Contacts - Switzerland

Agency representatives

Representative Board Member

Name: Judith Hollenweger
Email: judith.hollenweger@phzh.ch   
Address: Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education, Haus der Kantone, Postfach, Speichergass 6, CH-3000 Bern 7
Phone: +41 31 309 51 11
Fax: +41 31 309 51 50

National Co-ordinator

Name: Beatrice Kronenberg
Email: beatrice.kronenberg@szh.ch 
Address: SZH/CSPS, Haus der Kantone, Postfach, Speichergass 6, CH-3000 Bern 7
Phone:  + 41 31 320 16 15
Fax:  +41 31 320 16 61
Web: www.szh.ch 

Ministry of Education and Special Educational Needs

In Switzerland the cantons are responsible for compulsory education. Co-ordination is achieved via a Conference of Cantonal Ministers:

Conference of the cantonal ministers of education

Schweizerische Konferenz der kantonalen Erziehungsdirektoren EDK
Conférence Suisse des directeurs cantonaux de l'instruction publique CDIP
Address: Haus der Kantone, Postfach, Speichergass 6, CH-3000 Bern 7
Website: www.edk.ch

The confederation is responsible for professional education:

Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology

Bundesamt für Berufsbildung und Technologie BBT
Office fédérale de la formation proféssionelle et de la technologie OFFT
Address: Effingerstrasse 27, CH 3003 Bern
Website: www.bbt.admin.ch

The Confederation is also responsible for parts of higher education and aspects of international collaboration:

Federal Office for Education and Science

Bundesamt für Bildung und Wissenschaft BBT
Office fédérale de l'éducation et de la science OFES
Address: Hallwylstr. 4, CH 3003 Bern
Website: www.educa.ch/dyn/1480.htm 

Special Needs Education contacts