25.06.2025 Bern, June 25, 2025 – The Swiss Student Union (VSS) is deeply disappointed by the Federal Council’s budget message on the 2027 relief program published today. Despite more than 1,500 responses to the consultation process and widespread criticism, the Federal Council is sticking to drastic cuts in education. In particular, the planned “strengthening of … Read more
13.06.2025 As part of the Bilateral Agreements III negotiations, the Federal Council and theEuropean Commission have agreed on a protocol that will enable Switzerland to participate inErasmus+ from 2027. It is now up to Parliament and the Federal Council tocreate the necessary conditions to ensure Switzerland’s reassociation withthis forward-looking program. The undersigned umbrella organizations representing … Read more
11.02.2025 The Swiss Student Union (VSS) is firmly opposed to the planned cuts in education and the doubling of tuition fees. The union supports the criticism expressed at the press conference on February 11, 2025, by swissuniversities, the ETH Board, the Swiss National Science Foundation, the Swiss Academies, and innosuisse. Cutting education means cutting the … Read more
29.01.2025 The Association of Swiss Student Bodies is disconcerted by the Federal Council’s “2027 relief package” proposal. By doubling tuition fees, the Federal Council is calling equal opportunities in Switzerland into question. Together with its 150,000 members, the VSS will do everything in its power to oppose austerity measures in the education sector. To this … Read more
20.12.2024 The Association of Swiss Student Bodies (VSS) is pleased to note the latest outcome of the negotiations. At an institutional level, the way is now clear for Switzerland to rejoin the Erasmus+ program. It is incomprehensible that accession is not possible until 2027 due to the lack of a funding message. Thanks to the … Read more
04.12.2024 The Association of Swiss Student Bodies and the Student Union of the University of Zurich (VSUZH) would like to take a joint stand in light of recent events and lay the foundations for constructive and future-oriented cooperation. The NZZ’s coverage of the student protests in May 2024 contributed to the escalation of the conflict. … Read more
04.12.2024 The Association of Swiss Student Bodies and the Student Union of the University of Zurich (VSUZH) would like to take a joint stand in light of recent events and lay the foundations for constructive and future-oriented cooperation. The NZZ’s coverage of the student protests in May 2024 contributed to the escalation of the conflict. … Read more
24.11.2024 The Association of Swiss Student Unions welcomes the rejection of the two tenancy law proposals by the people. These would have had a massive negative impact on students and further exacerbated the already tight housing market. The planned changes would have significantly worsened the conditions for subletting. Students, who particularly often live in subletting … Read more
On May 7 and 8, 2022, the 178th Assembly of Delegates of the Association of Swiss Student Union took place in Brugg-Windisch at students.fhnw. The delegates decided that the Swiss Student Union should join the emerging committee of the Europe Initiative – currently under development – in order to unlock European policy regarding cooperation in … Read more
Due to the flight movements from and within Ukraine, most student dormitories in safe areas are overcrowded and housing prices have risen massively. In order to help the often financially weak Ukrainian students in this emergency situation, the Swiss Student Union (VSS-UNES-USU) together with the Ukrainian Association of Students (UAS) has launched the crowdfunding campaign … Read more