The digital transformation is shaping many areas of life and so it is changing the fields of education and research. The digital transformation is hence an interdisciplinary topic that is scientifically monitored and supported from the perspective of technology as well as society, politics and the economy. Universities are strengthening society in the best possible way to master the risks of digital change and harness the potential of digitalisation. In doing so, universities are committed to digital change, taking sustainability and inclusion into account.

Digitalisation is profoundly changing research and education in all subjects. It continuously enables new administrative solutions, new systems for data security or the storage of research data and access to it. In addition, digitalisation has opened up new areas of research for universities. Universities are therefore focusing on digitalisation in research and teaching as well as in the development of their own organisations.

swissuniversities has therefore made shaping and managing the digital transformation one of its strategic goals for 2025-2028. The chamber of universities of teacher education has declared digital change and education a strategic priority for 2021-2024.
With the corresponding programmes, swissuniversities supports cooperation projects between universities on open education and strengthening digital competencies in teaching as well as strengthening open science.