Erik Swars

Erik Swars is Head of International Relations at the Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training (SFUVET). He has implemented numerous projects in international education cooperation at SFUVET and in his previous positions at the EPFL and Swiss Post. Erik Swars will take over as president of FoBBIZ in May 2021.

e-mail: erik.swars@hefp.swiss

tel: +41 (0) 79 226 05 44

Bettina Jenny

Bettina Jenny is Head of the "Basic and Vocational Education" team at HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation and deals with educational issues and programs in an international context.

e-mail: bettina.jenny@helvetas.org

tel: +41 (0) 44 368 65 17

Markus Maurer

Markus Maurer is a professor for vocational education at the Zurich University of Teacher Education. He works as a lecturer in the training of vocational teachers and does research on questions of vocational education in Switzerland as well as in low and middle-income countries. Moreover, he regularly takes on mandates in the field of international vocational training cooperation.

e-mail: markus.maurer@phzh.ch

tel: +41 (0) 43 305 66 12

Christoph Pimmer

Christoph Pimmer is Head of Unit Teaching Technology and Didactics at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH). His core interests include the use of knowledge technologies, such as mobile, networked learning and knowledge management. Many of his transdisciplinary, international innovation projects are located in work and professional learning contexts.

e-mail: christoph.pimmer@swisstph.ch

tel: +41 (0) 61 279 18 49

Markus Schär

Markus Schär is a lecturer at the Bern University of Applied Sciences BHF, where he is responsible for the areas of International Management and Global Engagement. In addition, in his function as Director of the CDC - Centre for sustainable Development and Cooperation, he is particularly concerned with 'Sustainable & Inclusive Finance' and innovative DLT concepts and blockchain applications in the context of international cooperation.

E-MAIL: MARKUS.SCHAER@BFH.CH

TEL: +41 (0) 32 344 17 44

Sonja Hofstetter

Sonja Hofstetter is head of vocational education and training at Swisscontact. For the past 10 years, she has been involved in vocational training projects in Nepal and Cambodia in a technical and managerial capacity.

E-MAIL: SONJA.HOFSTETTER@SWISSCONTACT.ORG

Daniela Lilja (Office)

Daniela Lilja works as an advisor in the field of vocational skills development at Helvetas. Since 2017, she has been supporting vocational education projects in technical matters relating to digitalization, transversal skills and general project implementation.