As a consultative body to the Federal Council, the SSC can express its views on specific projects or questions relating to education, research and innovation, whether on its own initiative or by order of the Federal Council or the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research.
The recent statements of the SSC concern the following topics:
April 2024
SSC position statement within the consultation process
March 2023
Federal Act on the Tasks, Organisation and Financing of the Swiss Agency for the Promotion of Exchange and Mobility (Movetia Act)
March 2023
Download (PDF, 172 KB): German version
Horizon Fund Law
January 2023
Total revision of the Human Genetic Testing Ordinance
April 2020
December 2019
November 2019
Révision totale de l’ordonnance sur les dispositifs médicaux et de l’ordonnance sur les essais cliniques de dispositifs médicaux
September 2019
Procédure de consultation sur l’initiative parlementaire 19.401 « Pour un renforcement des soins infirmiers, une sécurité des patients accrue et une meilleure qualité des soins »
August 2019
Verordnung des Hochschulrates über die Koordination der Lehre an den Schweizer Hochschulen
SSC position statement regarding the consultation
June 2019
Révision totale de la loi fédérale sur la coopération et la mobilité internationale en matière de formation
SSC position statement within the consultation process
May 2019
SSC position statement within the consultation process
March 2019
January 2019
Adjustment of the Therapeutic Products Act (new legislation on medical devices)
SSC position statement regarding the consultation
June 2018
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Therapeutic Products Ordinance Package IV
SSIC position statement regarding the consultation
October 2017
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Total revision of the Ordinance to the Higher Education Act (HEdO)
SSIC position statement regarding the consultation
August 2016
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Amendment of the Copyright Act
SSIC position statement regarding the consultation (17 December 2015 to 31 March 2016)
March 2016
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Amendment of the FIT Act
SSIC position statement regarding the consultation (11 September to 11 November 2015)
November 2015
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SSIC recommendation on promoting energy research
SSIC position statement of 14 July 2015 to the members of the SCCER steering committee headed by CTI President W. Steinlin
September 2015
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Innosuisse Act (SAFIG, Federal Act on the Swiss Agency for Innovation Promotion)
SSIC position statement regarding the consultation (12 June to 31 August 2015)
Adopted 4 August 2015
August 2015
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Recommendations of the SSIC on the distribution model of the basic contributions under the Higher Education Act HEdA
For the attention of the Swiss Conference of Higher Education Institutions SCHEI and the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI.
July 2015
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Partial Revision of the Federal Act on Foreign Nationals: Application of the article 121a FC
Statement of the SSIC within the consultation process.
June 2015
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Revision of the Federal Act on Human Genetic Testing
Statement of the SSIC
May 2015
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Swiss participation to the European XFEL
Statement of the SSIC
November 2014
Download (PDF, 32 KB): French version
Accreditation guidelines
Statement of the SSIC
July 2014
Download (PDF, 117 KB): German version
Organizational Rules of the Swiss Conference of Higher Education Institutions
Statement of the SSIC
March 2014
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Amendment of the Ordinance on Research and Innovation Promotion RIPO
Statement of the SSTC
July 2013
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Modification of the Federal Law on Genetic Engineering
Statement of the SSTC
May 2013
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Amendment of the Federal Act on Education and Training Grants
Statement of the SSTC
February 2013
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Recommendations of the SSTC for the transposition of art. 51 Federal Act on the Promotion and Coordination of Universities
October 2012
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Ordinances relating to the Human Research Act
Statement of the SSTC
October 2012
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Message on the Action Plan «Coordinated Energy Research Switzerland» (2013-2016)
Statement of the SSTC
August 2012
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Federal Act on Continuing Education
Statement of the SSTC
March 2012
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Revision of the Federal Act on Medical Professions
Statement of the SSTC
October 2011
Download (PDF, 97.1 KB): French version
SSTC recommendations on the Federal Council Dispatch on the Promotion of Education, Research and Innovation for 2013-2016
October 2011
Download (PDF, 3.14 MB) German version