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Switzerland
Description of the Educational System in Switzerland
Switzerland (English pronunciation: German: Schweiz, French: Suisse, Italian: Svizzera, Romansh: Svizra), officially the Swiss Confederation (Confoederatio Helvetica in Latin, hence its ISO country codes CH and CHE), is a landlocked alpine country of roughly 7.6 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km². Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called cantons. Berne is the seat of the federal authorities, while the country's economic centres are its two global cities, Geneva and especially Zürich. Switzerland is one of the richest countries in the world.
It is bordered by Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein. Switzerland has a long history of neutrality — it has not been at war since 1815 — and hosts many international organizations, including the Red Cross, the World Trade Organization and one of the U.N.'s two European offices. Switzerland is multilingual and has four national languages: German, French, Italian and Romansh. The country's formal name is Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft in German, Confédération suisse in French, Confederazione Svizzera in Italian and Confederaziun svizra in Romansh. The establishment of Switzerland is traditionally dated to August 1, 1291; the first of August is the national holiday.
Virtual learning initiatives in Switzerland
In the following table we would like to highlight the initiatives that we consider to be important virtual learning opportunities in Switzerland
Table 1
| Nr | Name | Institution | City | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Fernfachhochschule Schweiz / Swiss Distance University of Applied Sciences (FFHS), | FFHS | Brig | Distance Learning |
| 2. | The Foundation Fernstudien Schweiz | The Foundation Fernstudien Schweiz | Brig | university distance programmes. |