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President

The president chairs the Board and represents swissuniversities and all Swiss universities at the national and international level.

 

Dr. Luciana Vaccaro

Rector of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland

 

 

 

 

Board

The Board of the Rector's Conference is comprised of: The president, the chairs of the three chambers as vice-presidents ex officio and one other member of each chamber who is elected to the plenary assembly for a period of three years on the nomination of the chamber. The secretary general participates in the meetings in an advisory capacity.

The Board meets at least five times each year.
 

Members of the Board

  • Dr. Luciana Vaccaro, rector of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, 
    president of swissuniversities 
  • Prof. Dr. Andrea Schenker-Wicki, rector of the University of Basel, president of the chamber of universities,
    vice president ex officio
  • Prof. Franco Gervasoni, general director of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, president of the chamber of universities of applied sciences and arts,
    vice president ex officio
  • Prof. Dr. Barbara Fäh, rector of the Interkantonale Hochschule für Heilpädagogik Zürich, president of the chamber of universities of teacher education, vice president ex officio 
  • Prof. Dr. Joël Mesot, president of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich
  • Prof. Dr. Sebastian Wörwag, rector of the Bern University of Applied Sciences
  • Prof. Dr. Delphine Etienne-Tomasini, rector of the haute Ecole pédagogique Fribourg
  • Dr. Martina Weiss, secretary general of swissuniversities
    (in an advisory capacity)