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The education system in Switzerland is very diverse, because the constitution of Switzerland delegates the authority for the school system mainly to the cantons. The Swiss constitution sets the foundations, namely that primary school is obligatory for every child and is free in state schools and that the confederation can run or support ...
Switzerland's 13 institutes of higher learning enrolled 99,600 students in the academic year of 2001–02. About 25% of the adult population hold a diploma of higher learning. According to the CIA World Factbook data for 2003, 99% of the Swiss population aged 15 and over could read and write, with the rate being identical for both sexes.
This category collects all articles about education in Switzerland. Please use the respective subcategories. Please use the respective subcategories. The main article for this category is Education in Switzerland .
Numerous public and private stakeholders contribute to Switzerland’s federally structured system of education, research and innovation (ERI). They are responsible for performance, funding, legislation and strategic management. [4] As the Confederation’s specialised agency for the ERI system, the SERI has the following remit:
Switzerland has the second highest rate (almost 18% in 2003) of foreign students in tertiary education, after Australia (slightly over 18%). [ 180 ] [ 181 ] The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies , located in Geneva , is continental Europe's oldest graduate school of international and development studies.
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Sometimes the − is used to indicate a better grade if it stands after the grade and a lower grade if it stands before the grade (in which case − is a symbol for "bis", e.g. 'to', rather than 'minus'), for example −5 (4.75) is lower than 5 which is lower than 5− (5.25) in that system. In some regions, decimal grades are used: 5.5, 4.5, etc.
In the Fall of 2007, the division launched a unique academic qualification for university graduates throughout Switzerland: the Master of Science (MSc) in Vocational Education and Training. With a total of 26 study programs recognized by the State Secretariat for Education, Research, and Innovation (SERI) , SFUVET annually trains over 1700 ...