This article lists universities in Switzerland. A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ...

Official higher education institution

According with the Rectors' Conference of the Swiss Universities CRUS^[1], there are 12 official higher education institutions in Switzerland (10 cantonal universities and 2 federal institutes of technology plus a number of Universities of Applied Sciences): The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ... A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ... Swiss redirects here. ...

• University of Basel (Basel), German-speaking
• University of Berne (Berne), German-speaking
• University of Fribourg (Fribourg), French- and German-speaking
• University of Geneva (Geneva), French-speaking
• University of Neuchâtel (Neuchâtel), French-speaking
• University of Lausanne (Lausanne), French-speaking
• University of Lucerne (Lucerne), German-speaking
• Università della Svizzera Italiana (Lugano), Italian-speaking
• University of St. Gallen (HSG) (St. Gallen), German-speaking
• University of Zurich (Zürich), German-speaking
• ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich) (Zürich), German-speaking
• EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne) (Lausanne), French-speaking
• various Universities of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschulen)

The University of Basel (German: Universität Basel) is located at Basel, Switzerland. ... For other uses, see Basel (disambiguation). ... University of Berne The University of Berne is a university in the Swiss capital of Berne. ... For other uses, see Berne (disambiguation). ... For the German university, see Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg. ... Fribourg (French), (German: or , often Fribourg) is the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg and the district of Sarine. ... The University of Geneva (Université de Genève) is a university in Geneva, Switzerland. ... Geneva (pronunciation //; French: Genève //, German:   //, Italian: Ginevra //, Romansh: Genevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich), and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). ... The University of Neuchâtel is a university in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. ... Location within Switzerland Neuchâtel 47. ... University of Lausanne, museum and library The University of Lausanne (in French: Université de Lausanne) or UNIL in Lausanne, Switzerland was founded in 1537 as a school of theology, before being made a university in 1890. ... Lausanne (pronounced ) is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman), and facing Évian-les-Bains (France) and with the Jura mountains to its north. ... For other uses, see Lucerne (disambiguation). ... Università della Svizzera italiana (University of Italian Switzerland, English name University of Lugano) is a Swiss university, in the city of Lugano, in Ticino. ... Lake Lugano Lugano (Latin language: Luganum) is a town (130. ... The view of the city from the nearby hills. ... St. ... The University of Zurich (in German: Universität Zürich) is the largest university of Switzerland, in the city of Zürich. ... For other uses of Zurich, see Zurich (disambiguation). ... The ETH Zurich, often called Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, is a science and technology university in the city of Zurich, Switzerland. ... For other uses of Zurich, see Zurich (disambiguation). ... The Monster Clothespin from Outer Space, and entrance of the EPFL The École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) is the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne in Switzerland. ... Lausanne (pronounced ) is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman), and facing Évian-les-Bains (France) and with the Jura mountains to its north. ...

Other institutions of higher education

The CRUS considers as institutions of higher education:

• the Graduate Institute for International Studies (Institut universitaire de hautes études internationales IUHEI) in Geneva
• the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (Institut de hautes études en administration publique IDHEAP) in Lausanne
• the Graduate Institute Kurt Bösch (Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch, IUKB) in Sion
• the Graduate Institute of Development Studies (Institut universitaire d’études du développement, IUED) in Geneva

The Graduate Institute of International Studies, best known as HEI, was founded in 1927, at the time of the League of Nations, as one of the first institutions in the world dedicated to the study of international relations. ... Geneva (pronunciation //; French: Genève //, German:   //, Italian: Ginevra //, Romansh: Genevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich), and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). ... Lausanne (pronounced ) is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman), and facing Évian-les-Bains (France) and with the Jura mountains to its north. ... Graduate Institute Kurt Bösch, French: Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch (IUKB) is a postgraduate institution in Sion, Canton of Valais, Switzerland. ... Sion (German Sitten, Latin Sedunum) is the capital of the Swiss canton of Valais. ... The Graduate Institute of Development Studies (GIDS) was created in 1961, under the name Institut Africain de Genève. ... Geneva (pronunciation //; French: Genève //, German:   //, Italian: Ginevra //, Romansh: Genevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich), and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). ...

Private colleges

There are a number of private colleges which offer courses based on the Anglo-American system. The studies and examinations offered by these colleges are not recognized in Switzerland. The CRUS warns that some of these colleges may even offer courses which are not serious, and advises anyone interested in following such a course to make careful initial investigations into the problem of recognition.

References

1. ^ Higher Education in Switzerland, by CRUS

See also

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External links

• Swiss University a portal on universities in Switzerland, by Crus