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Education: Switzerland

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Includes notable schools (K-12 and equivalents), universities, educational resources both in the country and elsewhere. Extensive lists of colleges and universities are available through such portals such as BRAINTRACK which links to universities, and General Education Online.

The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education, produces the ERIC database, which contains more than 1.2 million citations going back to 1966. More than 100,000 full-text non-journal documents (issued since 1993) are available in .pdf format.



Federal Department of Home Affairs. State Secretariat for Education and Research (SER) (http://www.sbf.admin.ch/htm/index_en.php)
SER is responsible for drawing up and implementing policy in the area of science, research, university, and space policy in Switzerland. It coordinates related activities within the Federal Administration and ensures cooperation with the cantons. Includes publications, statistics, news, and information about the SER. Also links to universities, research centers, and more. Searchable. In German, French, and Italian, some English.

SchulWeb (http://www.schulweb.de/en/schweiz/)
Searchable database on K-12 schools in Switzerland (and rest of the world), includes statistics, news, and information on schoolbook publishers, school magazines, and educational institutions. In German, some English.

SWITCH: Swiss Higher Education (http://www.switch.ch/edu/educ%5Forgs.html)
Links to institutions of higher learning and other educational and research organizations throughout Switzerland.

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