Higher Education Act (HEdA)

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Art. 6

1 Basing themselves on this Act and on the Intercantonal Agreement on Cooperation in Higher Education, the Confederation and the Cantons shall enter into a Cooperation Agreement on fulfilment of their respective tasks. 2 This Cooperation Agreement shall create the joint bodies required under this Act. 3 It may transfer the powers established in this Act to the joint bodies. 4 Unless already established in corresponding provisions in this Act, the Cooperation Agreement shall regulate the following: a. clarification and implementation of shared objectives; b. responsibilities, structure and procedures of joint bodies. 5 If the Cooperation Agreement contradicts a provision contained in this Act, the Act shall take precedence. 6 This Cooperation Agreement shall be signed by the Federal Council on behalf of the Confederation.

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