The ETH Board welcomes the ERI Dispatch and underlines the importance of the European research programmes
Berne/Zurich, 5.3.2020 - At its meeting of 4/5 March 2020, the ETH Board discussed various topics related to education policy. The Board takes a positive view of the Federal Council’s ERI Dispatch, in relation to which it stresses the great importance of Switzerland’s full participation in the forthcoming EU research framework programme “Horizon Europe”. It is opposed to the Limitation Initiative, which would hinder participation in Horizon Europe and make access to talent more difficult. The ETH Board also approved the consolidated reporting for 2019 and decided how resources will be allocated in 2021. In particular, it favoured promoting projects that involve cooperation between the ETH Domain institutions.