involved in further development of continuing education.