Swiss Society for Research in Education (SGBF)

The Swiss Society for Research in Education (Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Bildungsforschung, SGBF) is a Swiss learned society dedicated to educational research. According to its official profile, it was founded in 1975 and pursues the goal of strengthening educational research within national and international scientific contexts. Its stated mission is to network research and strengthen education. The SGBF operates as a professional association for scholars, researchers and practitioners in the field of education. It organizes academic events, including its periodic SGBF Congress, and supports early-career researchers through awards such as the SGBF Early Career Support Prize. Its activities are documented on its website and through the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (SAGW/ASSH), which hosts its institutional page. The society is based in Switzerland and serves the Swiss educational research community. It maintains a board (Vorstand) that is periodically renewed, and it communicates news about congresses, prizes and governance appointments. Its next major congress is announced for 2027 in Geneva. As a scholarly society rather than a commercial company, the SGBF's "offerings" are academic: networking, conferences, awards, and advocacy for educational research. It does not sell products or operate for profit. Its brand identity is tied to the credibility of Swiss educational research and to its role as a convening body for the field.

The Swiss Society for Research in Education (SGBF) was founded in 1975, according to its official profile. It emerged as a national learned society to promote and network educational research in Switzerland. Its mission, as stated on its website, is to strengthen educational research in national and international scientific contexts. Over the decades, the SGBF has become a key convening body for Swiss educational researchers. It organizes regular congresses; the next announced congress is scheduled for 2027 in Geneva. It also awards an Early Career Support Prize to foster emerging scholars. The society maintains a board that is periodically renewed, with recent appointments including Prof. Dr. Andrea Wullschleger. The SGBF is affiliated with the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (SAGW/ASSH), which hosts its institutional page. Its activities are documented through news items on its website, covering prizes, congresses and governance. As a scholarly society, it does not have commercial products but provides academic networking, conferences and awards.

• 2026

  Announcement of the SGBF Early Career Support Prize 2026 and the SGBF Congress 2027 in Geneva.

• 2026

  Prof. Dr. Andrea Wullschleger appointed as a new board member.

• 1975

  Founding of the Swiss Society for Research in Education (SGBF).

A learned society and professional network for educational research in Switzerland, affiliated with the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences.

• SGBF Congress

  Periodic academic congress for educational research; the 2027 edition is announced for Geneva.

• SGBF Early Career Support Prize

  Award to support early-career researchers in education; the 2026 edition was announced.

1. 1SGBF – Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Bildungsforschungsagw.ch
2. 2Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Bildungsforschung (SGBF) – Wikidatawikidata.org