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apprenticeships How Swiss experience is helping the US embrace apprenticeships

There's a maturing effort in the United States to build a talented pipeline of workers for factories of the future. 

By Tony Ganzer in Ohio, United States

CH-X study Stay-at-home youngsters shun other Swiss language regions

Young Swiss adults prefer going on cultural or educational trips abroad than to other language regions, a survey has found.

This content was published on September 23, 2019 10:45 AM Sep 23, 2019 - 10:45

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Week in Numbers Homeschooling, wealth league table and hiking trails

Almost every article published by swissinfo.ch contains a percentage, an age, an amount of money or some other figure. 

Education issues Mixed reactions to homeschooling court verdict

Teachers and the homeschooling community react to a court ruling that there is no constitutional right to homeschooling in Switzerland.

education choices Federal court rules against homeschooling

Switzerland’s highest court has ruled that parents do not have a constitutional right to provide school-aged children with private lessons at home.

This content was published on September 16, 2019 1:51 PM Sep 16, 2019 - 13:51

Small children   Cities call for more support for early education

The quality of early years education should not depend on where you live, an organisation representing Swiss towns and cities has said. 

This content was published on September 13, 2019 5:26 PM Sep 13, 2019 - 17:26

Education ranking ETH Zurich remains best university outside the UK and North America

Switzerland is the only nation outside Britain and North America to make it into the top 20 of the latest Times Higher Education university rankings.

This content was published on September 11, 2019 8:00 PM Sep 11, 2019 - 20:00

Your education questions answered Is it possible to study in Switzerland as a returning expat Swiss?

You asked: “What options do young Swiss Abroad have if they want to continue their education in Switzerland?”

By Isobel Leybold-Johnson

OECD report Vocational training or degree? Employment rates are similar

In Switzerland, the number of people with a higher education degree is above OECD average, but vocational training is still managing to hold its own. 

This content was published on September 10, 2019 11:00 AM Sep 10, 2019 - 11:00

Tuberculosis Two pupils ill with TB in northern Switzerland

Two pupils in two different schools have become ill with tuberculosis in the canton of Aargau, rare disease in Switzerland.

This content was published on September 6, 2019 4:05 PM Sep 6, 2019 - 16:05

Climate measures  Geneva university to slash flight emissions by half 

The University of Geneva has pledged to cut its CO2 emissions from air travel by half by 2030.

This content was published on September 4, 2019 1:45 PM Sep 4, 2019 - 13:45

Vocational training Cowbells and applause: huge welcome for SwissSkills team

The noise was deafening as the SwissSkills team was welcomed by friends and family after the WorldSkills trade skills competition in Russia. 

By Isobel Leybold-Johnson in Kloten, Zurich

Your education questions, answered Can you study after an apprenticeship?

In Switzerland, two thirds of young people do an apprenticeship. But what if, as readers ask, a person wants to study later on? Is this possible? 

By Isobel Leybold-Johnson

Vocational training Young Swiss professionals shine at WorldSkills

Switzerland has won 16 medals, including five gold, at the WorldSkills competition – a kind of Olympics for trade skills – in Kazan in western Russia.

This content was published on August 27, 2019 8:40 PM Aug 27, 2019 - 20:40

Education Study: parents and schools should work together on sex ed

A new study suggests that a combination of parents and schools is the best approach for sex education of children.

This content was published on August 27, 2019 9:43 AM Aug 27, 2019 - 09:43

Week in Numbers ‘Get out of my space’ – and other numbers

Almost every article published by swissinfo.ch contains a percentage, an age, an amount of money or some other figure. 

From particles to pitches CERN inspires budding entrepreneurs to think outside the box

Cutting-edge technologies designed for CERN are inspiring the next generation of young entrepreneurs to come up with innovative business ideas. 

By Simon Bradley

Growth opportunities The skills learnt in hospitality management travel across sectors

Today the growth opportunity for hospitality schools is training students for a much broader range of service industries.

By Jonathan Moules

Vocational training competition Swiss put their professional skills to the test

How do you prepare for an international vocational skills competition?

By Isobel Leybold-Johnson in Emmen

Underpaid students Swiss doctoral students complain of being short-changed

Doctoral students at Switzerland’s Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) have complained of being underpaid. The university is investigating the ...

This content was published on August 18, 2019 2:48 PM Aug 18, 2019 - 14:48

first job ‘Alarming’ rates of sexual harassment and stress among Swiss apprentices

Some two-thirds of apprentices in Switzerland have experienced sexual harassment – one-third of whom say that it occurred on the job.

This content was published on August 12, 2019 11:09 AM Aug 12, 2019 - 11:09