Member of SCNAT

The umbrella organisation of Swiss geographers aims to link science, teaching and practice, to promote dialogue between the regions and linguistic groups of Switzerland and to contribute to current debates on socio-political issues.more

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Wer ist die ASG?

The Swiss Geographical Association (ASG) is the umbrella organization for geographers in Switzerland. Ordinary members of the ASG are the specialist geographical societies, the regional societies and the geographical University institutes in Switzerland.

The statutory objectives of the ASG include:

  • Networking the various fields of the discipline: science, teaching, practice
  • Promoting dialog between the different regions and languages of Switzerland
  • Participation of geography in current socio-political debates

In its current mandate, the ASG pursues the following specific objectives:

  1. Promotion of international exchange
  2. Strengthening cooperation between the Swiss language regions
  3. Promotion of mid-level faculty and ethnic diversity at universities
  4. Promoting concrete measures in the context of climate change
World map (NASA)
World map (NASA)Image: NASA / NASA Earth Observatory, Photo Department

Instrumente

  • GeoAgenda ist das Magazin der ASG und erscheint viermal pro Jahr
  • Themengruppen in den Bereichen Humangeographie, Physische Geographie, Schulgeographie und Angewandte Geographie
  • Nachwuchsförderung von jungen Forschenden zur Teilnahme an Kongressen im Ausland

Links

Contact

Verband Geographie Schweiz (ASG)
c/o Katharina Pelzelmayer
University of Neuchâtel
Institut de géographie
Espace Tilo-Frey 1
2000 Neuchâtel
Switzerland