Strengthening education in the South

This Specialist Group is dedicated to education policy. It aims to secure and expand the local education system here in the South.

The body is a proactive group that can be mobilised and expanded quickly to meet challenges as they arise. Depending on the nature of the topics under discussion, the Specialist Group can include representatives from institutions like the Buchs campus of the University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland (OST; known as the Interstate University of Technology NTB Buchs until 31 August 2020) the bzb Buchs and BZSL Sarganserland professional training centres, the International School Rheintal (ISR) and the Kantonsschule Sargans.

 

Projects/key themes

  • Professional training centres in the Sarganserland-Werdenberg region
  • Renovation of the Kantonsschule Sargans/Sarganserland Campus
  • The Buchs Commercial and Education Campus

 

Members

  • Daniel Gut (Vice Chairman), Mayor of Buchs
  • Axel Zimmermann (Vice Chairman), Mayor of Pfäfers
  • Pascale Dürr, Chair of Walenstadt School Council
  • Bruno Seifert, Chair of Wartau School Council