The Confederation shall support Swiss international cooperation in research and innovation to better position Switzerland as a location for research and innovation, to promote the Swiss higher education sector and to further business, social and environmental interests.
In the context of the overall goals for Switzerland’s international research and innovation policy, it may support:
Switzerland’s participation in the development and operation of international research facilities and internationally coordinated research infrastructures;
Switzerland’s participation in international programmes and projects encouraging research and innovation;
Switzerland’s involvement in international organisations and bodies in the conception, planning, implementation, operation and development of the corresponding support activities;
further bilateral and multilateral cooperation and cooperation in research and innovation.