Swiss National Library started to collect Wikipedia articles To ensure that the Wikipedia source of knowledge is securely preserved and accessible for future generations, the Swiss National Library is building a digital collection in which it compiles Wikipedia content related to Switzerland...
The EPFL Wikipedia Project, which ran from August 2020 to July 2021, boosted the highschool’s presence on the world’s largest and free online encyclopedia and helped share information about the School’s scientific discoveries with a global...
Museums for Education and Research – Wikimedia campaign for IMD 2024 The annual Wikimedia campaign for International Museum Day starts at the end of April and runs until the day of action on 18 May. It focuses on the International Council of Museums‘ theme of museums for education and research. A...
In short: Join the Wikimedia campaign for International Museum Day (IMD 2024)! Explore events, photo competitions, and digital projects focusing on museums for educati... (AI summary)
Swiss server helps optimise Wikidata in the field of medicine Wikimedia CH’s support for the Wiki Movement is not limited to Switzerland. This time, a project leads us to Tunisia. A medical student there had the exciting idea of optimising free knowledge about diseases, symptoms, medicines, their...
Symbolic milestone of 20% of women biographies has been reached “We are happy to announce that since the 15th of July, the francophone Wikipedia has reached the important and symbolic milestone of 20% of women biographies ! This is an important step towards the improvement of encyclopedic content...
In short: Celebrate the symbolic milestone! Wikimedia CH announces 20% of women biographies on francophone Wikipedia, a significant stride towards gender equality in e... (AI summary)
Wikiwitches: giving back a soul to the victims of the witch-hunt The association Les sans pagEs host a Wikiwitches workshop on the theme of witch-hunts in Switzerland on November 4, 2023 at the Geneva library. Other workshops will follow throughout Switzerland. The term “witch” evokes a multitude...
In December 2024, the “Decolonising knowledge in Switzerland 2024-2025” project has been launched. The initiative is promoted by the Institute of Design at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), with the support of Wikimedia CH and with the involvement and...
It all started with a contact and a few intriguing photographs. An environmental engineer reached out to Wikimedia CH’s Programme Innovation team, which was working on climate-related initiatives, and shared a set of historical images. The photographs depicted members of a Swiss family living in...
In short: Uncover the captivating story of the Dapples family, pioneers in agriculture, medicine, sports, and climate science. Discover how an environmental engineer's... (AI summary)
Since the return of the Taliban in August 2021, the world is watching the developments in Afghanistan with concern. In addition to the humanitarian situation, the country’s rich cultural heritage is once again in danger. The International Council of Museums (ICOM), with which Wikimedia CH is...
On 18 May the International Council of Museums (ICOM) celebrates the International Museum Day 2021 with the theme “The Future of Museums: Recover and Reimagine”. Under the lead of Wikimedia CH the Wikimedia associations Austria, Germany, France and Italy support this initiative with online...
In short: Join the International Museum Day 2021 initiative! Improve museum info on Wikipedia, win prizes in Wikidata competition. (AI summary)
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