- This Act is subject to an optional referendum.
- The Federal Council shall determine the commencement date.
- It shall establish the provisions on coordination of the entire Swiss higher education sector and the allocation of tasks (Chap. 6; Art. 36–40), on funding (Chap. 7; Art. 41–44) and on federal contributions (Chap. 8; Art. 45–61) no later than five years after the remaining provisions go into effect.
Commencement Date:1
Articles 1–35, 45, 46 and 62–81 on 1 January 2015;
Articles 36–44 and 47–49, 51–61 on 1 January 2017;
Article 50 on 1 January 20202.