Almost all workers are educated at least to the upper secondary level and vocational education contributes to one of the most successful transition performances of youth to employment in the OECD. Higher education enjoys an excellent reputation, as reflected in one of the highest scientific...

Bund und Kantone haben im Jahr 2011 die Verringerung des Fachkräftemangels in den MINT-Bereichen (Mathematik, Informatik, Naturwissenschaften und Technik) für ein gemeinsames, bildungspolitisch relevantes Ziel erklärt. Um die Informationslage zu den Hochschulabsolvent/innen der...

Switzerland has low greenhouse gas emissions per capita as compared to other countries, which reflects the strong reliance on energy sources emitting few greenhouse gas emissions, especially in electricity generation, and little heavy industry. Greenhouse gas emissions have remained almost the...

Swiss women are now as well educated as their male counterparts. However, progress remains to be made in the job market where both the supply and price of female labour are below that of men. While the participation rate for women is high and rising, it is offset by a heavy incidence of...