Meier President of the FH Rectors' Conference
Thomas D. Meier, Rector of the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) and representative of the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZFH) in the Rectors' Conference of the Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences (KFH), replaces Marc-André Berclaz (HESSO) as President of the committee. The Vice-Presidency passes from Rudolf Gerber to Franco Gervasoni.
Thomas D. Meier, born in 1958, has been Rector of the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) since 2009. Before moving to the ZHdK, he held the position of Director of the Museum of Communication in Bern (1996), then (2003) served as Director of the Bern University of the Arts (BFH) and simultaneously as Vice-Rector between 2008 and 2009.
Franco Gervason, born in 1967, is Director of the Scuola Universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana (SUPSI). He takes over from Rudolf Gerber, Rector of BFH, who is retiring.
The new crew will take over the KFH leadership in an educational policy
This is a challenging phase in which the new legislation on university funding and coordination needs to be implemented, writes the KFH.
