People
Management Board
The board is responsible for the strategic management of the association in accordance with the decisions of the Delegates Assembly and the Section Counsil. It consists of the co-presidium and five other members of the board. The board manages the day-to-day business of the association, represents the VSS externally and maintains regular contact with education policy bodies, institutions and organizations. The board acts as the employer of all persons employed by the VSS.
Julia Bogdan
Co-President
Representation of the Federal Institute of Technology
DE / EN / FR
Sophie Wang
Co-President since 01.01.2025
Representation of the Universities
FR / EN / DE
Federico Di Napoli
Member of the Executive Board
Equality
+41 78 832 55 65
Representation of the Universities
FR / IT / EN / DE
Ivan Ballerini
Member of the Executive Board
Social issues
+41 76 452 31 01
Representation of the Universities
DE / PT / EN / FR
Samira Guyot
Member of the Executive Board
Higher Education Policy
+41 77 415 40 44
Representation of the universities
DE / EN / FR / IT
Emile Blant
Member of the Executive Board
International
+41 79 646 92 63
Representation of the universities
FR / DE / EN
Emma Hilgenstock
Member of the Executive Board
Sustainability
+41 31 382 11 71
Representation of the Universities
DE / EN
Office
Tristan Robert
Co-General Secretary (85 %)
Finances, Human Resources Management, Project, Equality, Social Affairs, Sustainability
+41 31 382 11 71
FR / DE / EN / ES
Dr. Carlotta Ehrenzeller
Co-General Secretary (85 %)
Politic & Public Affairs, Human Resources Management, Accreditation Pool & Quality Assurance, Student Mental Health, International Affairs, Higher education policy
+41 31 382 11 71
DE / FR / EN / ES
Employee Projects
Elena Jäggi
Accreditation Pool & Quality Assurance (40 %)
+41 31 382 11 71
DE / FR / EN
Rahel Müller Aho
Leadership Team INVOST (50 %)
+41 31 382 11 71
DE / FR / EN / ES
Dr. Sabine Zurschmitten
Leadership Team Perspectives Studies (60 %)
Responsible for Political Work & Lobbying
+41 31 382 11 71
DE / FR / EN
Nora Burla
Leadership Team Perspectives Studies (70 %)
Responsible for Communication & Media
+41 31 382 11 76
DE / FR / EN / IT / ES
Chiara Franchini
Assistance Perspective Studies (40 %)
+41 31 382 11 71
DE / FR / EN
Seraina Campell
Student Minds Network (20 %)
+41 31 382 11 71
DE / FR / EN / IT
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board of the Association of Swiss Student Bodies (VSS) is a non-partisan group made up of representatives from various regions of Switzerland. The main aim of the Advisory Board is to network education with politics and to strengthen education policy concerns at national level.
The aim is also to have all parties represented in the Federal Assembly. The members of the advisory board benefit first-hand from the education policy assessments and expertise of the association and its 140,000 members. In their role, the advisory board members also show students that politicians are also receptive to the concerns of the younger generation. This structure ultimately enables the politicians represented on the Advisory Board to gain a broad perspective on the needs and challenges of students in Switzerland and to react accordingly.
Flavia Wasserfallen
Member of the Council of States, SP
Katja Christ
National Councillor, GLP
Fabien Fivaz
Member of the Council of States, Grüne
Bettina Balmer
National Councillor, FDP
Regina Durrer
National Councillor, Die Mitte
Benjamin Fischer
National Councillor, SVP
Adolf Ogi
Former Federal Councillor, SVP
