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   Trade union rights are human rights 10 November 2020

   Switzerland: teachers call for uniform and reinforced measures

   Teacher unionists have responded to the Federal Council's announcements concerning the introduction of compulsory masks in upper secondary schools throughout Switzerland and the transition for universities to distance learning from 2 November, with face-to-face classes still permitted at primary and upper secondary school level. They have been closely monitoring the...

   Switzerland: teachers call for uniform and reinforced measures

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   Trade union rights are human rights 12 August 2020

   Switzerland: Education unions join forces for safe return to schools and quality education

   In Switzerland, two affiliates of Education International have urged political and education decision-makers to approve the financial and human resources required to implement vital measures in schools, such as the introduction of health protection officers.

   Switzerland: Education unions join forces for safe return to schools and quality education

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   Trade union rights are human rights 18 May 2020

   German-speaking education unions raise concerns over digital deficit exposed by COVID-19

   Three member organisations in German-speaking countries have issued a joint statement in which they highlight their shared concerns about the impact of COVID-19 on their national education systems.

   German-speaking education unions raise concerns over digital deficit exposed by COVID-19

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   Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 May 2019

   Switzerland: New report shows overworked and underpaid teachers

   Teachers in Switzerland are often overworked and underpaid, especially if they work on part-time contracts, according to the latest report on working time of the Dachverband Lehrerinnen und Lehrer Schweiz (LCH) and the Syndicat des Enseignants Romands (SER).

   Switzerland: New report shows overworked and underpaid teachers

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   Fighting the commercialisation of education 19 June 2018

   “Between hope and despair in the EU copyright reform- What's in it for education?”, by Nikola Wachter

   Nikola Wachter

   I am a teacher by training and I am concerned about the current European Union copyright reform. I am familiar with the day to day practices of preparing lessons, the search for the best picture, text snippet, piece of music or video that will help me to explain a certain...

   “Between hope and despair in the EU copyright reform- What's in it for education?”, by Nikola Wachter

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   Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 May 2018

   Go for it! The Bologna ministerial summit in Paris, by Andreas Keller

   Andreas Keller

   Isn’ it ironic? 50 years ago, in May 1968, students in Paris were going to the barricades and aspiring to a societal revolution – and initiated an overdue reform of higher education almost throughout Europe eventually. Today, in May 2018, ministers in charge of higher education from 48 countries belonging...

   Go for it! The Bologna ministerial summit in Paris, by Andreas Keller