[2][3] With Switzerland signing the Bologna declaration leading to a comprehensive reform of structures; the Swiss University Conference is in charge of leading out the legal doctrine for the introduction of the Bologna Reform at the universities.
[6] Its German, French and Italian names were changed from Schweizerische Universitätskonferenz, Conférence universitaire suisse and Conferenza universitaria svizzera to Schweizerischen Hochschulkonferenz, Conférence suisse des hautes écoles and Conferenza svizzera delle scuole universitarie.
[7] It has the power to enforce a number of decisions in defined areas and has the following tasks: Further, the conference makes recommendations on cooperation, on plans for the future and on balanced division of tasks within the universities; it informs parties affected by current projects and consults them.
The President of the Rectors' Conference of the Swiss Universities also has a seat in a consultative capacity as do the director of the Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology, the vice-director of the State Secretariate for Education and Research and the secretary general of the Swiss University Conference.
[8][9] Since 2015, the Swiss University Conference includes the universities of applied sciences and is chaired by the Federal Councillor heading the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research.