Represents Swiss univs in relations with govt and other bodies; is responsible for strategic planning and cooperation between the Swiss univs; provides information service on Swiss and foreign univs; administers bilateral govt scholarships for Swiss students; nat. agency for the admin. and coordination of the European univ. cooperation programme Socrates/ERASMUS (Information and Coordination ERASMUS Switzerland, ICES); nat. information service on questions of academic recognition (Swiss ENIC)