The Scientific Advisory Board advises the Rectorate on all academic matters relating to education and research. It is regularly informed about the status of educational programmes and research projects and makes proposals for new educational and research activities. It ensures that UniDistance's scientific activities are carried out to an appropriate standard of quality.

Prof. em. Dr Gerhard Schmitt Prof. em. Dr Gerhard Schmitt Director of the Singapore-ETH Centre
Prof. em. Dr Jean-Loup Chappelet Prof. em. Dr Jean-Loup Chappelet Retired Director of IDHEAP
Prof. em. Dr Walter Perrig Prof. em. Dr Walter Perrig Former Vice-Chancellor of UniDistance Suisse and of Bern University
Prof. em. Dr Kurt Grünwald Prof. em. Dr Kurt Grünwald Former President of the Swiss Distance University of Applied Sciences (Fernfachhochschule Schweiz – FFHS)
Dr Mauro Dell'Ambrogio Dr Mauro Dell'Ambrogio Former State Secretary for Education, Research and Innovation
Serge Gaudin Serge Gaudin Director Novelis
Prof. em. Dr Madeleine Herren-Oesch Prof. em. Dr Madeleine Herren-Oesch Former Director of the European Institute at the University of Basel
Prof. em. Dr Ruth Kellerhals Prof. em. Dr Ruth Kellerhals Former Chair of Geometry and Algebra at the University of Fribourg
Prof. em. Dr Pierre Dillenbourg Professor Emeritus at the School of Computer Science and Communication at EPFL, CHILI Laboratory (Computer-Human Interaction for Learning & Instruction)