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Bern, 20. On 21 August 2018, the European Space Agency (ESA) will launch the scientific Earth observation mission Aeolus. The aim of the mission is the global mapping of wind profiles in the atmosphere. These observations, together with information about aerosols and clouds, contribute to an improved understanding of the dynamic processes in the atmosphere and are of great importance for weather forecasting.

Bern, 02. The exchange and mobility strategy aims to make exchanges and mobility a natural part of education pathways, career trajectories and extracurricular activities.

Bern, 23. On 23 August, the Federal Council approved the agreements on Switzerland's participation in the Eurostars-2 and the Active and Assisted Living research and development programmes.

Bern, 06. An event was held in Geneva on 6 July to mark the tenth anniversary of the European Research Council (ERC).

Bern, 05. On 5 April 2017 the Federal Council entered into agreements with the Switzerland Innovation Foundation and approved guarantees for an initial CHF 150 million of funding for the Swiss Innovation Park.

Bern, 05. On 5 April 2017 the Federal Council approved the strategic goals for the ETH Domain for 2017-2020.

Bern, 29. On 29 March Federal Councillor Johann N. Schneider-Ammann, the head of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER), met his British counterpart, Jo Johnson, the Minister of State for Universities.

Bern, 16. Switzerland has ratified the protocol extending the free movement of persons to Croatia.

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Bern, 01. On 1 December, President Johann N. Schneider-Ammann addressed the ministers of the 22 member states of the European Space Agency ESA and Canada in Lucerne.

Bern, 04. President Johann N. Schneider-Ammann has paid a two-day presidential visit to Mexico.

Bern, 25. The second meeting of the Swiss-Australian joint committee for cooperation in the areas of science, research and cooperation was held today in Bern.

Bern, 27. Johan Auwerx, Professor at the ETH Lausanne (EPFL), has been awarded this year's Marcel Benoist Prize for his work on mitochondria and their role in the metabolism.

Bern, 27. Rosetta is set to complete its mission in a controlled descent to the surface of its comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 30 September 2016.

Bern, 14. This autumn, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Education (SERI) will open an ESA Business Incubation Centre (ESA BIC) in Switzerland.