Inspiring talks with the Foundation’s network: Along the guideline “Curiosity, Motivation, Responsibility”, listeners can expect exciting encounters with personalities from the Swiss Study Foundation’s network. The guests will talk about their passion, be it for their special field of interest or for their social commitment, and provide insights into the Foundation’s sponsorship programme. Markus Lüdi, → more…

In 2022-23, nine students who are already supported by the Swiss Study Foundation will receive a Werner Siemens Fellowship. The prerequisites are outstanding academic performance and a willingness to work towards promoting STEM subjects in society. Discover the portraits of the 2022/23 fellows in the media release → Link (D)… → Link (F)… → Link (I)…

We are pleased to present the latest annual report of the Swiss Study Foundation, which provides an insight into the Foundation’s diverse activities. Important events in 2021 include the 30th anniversary and the handover of the presidency of the Foundation Board from Prof. A. Loprieno to Prof. A. Epiney.
You can download the annual report here: → PDF

Le 29 mars 2022, le Conseil de la Fondation suisse d’études a nommé à l’unanimité le professeur Antonio Loprieno membre d’honneur du Conseil de Fondation. Antonio Loprieno a présidé la Fondation suisse d’études pendant 13 ans et a soutenu de nombreux changements résolument tournés vers l’avenir. Avant cela, il s’était déjà engagé pour la Fondation → more…

Le programme d’encouragement de la Fondation suisse d’études s’adresse aux jeunes étudiantes et étudiants engagés. Des offres de formation interdisciplinaires, des bourses pour étudier à l’étranger, du mentoring et d’autres offres soutiennent les étudiantes et étudiants dès l’entrée en bachelor jusqu’à la fin de leurs études. Quatre bénéficiaires présentent le programme d’encouragement de la Fondation → more…

The Swiss Study Foundation, the Science Olympiad Switzerland and the foundation Swiss Youth in Science are all active in promoting young talents. Four portraits in the latest newsletter of the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) show how these three organisations complement each other in promoting the careers of young talents. Read article → more…

La Fondation suisse d’études fête ses 30 ans. Pendant 30 semaines, nous présentons 30 personnalités qui ont marqué l’existence de la Fondation suisse d’études au cours des 30 dernières années. Liens vers le portrait : → Link

The Swiss Study Foundation is increasingly gaining a foothold in Ticino. The Summer Academies, which are firmly anchored in this canton are one of the main reasons for this. In addition, more and more events have recently been held in the Italian-speaking canton as part of the “Univers Suisse” education programme. A report by Alessandro → more…

Alexander Schmidhuber studies physics and mathematics at ETH Zurich. In his master’s program, he is focusing on “Quantum Information Theory”, a subfield of theoretical physics. He will soon write his master’s thesis at the renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston (USA). In his spare time, he teaches once a week at the Junior → more…

Andi Gashi likes to embark on adventures. Having already been part of the newly created bachelor’s program in medicine at ETH Zurich, he ventured to Lugano in 2020 to study for a master’s degree. Here, too, he is part of a newly created master’s program. The Limmattaler Zeitung has portrayed Andi Gashi: In the article, → more…