Consulting by CHESS members

The members of CHESS have a shared interest in issues of higher education and science development, which is reflected in a variety of activities. Members give lectures, undertake projects, and/or contribute their expertise to committees in addition to working on their research and publications which focus on self-reflection.

Overview: Publications

Members of CHESS include elected university councillors and a member of the Zurich Board of Education. Members simultaneously serve on committees and / or hold offices in various areas of academic self-government, research management, and science communication.

Examples:

• Prof. Dr. Katja Rost is the president of the vice president of the Universitätsrat 
  at the University of Lucerne.
• Prof. Dr. Lucien Criblez is a member of the Fachhochschulrat.
• Prof. Dr. Mike Schäfer is the president of the AGORA Kommission of the SNF as well as the speaker of the Expertengruppe Wissenschaftskommission of the Akademien Schweiz.
• Prof. Dr. Uschi Backes-Geller is Director of the Swiss Leading House VPET-ECON.
• Prof. Dr. Agnes Bäker is a board member of Health Economics Research Amsterdam (HERA).
• Prof. Heinz Bonfadelli is leading member of theInstituts für angewandte Kommunikationsforschung (iakom).
• Prof. Dr. Ottfried Jarren is a member of theForschungsrat der Universität Hamburg
• Prof. Dr. Julia Metag is a member of the advisory board of thedes deutschen Wissenschaftsbarometers and a member of the scientific advisory board of theProfessional School der Universität Münster.
• Prof. Dr. Michael Ochsner acted as a consultant for a Swiss city, the Swiss Science Council, the Swiss National Science Foundation, the Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation (FCT) and the Macedonian Ministry of Education and Science.
• Claudia Peus is a member of the Kuratorium der Wertekommissionand was part of the scientific advisory board ofBuWiK 2025.
• Dr. Carole Probst has been a partner and member of the executive management of econcept since 2025.
• Prof. Dr. Walther Ch. Zimmerli is a member of the Executive Committee of theInter University Center (IUC) Dubrovnik.

Examples of research activities in the field of higher education and science research by CHESS members are:

• Kommunikation privater Hochschulen with Prof. Dr. Julia Metag
• Science Barometer Switzerland, with Prof. Dr. Julia Metag and Prof. Dr. Mike Schäfer as project leaders

An overview of our members’ research projects can be found here: Research Projects by Members