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…

After studying electrical engineering and information technology at ETH Zurich, Pascale Speck deepened her wide-ranging interests in art and technology at the Zurich University of the Arts. Now she wants to complete a master’s degree in the field of innovation and is receiving a Werner Siemens scholarship to do so. The Linth-Zeitung reports → PDF

Zachary Matteucci will complete a double master’s degree with the University of St. Gallen at the Stockholm School of Economics. He chose Sweden for academic and cultural reasons. Zachary Matteucci has the Swedish citizenship as well as basic knowledge of the Swedish language, which he plans to expand during his Master’s studies in Stockholm. Article → more…

Lucia Letsch has been campaigning for a more careful approach towards the environment since a young age. Now, she has been presented with the opportunity to deepen her knowledge in this area by studying for a Master’s degree in Environmental Economics and Climate Change at the London School of Economics. In this endeavour, she is → more…

In 2021-22, ten 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 2021/2022 fellows in the media release → Link (D)… → Link (F)… → Link (I)…