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Foresight
Publications
White paper on the Future of Education in Switzerland
In the future, over two thirds of a class should gain a qualification for tertiary education. At the same time, the development of interpersonal skills need to be supported. Education should not just provide the knowledge to perform professional duties; it should also provide a deeper understanding in order to deal appropriately with the world and society. This is
what the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences are proposing in their white paper ‘Zukunft Bildung Schweiz’ which defines the requirements on the Swiss education system in 2030 using a scenario to describe the future understanding of education in Switzerland. It makes recommendations on the Swiss education strategy and describes its implementation in a roadmap.
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From concomitant research towards integrated research in ELSI using the example of nanoscience and nanotechnologies (NaN)
This report forms part of the project «Concept for ELSI-and risk research» by the swiss-academies in the area of foresight and ethics. ELSI stands for Ethical, Legal and Social Implications. Traditional ELSI research goes along with large and high-priced research programmes such as the «Human Genome Project». A new research perspective is currently being developed involving a more comprehensive reflection on the conditions for emergence and the effects of new technologies. In Switzerland, however, there is a methodical deficit regarding the research of socio-cultural problems coming with new technologies. The swiss-academies therefore wish to contribute to the foresight of socio-cultural conditions for the emergence, acceptance, and the use of these technologies.
Three postulates for interdisciplinary nanotechnology
As a highly multi-, inter- and transdisciplinary field, research in nanotechnology faces new challenges. In a recent paper, the swiss-academies formulate concrete postulates regarding the promotion of nanotechnology and its benefits for society
Ch. Pohl, G. Hirsch Hadorn: «Gestaltungsprinzipien für die transdisziplinäre Forschung - ein Beitrag des td-net»
Oekom Verlag, 2006
Eigenverlag SAGW, Bern 2007
68 Seiten, ISBN 978-3-907835-55-5
«Handbook of Transdisciplinary Research», proposed by the Swiss Academies of Arts an Sciences
Springer Verlag (Herbst 2007)
« Principles for Designing Transdisciplinary Research», proposed by the Swiss Academies of Arts an Sciences
Oekom Verlag (Sommer 2007)
Previous Events
24 September 2009 | Public debate
White paper on the Future of Education in Switzerland
Kongresshaus Biel, 13.30–17.30
In the future, over two thirds of a class should gain a qualification for tertiary education. At the same time, the development of interpersonal skills need to be supported. Education should not just provide the knowledge to perform professional duties; it should also provide a deeper understanding in order to deal appropriately with the world and society. This is
what the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences are proposing in their white paper ‘Zukunft Bildung Schweiz’ which defines the requirements on the Swiss education system in 2030 using a scenario to describe the future understanding of education in Switzerland. It makes recommendations on the Swiss education strategy and describes its implementation in a roadmap.
26 June 2009 | Conference
New Concepts in Teaching and Research: Methods, Tools, and Evaluation
Swiss Transdisciplinary Conference 2009, SION
td-net and the Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch (IUKB) organise in the years 2008 and 2009 two Swiss conferences. The conferences aims to promote the exchange of the requirements of inter- and transdisciplinary teaching and research. The dialogue will be held in the two official languages German and French and thus comprises the various initiatives across linguistic boundaries.
12 June 2009 | Conference
Did the global financial system fail? Questions addressed to finance and business studies
Date: Friday, 12 June 2009, 17.30–20.15, Zurich, ConventionPoint
Conference within the series «Knowledge makes dialogue» of the swiss-academies comprising three speeches and a round table. Organised by the SAHS.
How could the current financial crisis possibly come about? Did mathematic and probabilistic modelling suggest a false sense of security? Did this induce risky behaviours? Were experts aware of the risks, however, did not communicate them explicitly enough? Are there too many financial mathematicians and too few economic experts with a generalist view within the financial system? Do models divert the view on reality and has theory moved too far away from practice?
17 June 2009 | Conference
Change of professional profiles in the health sector
This public conference aims to give both an inside view by physicians and nurses and an outside view by researchers in the humanities and social sciences on the «Change of professions in the health sector». This conference aims to contribute to a better understanding of the current change of the professions in the health sector and to help to shape it actively.
27.-28.11.2008 | Event
Transdisciplinarity Conference 2008: Inter- and Transdisciplinary Problem Framing,
ETH Zurich
The annual Transdisciplinarity Conference is one of the central means of the td-net to promote excellence in transdisciplinary research and teaching. Its main aim is to provide a platform for the exchange between individuals and teams involved in transdisciplinary projects on a diversity of issues (public health, migration, new technologies, climate change, globalisation, etc.) so that they can learn from each other’s experiences and further develop integrative methods and approaches for knowledge-based solutions to pressing problems in the life-world.
07.03.08 | Event
LE DÉFI DE L’INTER- ET TRANSDISCIPLINARITÉ Concepts, méthodes et pratiques innovantes dans l’enseignement et la recherche HERAUSFORDERUNG INTER- UND TRANSDISZIPLINARITÄT Konzepte, Methoden und innovative Umsetzung in Lehre und Forschung
January 10, 2008
«Denk-Schrift Energie»
Angesichts der grossen Herausforderungen im Energiebereich haben 47 Forschende ihr Wissen zusammengetragen und eine Denk-Schrift verfasst. Sie rufen damit die Verantwortlichen aus der Schweizer Wirtschaft, Verwaltung, Politik und Wissenschaft auf, die Probleme der globalen Energienutzung und -versorgung aktiv und vordringlich anzugehen. Die Akademien der Wissenschaften Schweiz haben die «Denk-Schrift Energie» am Montag, 19. November, dem Bundesamt für Energie übergeben. Im Januar 2008 luden sie zu
einer öffentlichen Debatte ein.
01.03.2007
Tagung "Open Access: Vom Prinzip zur Umsetzung"
Der Stand der Umsetzung von Open Access sowie die Bedürfnisse und Probleme bei der Umsetzung sollen im Rahmen der von der SAGW realisierten Tagung diskutiert werden.
10.11.2006
«Wohnen in der Metropole Schweiz. Lässt sich Urbanisierung planen?»
Herbsttagung 2006 der SAGW in Zusammenarbeit mit SCNAT und SATW