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Newsletter «SERI Mail» April 2020

Our electronic newsletter ‘SERI Mail’ is published monthly in German, French, Italian and English. It offers a concise briefing about SERI’s activities, as well as information regarding events and calls.
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Promotion of Education, Research and Innovation for 2021-2024

On 26 February, the Federal Council adopted the Dispatch on the Promotion of Education, Research and Innovation (ERI) for the period 2021-2024 for the attention of Parliament.

31 January 2020: Brexit

Due to the transition period agreed between the EU and the UK until the end of 2020, Brexit will only have an impact on education, research and innovation cooperation with Switzerland in a limited number of areas. There will be no changes with regard to Switzerland's cooperation under ‘Horizon 2020’, the EU’s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, or the Swiss solution for ‘Erasmus+’. However, in terms of the mutual recognition of foreign qualifications, certain restrictions are to be expected, particularly with regard to the competent recognition authorities.

Around 1 in 6 obtain a managerial position after advanced professional education and training

Among persons who completed advanced professional education and training in 2016, the share of managers one year after qualification was, depending on the type of qualification, between 15 and 19 percentage points higher than prior to the start of education and training.
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30.03.2020
Over 4000 persons in professional education are reimbursed CHF 16.3 million in course costs
03.03.2020
Federal bilateral programmes for cooperation in research and innovation with partners beyond Europe meet objectives
26.02.2020
Federal Council seeks to further strengthen education, research and innovation
21.02.2020
Evaluation confirms value of swissnex network for Swiss education, research and innovation players

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