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A basic guide to the Swiss university system, application process, academic calendar and fees, and a regional listing of universities.Switzerland offers a wide range of educational opportunities in the humanities and sciences. International students come to Switzerland to benefit from the high standard of education and the comparatively low tuition, ranging between CHF 1,000 and CHF 2,340 for foreign students.
Higher education in Switzerland is divided into two types of institutions: traditional universities offer bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees, and the universities of applied sciences offer professional studies and teacher training. Due to their relatively small size, not all Swiss universities offer a wide choice of disciplines. Swiss higher educational policy values quality over quantity and most universities tend to specialise in certain subjects.
Entry requirements differ depending on the level of study pursued. For a bachelor’s degree, internationally recognised qualifications such as the International Baccalaureate (IB) are preferred to less mainstream qualifications. The prerequisite for a master’s programme is a successfully completed Bachelor’s level programme. Good command of the university’s teaching language (either French, German or Italian) is also usually a prerequisite, although some courses, especially in the master’s programmes, are taught in English.
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