Section: Switzerland
Switzerland: Immigration by the Numbers, 1850–2050

Switzerland: Immigration by the Numbers, 1850–2050

«Immigration» Report, Clément Guntern | Trends in the number of permanent residents, the proportion of people of foreign origin among them, the countries most represented by migrants, the success rate of naturalization processes, integration indices... Here is an overview of immigration in Switzerland and its distinctive features in an international comparison.
Tribune: «How about finally tackling illiteracy in Switzerland?»

Tribune: «How about finally tackling illiteracy in Switzerland?»

Le Regard Libre No. 80 | In this op-ed, actor and director Marco Polli puts the recent controversies over spelling and inclusive writing into perspective over the past fifty years. The former president of the Geneva Secondary School Teachers’ Union and the Modern Languages Commission condemns what he sees as the various steps that have led to the current state of schools in Switzerland. Namely, a situation where one in five students is illiterate by the age of 15. The former teacher then proposes a way forward.