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Priority: leadership and coordination assignment

• Present and give value to French speaking Switzerland's competencies in the regional, Swiss and international research market;
• Inform the scientific community about invitations to tender, spark synergies, gather potential candidacies, coordinate and direct the carrying out of research consortiums;
• Advise research teams in the presentation of candidacies' applications;
• Study, analyze and supervise the consortiums' administrative and financial issues.

Research assignment

• Research participation, particularly in the areas of: school curriculums, didactic measures, teaching aids and tutorial systems' evaluation, innovations and tutorial reforms;

Research enhancement assignment

• Promote the organization of scientific displays and of book publishing as well as ensure the circulation of research results;Il participe à la formation des jeunes chercheurs, notamment en accueillant des stagiaires.

The IRDP is involved in training young researchers, notably by welcoming interns.

It fosters joint efforts with similar institutions, both in Switzerland and abroad.

It fulfils the administrative and scientific tasks of the Conseil de la Recherche en education-CRE (education research board).

Statuts et missions réglementaires de l'IRDP ( pdf)

Historique de l'IRDP