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. Today about 10,000 students and 2200 researchers study and work at the university. Approximately 1500 international students attend the university, which has a wide curriculum including exchange programs with several American universities. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 552 KB) University of Lausanne. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 552 KB) University of Lausanne. ... Lausanne 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 hills to its north. ... Events January 6 - Alessandro de Medici assassinated August 25 - The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, was formed. ... Theology (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, word or reason) means reasoned discourse concerning religion, spirituality and God. ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ...

The University of Lausanne is composed of 7 faculties (theology, law, arts, social and political science, economics and business administration, geoscience and environment, biology and medicine). A faculty is a division within a university. ... Theology (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, word or reason) means reasoned discourse concerning religion, spirituality and God. ... // Balancing scales are symbolic of how law mediates peoples interests For other senses of this word, see Law (disambiguation). ... The Arts is a broad subdivision of culture, comprised of many expressive disciplines. ... Biology (from Greek βίος λόγος, see below) is the branch of science dealing with the study of living organisms. ... This article is about the field and science of medical practice and health care. ...

Together with the Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) the university forms a vast campus at the shores of Lake Geneva. The École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) is the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne in Switzerland. ... Lake Geneva or Lake Léman (French Lac Léman, le Léman, or Lac de Genève) is the second largest freshwater lake in Central Europe (after Lake Balaton). ...

Alumni

Campus of the University of Lausanne

• King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) of Thailand
• Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands
• Sepp Blatter, President of FIFA
• Pascal Couchepin, Swiss Federal Councillor
• Şemsettin Günaltay, former Prime Minister of Turkey
• Rüdiger Kirsch, honey trader and famous adventurer conquering the Americas by motorcycle
• Benito Mussolini, Doctor Honoris Causa in 1937
• Adel Nefzi, Ph. D in Organic Chemistry, Lecturer at University of California, San Diego. Note: Dr. Nefzi is not the same person as the goalkeeper, Adel Nefzi on the Tunisian soccer team
• Bertrand Piccard, psychiatrist and balloonist
• Edmond Pidoux, Swiss poet and novelist
• Charles Ferdinand Ramuz, writer
• Jonas Savimbi, angolan politician
• Mohammad Sa'ed, former Prime Minister of Iran
• Dr Edeline Wentrup-Byrne, Chemist at Queensland University of Technology

Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 704 KB) Work by Rama File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): University of Lausanne ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 704 KB) Work by Rama File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): University of Lausanne ... Bhumibol Adulyadej (Thai: ; IPA: ; Royal Institute: Phumiphon Adunyadet;  ) (born December 5, 1927), officially styled the Great (Thai: มหาราช, Maharaja) and also known as Rama IX, is the current King of Thailand. ... Prince Bernhard as Royal Consort Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands (June 29, 1911 – December 1, 2004) was Prince Consort to the late Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, and father of the current monarch, Queen Beatrix. ... Joseph Blatter (left), Luís Inácio Lula da Silva (right) e Ricardo Teixeira (seated) in Brasília, September 28, 2006. ... Presidents of the FIFA: Sepp Blatter, Switzerland, elected June 8, 1998 João Havelange, Brazil, 1974-1998, Honorary President of FIFA nominated June 8, 1998 Stanley Rous, England, 1961-1974, Honorary President of FIFA nominated June 11, 1974 Arthur Drewry, England, 1955-1961 Rodolphe Seeldrayers, Belgium, 1954-1955 Jules Rimet... FIFA (in full, Fédération Internationale de Football Association, French for International Federation of Association Football) is the international governing body of association football. ... Pascal Couchepin (born April 5, 1942) is a Swiss politician. ... Mehmet Åžemsettin Günaltay (1883–1961) was a Turkish historian, politician and prime minister of Turkey. ... Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (July 29, 1883 – April 28, 1945) was the prime minister and dictator of Italy from 1922 until 1943, when he was overthrown from power. ... The University of California, San Diego (popularly known as UCSD) is a public, coeducational university located in La Jolla, California. ... Adel Nefzi (Arabic: عادل النفزي) (born 16 March 1974) is a Tunisian football (soccer) player who currently plays as a goalkeeper for US Monastir. ... Dr. Bertrand Piccard (born March 1, 1958) is a Swiss psychiatrist and balloonist born in Lausanne, Vaud canton, on March 1, 1958. ... Edmond Pidoux (October 25, 1908-April 17, 2004) was a Swiss author who wrote numerous poems, novels, and essays. ... Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz (September 24, 1878 – May 24, 1947) was a French-speaking Swiss writer. ... Jonas Malheiro Savimbi (August 3, 1934–February 22, 2002) was a rebel leader in Angola who founded the UNITA movement in 1966, and ultimately proved a central figure in 20th century Cold War politics. ... Saed Maraghei Muhammad Saed Maraghei (1883-1973) was a Prime Minister of Iran. ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... QUT Gardens Point Campus Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is located in Brisbane, Queensland, and is one of Australias largest universities. ...

Campus

The Campus is presently situated outside the city on the Lakeside in Dorigny adjacent to the EPFL. The location is made up of individual buildings with a park and arboretum in between. The library also serves as eating hall and is centrally located. The view from the library across the sports fields to the lake of Geneva and the French Alps. On a clear day, Mont Blanc can be seen. 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. ... The Jet dEau fountain in Lake Geneva in Geneva Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman, Le Léman or Lac de Genève, (German: Genfersee) is the second largest freshwater lake in central Europe (after Lake Balaton), divided between France (Haute-Savoie) and Switzerland (cantons of Vaud, Geneva, and... The French Alps are simply those parts of the Alps mountain range which lie in France. ...

School of Lausanne

Neoclassical school of thought in economics founded at the University of Lausanne by two of its Professors: Léon Walras and Vilfredo Pareto. The "School of Lausanne" is associated with the development of general equilibrium theory as well as the marginalist revolution Marginalism. Face-to-face trading interactions among on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor Economics, as a social science, studies the production, distribution, and consumption of resources. ... Marie-Ésprit-Léon Walras (December 16, 1834 in Évreux, France - January 5, 1910 in Clarens, near Montreux, Switzerland) was a French economist, considered by Joseph Schumpeter as the greatest of all economists. He was a mathematical economist associated with the creation of the general equilibrium theory. ... Vilfredo Pareto (July 15, 1848 - August 19, 1923) made several important contributions to economics, sociology and moral philosophy, especially in the study of income distribution and in the analysis of individuals choices. ... The School of Lausanne is a neoclassical school of thought in economics founded at the University of Lausanne by two of its Professors: Léon Walras and Vilfredo Pareto. ... General Equilibrium (linear) supply and demand curves. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

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Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... Wikimedia Commons logo by Reid Beels The Wikimedia Commons (also called Commons or Wikicommons) is a repository of free content images, sound and other multimedia files. ... The following is a list of universities in Switzerland: University of Basel (Basel) University of Berne (Bern) University of Fribourg (Fribourg) University of Geneva (Geneva) University of Neuchâtel (Neuchâtel) University of Lausanne (Lausanne) University of Lucerne (Lucerne) University of Lugano (Lugano) University of St. ...

External links

• The website of the university