This Act is subject to an optional referendum.
The Federal Council shall determine the commencement date.
It shall establish the provisions on coordination of the entire Swiss higher education sector and the allocation of tasks (Chap. 6; Art. 36–40), on funding (Chap. 7; Art. 41–44) and on federal contributions (Chap. 8; Art. 45–61) no later than five years after the remaining provisions go into effect.
Commencement Date:25
Articles 1–35, 45, 46 and 62–81 on 1 January 2015;
Articles 36–44 and 47–49, 51–61 on 1 January 2017;
Article 50 on 1 January 202026.