Of more than 14,000 foundations found in Switzerland, around one in four provide funding in the area of research and development in accordance with their stated purpose. ZHAW researchers also work successfully on application-oriented projects on behalf of foundations.
You can find details of our foundation-funded projects further down on this page. If you have any questions about the ZHAW and its collaboration with foundations, Manuel Bamert from the Research and Development / Business Service Unit will be happy to help.
You can also find further information on foundations throughout Switzerland under the following links:
- Foundation directory of the Federal Department of Home Affairs (FDHA) (in German, French and Italian)
- SwissFoundations – Association of Swiss grant-making foundations (in German and French)
- Current news from the foundation sector in the blog for research and development (in German)
- Center for Philanthropy Studies, Universität Basel – interdisciplinary research and executive education institute, specialized on the non-profit sector
ZHAW-projects funded by foundations
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MuLi: Reliable Multi-lingual and Cross-lingual Open Data Exploration in Natural Language
As data consolidates into relational databases, the need for text-to-SQL systems grows, democratizing access to information by allowing natural language queries. The potential for improvements brought by Large Language Models (LLMs) in text-to-SQL systems is mostly assessed on monolingual English datasets. However, ...
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On-chain Microcredentials Architecture and Open Source Toolbox Prototype
Digital records of academic achievements, especially in the form of microcredentials, are becoming a strategic topic for universities and education-related government agencies. Moreover, private entities (employers, loan-granting banks) rely on trustworthy digital records with differentiated access levels ...
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Analysis of the Information Platform of the SchweizMobil Foundation
Analysis of the information platform (web & app) of the SchweizMobil Foundation to identify unique selling points.
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Brain Research International Data Governance & Exchange - Phase II
The goal of this project is to develop an International Data Governance Framework (IDGF) that can advance responsible international brain research and innovation. This will start with the identification of the technical, legal, ethical and organizational challenges to IDGF and the development of pathways to address ...
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