Switzerland's academic research environment comprises:

• 10 cantonal universities (Basel, Bern, Fribourg, Geneva, Lausanne, Neuchâtel, Svizzera italiana, St. Gallen, Zurich)
• 2 Federal Institutes of Technology (EPFL Lausanne, ETH Zurich) and 4 research institutions (ETH Domain)
• Severla universities of applied sciences and universities of teacher education

Most of these institutions have jointly signed the Berlin Decleration in 2006 through their governing bodies:

• Rector's Conference of the Swiss Universities (CRUS)
• Conference of the Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences (KFH)
• Swiss Conference of Schools for Teacher Education (SKPH)
• Council of the Swiss Scientific Academies (CASS)

In addition some Swiss research institutes have also signed the Berlin Decleration as single institution:

• University of Zurich, 2004
• Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), 2006
• Paul Scherrer Institute, 2006
• University of St. Gallen, 2006
• University of Basel, 2007
• University of Bern, 2007
• University of Fribourg, 2008
• Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences (FORS), 2010