The Institutes of Higher Education
Switzerland offers a wide and varied range of higher education programmes.
Federal universities
Der Bund ist Träger des ETH-Bereichs, der Eidgenössischen Hochschule für Berufsbildung EHB und der Eidgenössischen Hochschule für Sport Magglingen.
Coordination of higher education sector
The federal government has funded cantonal universities since 1968 and universities of applied sciences since 1995. The Higher Education Act (HEdA) provides a common basis for the funding and coordination of the Swiss higher education sector.
Higher Education Policy Topics
State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI
Higher Education Policy