We are your voice
in federal Bern

As the voice of students we represent the Interests and needs of students to the public and at a political level.

Petition against austerity measures in the education sector

Stop the doubling of tuition fees!

The federal government’s planned cost-cutting measures will hit students hard: there is talk of doubling tuition fees for Swiss students and quadrupling them for foreign students. This jeopardises quality and equal opportunities in the Swiss education system.

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The Swiss Student Union will join the committee of the Europe Initiative!

On May 7 and 8, 2022, the 178th Assembly of Delegates of the Association of Swiss Student Union took place in Brugg-Windisch at students.fhnw. The delegates decided that the Swiss …

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VSS-UNES-USU and UAS launch the crowdfunding campaign “Housing for resettled Ukrainian students”

Due to the flight movements from and within Ukraine, most student dormitories in safe areas are overcrowded and housing prices have risen massively. In order to help the often financially …

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Statement on the war in Ukraine

The Swiss Student Union (VSS-UNES-USU) stands with Ukrainian students and the Ukrainian Association of Students in these dire times. We are appalled by the unfolding events and highly condemn the …

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The Swiss Student Union represents students’ interests on the national level—and your ideas matter. By getting involved, you can help improve today’s study conditions and shape the future of Swiss higher education. Want to make a difference? Then join us and be part of the change!

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