Selection Committee

The Selection Committee consists of eight members of the 12 Swiss cantonal and federal universities. They are responsible for the recruitment process of the H.I.T. participants. They develop guidelines, methodology and criteria for the application process.

The Project Manager will attend the Selection Committee meetings. She coordinates the committee’s meeting schedule and supports their committee work.

Pia Ammann

Head of Equal Opportunity, University of Lucerne

Dr. Kristin Becker van Slooten

Project Manager Equal Opportunities, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Muriel Besson

Head of Equal Opportunity, University of Fribourg

Dr. Gloria Dagnino

Responsible Equal Opportunities Service, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI)

Roxane Roduit

Project Manager, Equal Opportunties, University of Lausanne

Dr. Verena Witzig

Expert Equal Opportunities, University of St. Gallen

Sabine Höfler

Project Manager Equal Opportunities, University of Berne

Nicole Kälin

Head of Diversity, University of Basel

Dr. Christiane Löwe

former Head of the Office Equality, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI), University of Zurich

Brigitte Mantilleri

Head of Equal Opportunity, University of Geneva

Daniela Hansen

Project Manager Equal Opportunities, ETH Zurich

Morgane Wüthrich

Head of Equal Opportunity, University of Neuchâtel

The Selection Committee helps to establish a fair recruitment process regarding methodology and criteria. Members are obliged to comply with and implement the University’s confidentiality policy when dealing with candidate recruitment. They are also responsible for establishing a participant evaluation system to improve the program development.

• Developing a public relations and communications campaign for program recruitment
• Developing selection criteria and selection methodology in conjunction with the Steering Committee
• Shortlisting applicants
• Providing ranked list and assessment of top candidates
• Recommending preferred candidates