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Switzerland: national representatives to the ECML

Switzerland joined the ECML on 8 April 1994

Governing Board of the ECML

Appointed ministerial representatives from each member state. The Governing Board adopts programmes of activities, monitors their implementation and oversees the Centre’s management.

Schweiz Schweiz - Governing Board

Name:
Mr. Bernard Wicht
Address:
General Secretariat EDK
Head of international affairs
Haus der Kantone, Speichergasse 6, Postfach
CH-3001 Bern
Phone:
+41 31 309 51 75

National Nominating Authority

Agencies in each member state linked to ministries. They are responsible for selecting participants to the Centre's activities.

Schweiz Schweiz - National Contact Point, Nominating Authority

Name:
Mr. Wilfrid Kuster
Address:
St.Gallen University of Teacher Education
Notkerstrasse 27
CH-9000 St.Gallen
Phone:
+41 (0)71 243 94 32

Contact for the European Day of Languages (EDL)

The function of a national EDL Relay is to act as a multiplier for organisations, schools and associations, circulating: information communicated by the Council of Europe (for example the press release of the Council on the Day, which the Relays are invited to translate into national/local languages, updates on the website); promotional materials - posters, stickers etc. provided by the Council of Europe every year in significant quantities for event organisers.

Schweiz Schweiz - EDL National Relay

Name:
Ms Sibylle Blanchard
Address:
Unité de coordination scolarité obligatoire, culture et sport
Generalsekretariat EDK | Secrétariat général CDIP
Haus der Kantone, Speichergasse 6
CH-3001 Bern
Phone:
+41 31 309 51 19

Contact for the European Language Portfolio

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Contact point for the ECML

National networks in language education; The National Contact point disseminates information and documentation on the Centre‘s work on a national level.

Schweiz Schweiz - National Contact Point, Nominating Authority

Name:
Mr. Wilfrid Kuster
Address:
St.Gallen University of Teacher Education
Notkerstrasse 27
CH-9000 St.Gallen
Phone:
+41 (0)71 243 94 32

Presentation

In Switzerland, the function of "Nominating Authority" is carried out by the General Secretariat of the Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education (EDK).

The function of "Contact Point " is provided by the information and documentation centre of the EDK.

In Switzerland there is no national ministry for Education and Training as it is the Cantons which bear the main responsibility for education. The Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education (EDK ) is an assembly of 26 cantonal ministers who are responsible for education, training, culture and sport in their respective cantons. The central EDK office is the general secretariat in Berne; it runs an information and documentation centre (IDES).

Services

  • Nominating Authority:
    nomination of Swiss participants to ECML central workshops and information related to this role.
    Website
  • Contact Point:
    cataloging of ECML publications in the online catalogue of IDES, on the EDK website. This enables thematic searches and the consultation of the documents in the library.
    Website