The Office for Higher Education (AHB) is part of the Department of Education, Culture and the Environment. The AHB is responsible for secondary schools and tertiary education. This includes the universities, the higher vocational training with the higher technical colleges and the research area. Educational and research institutions of high quality are regarded as key factors for positioning and asserting oneself in economic competition.
The AHB's services are strongly linked to the guiding principle of the government programme 2013-2016, «Good education and training and cultural diversity are development factors of great importance. Investments in the education and training of young people create the basis for life and existence in Graubünden». These factors will be further developed in a sustainable manner. High-quality educational and research institutions are also regarded as key factors in positioning themselves and asserting themselves in economic competition. The AHB's public relations work makes an important contribution to the educational marketing of higher education institutions, research institutions and colleges.
