Programme to promote STEM fields in Switzerland

The Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences have been tasked with promoting STEM skills (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) among children and young people in conjunction with the ERI Dispatch for 2025–2028. They will fulfil this mandate through extracurricular, multidisciplinary projects that foster gender equality and aim to reach children who otherwise might not have access to STEM-related recreational activities and support or other forms of accessible science. These activities are intended to promote STEM fields among children and young people, first and foremost by sparking their interest and encouraging them to develop their skills in this area. In doing so, the programme will also further Switzerland’s digital transition by promoting equal opportunities and working to remedy the shortage of skilled workers in STEM fields.

Status

Start 2025
End 2028

Responsible

State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation

Departments

Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research

Partners

Goals

Appropriate framework conditions make it possible to exploit the opportunities of digitalisation in the education sector


Domains

Education and skills

People, businesses and public authorities have sufficient skills to make the most of new technologies and are able to evaluate them critically.