Swissuniversities (stylised as swᴉssunᴉversᴉtᴉes) is the umbrella organization of universities and colleges in Switzerland.
Swissuniversities was founded in 2012 and officially began operations on January 1, 2015 when the Higher Education Act went into effect.
[6] It acts as a common body for every type of Swiss universities and colleges representing their interests at national and international level.
Swissuniversities can take on mandates from the federal government as well as lead programs and projects.
Swissuniversities has the following key responsibilities: Swissuniversities works closely with the Swiss Conference of Higher Education, the main political body for higher education in Switzerland.