International Research Cooperation
The international research cooperation of Switzerland offers quite a variety of instruments and services. Please find below information and links regarding the most important programmes.
Please take also note of the services offered by the Research Promotion Unit of the University of Lucerne.
- The Federal Administration’s bilateral programme to promote research cooperation with priority countries
- Sciex-NMSch
- Swiss National Science Foundation
- Euresearch
The Federal Administration’s bilateral programme to promote research cooperation with priority countries
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In the past, corresponding federal policies were strongly geared towards cooperation with Europe (European research organisations, EU Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development). Research cooperation ties were also established with the United States, Canada and Singapore.
The Federal Council Dispatch on the Promotion of Education, Research and Innovation for 2008-2011 mentions several priority countries as potential partners with whom Switzerland would like to establish broader and deeper bilateral research cooperation ties.
For each priority country, a Swiss university and a corresponding institution in the partner country are assigned to act as Leading Houses (find more info on the program here).
The priority countries are:
- China (Leading House ETH Zurich)
- India (Leading House EPFL)
- Russia (Leading House University of Geneva)
- South Africa (Leading House University of Basel)
- Japan (Leading House ETH Zurich)
- Südkorea (Leading House ETH Zurich)
- Brazil (Leading House EPFL)
- Chile (Leading House EPFL)
Please check the different websites for more detailed information on the programmes. to top
Sciex-NMSch
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Sciex is the promotion tool for research teams from all disciplines, consisting of team-members from the EU8 and Switzerland. Sciex Fellows from the EU8: CZE, EST, HUN, LTU, LVA, POL, SVK, SVN pursue their research in cooperation with Swiss researchers in Swiss research institutions. Ideal working and framework conditions support the success of their research. Sciex is part of the Swiss Contribution to the New Member States of the EU.
Find more information on Sciex here .
Swiss National Science Foundation
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The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) is strongly committed to facilitating and promoting international engagement for the Swiss research community and provides a number of funding opportunities for this purpose.
In Switzerland, SNSF collaborates closely with the State Secretariat for Education and Research (SER) on initiatives of European or worldwide interest. It also works closely with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). Find more information on the international programmes supported by the SNSF here.
Euresearch
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On behalf of the State Secretariat for Education and Research the Euresearch network informs all interested parties about the possibilities and procedures of involvement in European research activities. Euresearch consists of a head office in Berne, with the national contact offices to the EU framework programme, and regional counselling offices at 10 university centres. The contact office SwissCore in Brussels also works with Euresearch.
Euresearch is responsible for providing specific information and counselling to all interested researchers from the private sector and public institutions about participation in EU research framework programmes and COST activities.
For information on the services of Euresearch, please click here.
For more detailed questions, please contact the respective Regional Office (Euresearch Lucerne ).
