Campus and Research Park Switzerland
The guide is now available online as well as in booklet form. The booklet was created to provide handy information to present Switzerland as global top location in higher education and research. The guide is intended for international students (graduate students and Ph.D. students) as well as people in foreign universities who work in the field of "internationalization" and student exchange.
The guide is divided into chapters that cover all the relevant areas: Portrait Switzerland, Campus Switzerland, Research Park Switzerland, and Studying in Switzerland. It also provides success stories from students, researchers and professors.
The guide can be downloaded in pdf format from the website of the Embassy of Switzerland in Washington, D.C. or can be ordered via e-mail by contacting Petra Marden
Education and Academic Affairs
Using state-of-the-art technology, SHARE provides an ideal location for:
- Videoconference lectures between Swiss and Boston-area universities
- Collaborative work between research teams on both sides of the Atlantic
- Soon: Internet-Broadcast of activities and meetings inside SHARE
ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship - Call for Applications
Application deadline: April 15, 2007 (receipt date)
Switzerland offers 10-14 scholarships for a ThinkSwiss research stay at a Swiss university. This scholarship program supports highly motivated and qualified U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to live and to do research at a Swiss university for 2 to 3 months. The grantees will serve as U.S. student “ambassadors” for study and research in Switzerland.
Massachusetts: The state with more than 100 higher education institutions
In addition to the world famous Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard, BU, BC, Tufts University and Babson College, the Boston region hosts prominent educational institutions in all possible fields from Engineering to Business and from Music to Law. Check universities.com for a listing of learning institutions or the USnews.com, University and college ranking guide.
SNF - Professorships (Förderungsprofessuren)
The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) fosters young scientific talent with a wide range of fellowships and grants. The SNF Professorships are granted to persons intending an academic career.