Mission

For Swiss science and education

  • Coordinate participation in large international programs and space projects
  • Inform Swiss scientists about the ongoing research
  • Promote interdisciplinary collaborations
  • Support exchange of PhD students and postdocs
  • Provide joint lecture courses in solar science at Swiss universities
  • Organize nation-wide workshops in solar science
  • Organize national research camps for undergraduate and graduate students in solar science

For Swiss government and SNSF

  • Provide expertise for project evaluation
  • Promote industrial applications of scientific results and instrumentation technology

Internationally

  • Incorporate Swiss solar science into world-wide scientific networks
  • Establish a collaboration network with Swiss solar scientists working abroad

For the general public

  • Inform media about major events and achievements in solar science
  • Provide a national contact for public interests
  • Establish a training network in solar physics for school teachers