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SwissCore placement: One month, many insights

In June, Simon Zemp, scientific and policy officer at swissuniversities, joined SwissCore to follow EU policy on open science and research security.
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Innovation funding: “less bureaucracy, more trust”

This year’s SwissCore annual event explored the importance of international cooperation with the EU and trusted, like-minded partners to foster innovation.
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EU Member States talk Switzerland relationship

“The current geopolitical context […] reinforces the need for strengthened cooperation with like-minded partners such as Switzerland.”
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Portfolio approach: politics behind the maths

The EC attempts to polish the portfolio approach by providing a model addressing the limits and balancing performance across different criteria and objectives.
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Van den Berg’s VET agenda: A societal change is needed

The Committee for Employment and Social Affairs of the European Parliament instructs the Council and the Commission on their priorities in the VET sector.
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EIC: From a market gap to a market player

The EIC Summit 2026 unveiled bold steps for Europe’s innovation landscape, including the Scaleup Europe Fund and key insights from the EIC Impact Report.
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EU pushes Chips, Cloud and AI sovereignty

US hyperscalers control 70% of Europe’s cloud market, and the EU presents a potential remedy set to achieve greater strategic autonomy in Chips, Cloud, and AI.
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ERA Scoreboard: tracking a Swiss PhD lead

The third ERA Scoreboard monitors Europe’s R&I progress against its priorities and shows where Switzerland leads among associated countries.

Status update on Swiss participation in EU programmes
