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Projektausschreibung MINT.III - 2021
Das Förderprogramm «MINT Schweiz» des Bundes unterstützt Projekte und Initiativen zur Förderung von MINT-Kompetenzen von Kindern und Jugendlichen in der Schweiz (MINT steht für Mathematik, Informatik, Naturwissenschaften und Technik) unter anderem mit besonderem Fokus auf die Vermittlung digitaler Kompetenzen, die über die reine Anwendung hinaus gehen.
Das Gesuchsverfahren erfolgt in 2 Schritten: Aufgrund einer kurzen Projektdarstellung (Stufe 1) werden aussichtsreiche Vorschläge zur Einreichung eines vollen Antrags (Stufe 2) eingeladen.
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Organ donation after assisted suicide? Medical-ethical considerations
The number of assisted suicides is on the rise. In some cases, people who intend to end their lives wish to donate their organs after death. In Switzerland, organ donation after assisted suicide is currently not practised. If this were to change, new medical-ethical questions would have to be clarified. The Central Ethics Committee (CEC) of the SAMS has published a position statement to initiate a discussion.
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Bulletin 2/2025: Challenges and tensions surrounding global health
Just a few years after the pandemic, the world is facing new challenges that have global health implications. These include significant reductions in development aid by some countries, including the United States. In the main article of the SAMS Bulletin, Professor Antoine Flahault calls for commitment to multilateral strategies, urging that the vision of a world with equitable access to healthcare must not be abandoned.