Join our fourth edition of a yearly meeting of research IT specialists, organized by the EnhanceR association!
Event Format
An in-person event for members of the Swiss research IT and research software engineer community, this symposium provides a platform for professionals to meet, network, and exchange knowledge.
Dive deep into the trends of the field, collaborate on shared challenges, and present your innovative projects in engaging show-and-tell sessions.
Take the opportunity to share both success and failure stories, learn from your colleagues, and collaborate on advancement of Research Software Engineering in Swiss academia.
Focus Areas
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Swiss RSE in action
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Date and Venue
EnhanceR Symposium is a full-day event on Sep 4th, 2025. The event will hosted at the HEG-FR in Fribourg.
Address:
School of Management Fribourg
Chemin du Musée 4
1700 Fribourg
How to participate
The registration for the event is not yet open. In the meantime, you can subscribe to the EnhanceR Seminar mailing list. When registration opens, it will be announced there.
The event is open to all research IT specialists and research software engineers in Switzerland, whether your organization is part of the EnhanceR network or not. Participation is free of charge, but registration is mandatory. Lunch and coffee breaks for participants are sponsored by EnhanceR.
You can also add the event to your calendar.
Target audience
The event's goal is to connect research IT specialists: experts who empower research by providing specific, advanced IT services.
Examples include research software engineers, high-performance and scientific computing experts, data and information scientists, as well as research data management experts, data stewards and data analysis specialists in Swiss higher education institutions, Swiss research institutions and private companies that have a focus on serving public academic institutions (e.g. SWITCH).
Organizers
The EnhanceR association is a nationally and internationally recognized network for Swiss research IT expertise. As of 2025, it counts 10 Swiss higher education, infrastructure and research institutions as members. Its motto is "Enhancing research through IT expertise."
The mission of EnhanceR is to facilitate research excellence in Switzerland by bringing together Research IT specialist groups from Swiss academic institutions and by organising events such as the annual symposium or virtual seminars. The association also aims to support and cooperate with other communities involved in supporting Swiss research through technical skills and knowledge, such as Research Software Engineers (RSE) or Data Stewards.
For questions regarding EnhanceR or the event, reach out to us at office@enhancer.ch
EnhanceR thanks UNIFR and HEG-FR for providing the venue and co-organizing the event.
Previous Events
Looking for previous EnhanceR Symposium materials? Visit the 2022, 2023 or 2024 edition website.