✌🏼 On 24 March 2026, at the University of Zurich, we held our panel discussion on the increase in tuition fees: “Higher Tuition Fees: Fair Contribution or Social Barrier?”
📝 Our event brought together experts from education, economics, and national as well as cantonal politics, with more than 100 students in attendance.
We presented the results of our survey conducted among students between February and March 2026 and engaged in a fruitful and informative discussion, moderated by @
🗳️ At the end of the discussion, we collected signatures for an open letter to the Federal Parliament, the Conference of Cantons, as well as swissuniversities. We are continuing to collect signatures online and encourage all students to join and defend their rights.
👩🎓👨🎓 We are very grateful to our distinguished speakers for their valuable insights:
Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman, Rector of the University of Zurich (UZH)
Min Li Marti, Member of the National Council (ZH, SP), Vice-Chair of the Parliamentary Committee for Science, Education and Culture
Kathrin Wydler, Member of the Cantonal Council of Zurich (Die Mitte), Member of the Cantonal Committee for Education and Culture (ZH)
Prof. Dr. Rudolf Minsch, Head of Economic Policy & Foreign Economic Affairs, Chief Economist, Deputy Member of the Executive Board of Economiesuisse, responsible for Education Policy at Economiesuisse
Rochus Burtscher, Member of the Cantonal Council of Zurich (SVP), Member of the Cantonal Committee for Education and Culture (ZH)
🍷 At the end of the panel, we continued exchanging ideas and networking over a lovely apéro in Lichthof Nord.
We are very grateful to our sponsors @ for their support in making this event possible.
🎦 The recording of the panel discussion is available here!
🚀 More events to come—stay tuned!
Here are some impressions from the event:
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