New Name – New Program



Sunday, 28. January 2018

"Unlimited Migration?"

The 16th Dialogue of science of the Academia Engelberg Foundation, now called ENGELBERG DIALOGUES, takes place under the following topic: “Unlimited Migration?”.

National and international experts, young researchers and interested persons will be discussing this controversial topic from 14 to 17 October 2018 in Engelberg.

The ENGELBERG DIALOGUES are held exclusively in English and consist of three elements:

1. A two-day Autumn Academy for young researchers (i.e. graduate students and postdocs) from various academic fields and countries,

2. A half-day workshop inviting academics, business people, policymakers and an interested public to share their views in a lively discourse

3. A one-day forum to further develop the results of recent days and the contributions of an international keynote speaker and a panel of renowned experts.

The public evening, which takes place on Monday, October 15 remains in the program. It deals with internal migration, daily work paths such as Engelberg – Zurich – return and their consequences such as sleeping city, traffic chaos on streets and in train stations, etc.

Donators and Partners

The ETH Board is responsible for the strategic leadership of the ETH domain and assumes the supervision of its institutions. Its close relationship with the ETH Council has contributed to the successful continuation of Academia Engelberg Foundation since 2000.

The Foundation promotes research into the connecting human fundamentals of science. Academia Engelberg Foundation and the Foundation for Basic Research in Human Sciences have entered into a cooperation agreement for the period 2011 to 2015.

Helvetia is a quality-oriented comprehensive insurance company with over 150 years of experience. Academia Engelberg Foundation is convinced it will be able to use important synergies from the partnership starting in 2015.

A partnership with the University of Lucerne has existed since summer 2013. Since 2016 we have also a parthership with the Faculty of Economics and Management of the University of Lucerne. Through these partnerships, synergies are used and joint projects are tested and realized. The University of Lucerne currently consists of three faculties: the faculties for Theology, Culture and Social Sciences, and Law.