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1 Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA Consulate General of Switzerland Ho Chi Minh City Higher education and Research in Switzerland 1

2 Switzerland at the heart of Europe The 28 EU countries European Economic Area (EEA) EU membership candidates EDA, STS KMZ-Geodienste

3 Swiss education system 3

4 Swiss higher education landscape 12 tier-one universities (10 cantonal + 2 federal) 8 universities of applied sciences UAS (7 public + 1 private) Univ. Basel: 12,982 students, 260 professors ETH Zurich: 17,309 students, 428 professors Univ. Zurich: 26,351 students, 526 professors Univ. Neuchâtel: 4,345 students, 112 professors Univ. Bern: 15,406 students, 374 professors Univ. Fribourg: 10,084 students, 221 professors Univ. Geneva: 15,514 students, 486 professors EPF Lausanne: 9,395 students, 290 professors Univ. Lausanne: 12,947 students, 454 professors Univ. St. Gallen: 7,809 students, 80 professors Univ. Lucerne: 2,654 students, 57 professors Univ. della Svizerra italiana; 2,918 students, 69 professors University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland Zurich University of Applied Sciences University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland Bern University of Applied Sciences University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland Kalaidos University of Applied Science number of students in UAS: 72,568 number of professors in UAS: 3,855 number of students in tier-one universities: 137,714 number of professors in tier-one universities: 3,357 4

5 Key figures: Cooperation partners over 2/3 from abroad 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% Switzerland 28.30% USA 14.40% Germany Italy France ASIA 9.50% 7.60% 7.60% 5.60% Japan China South Korea 1.90% 1.00% 0.90% Cooperation partners of Swiss researchers, in % of all cooperation initiatives. Source: Bibliometric study of research in Switzerland, , SERI

6 Promotion of research and innovation: Complementary set of instruments Applied research Fundamental research 6

7 R&D expenditure In Switzerland (CHF 18.5 billion) From Swiss companies abroad (CHF 15 billion) Private sector 70% billion Public sector 30% 0 7

8 Key figures: Patents per million inhabitants Switzerland Japan Germany Sweden Denmark South Korea United States OECD France European Union Australia New Zealand China India [WERT] Source: OECD, Factbook

9 Key figures: International comparison of research expenditure (in % of GDP) Israel Korea Japan Finland Sweden Denmark Switzerland Germany Austria USA OECD average Australia Singapore Source: OECD, Main Science and Technology Indicators

10 Switzerland: Funding and Fellowship Opportunities 10

11 Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships for Foreign Scholars and Artists - PhD, Postdoc and Research Scholarship grants (up to 3 years). - Funded by the Swiss Government through the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students. - Call opens in August 2017, application deadline is Mid- November Application package available at Swiss Embassy in Hanoi (as of August 2017). Web: Contact: han.vertretung@eda.admin.ch 11

12 Bilateral research collaboration with the ASEAN region Funded through the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, SERI Managed by ETH Zurich as Leading House. Funding instruments: Ø Mobility : Exchange grants with ASEAN countries as a follow-up measure to the exploratory phase Ø Innovation: Asia industry internships for students Innovation Partnership Grants Start-up Asia Opportunities Programme 12

13 Bilateral research collaboration with the ASEAN region (cont.) Ø Bridging Grants and Seed Money Projects Bridging grants to bring established projects with ASEAN countries to the next level Seed funding for partnerships with new countries Ø Strategic Topics and Exploratory Funding Regional activities with ASEAN bodies Start date of the program: second half of Web: swiss-bilateral-programmes.html 13

14 Scientific Exchanges Funded through Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF Short Visits (1 to 6 months) For researchers in Switzerland to go abroad or researchers from abroad to come to Switzerland. Support for travel and living expenses. 14

15 Workshops and conferences grants (2-5 days) For researchers working in Switzerland (invite Vietnamese colleague) Support for travel and living expenses of participants from abroad Submission at least 4 months in advance Web: scientific-exchanges/pages/default.aspx Contact: scientific.exchange@snf.ch 15

16 Scholarships offered by different Universities and Institutes Scholarships by the University of Fribourg Research stay of max. 6 months for PhDs and max. 3 months PostDoc Scholarships by the Graduate Institute Geneva Scholarships are awarded each year to students attending Master and PhD programs. international-economics/scholarships-and-funding.html Grants and financial aid by the University of Geneva 16

17 Recommendations: Try to establish contacts to Swiss scientists during scientific conferences. A Swiss host is needed in case you apply for an exchange grant. A list of all recognised Swiss Higher Education Institution is available here: recognised-swiss-higher-education-institutions/ 17

18 Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA Consulate General of Switzerland Ho Chi Minh City Thank you!

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