The legal basis for the organization was laid down, on the one hand, in the University Funding Act of 8 October 1999 and, on the other, in the Intercantonal Convention on Coordinating University Policy of 9 December 1999.
Based on the University Funding Act of 8 October 1999 and the Intercantonal Convention on Coordinating University Policy of 9 December 1999, the legal basis for the organization was defined.