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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) and the British A levels 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 only taught in English.
One of the assets of studying at a foreign university is that Swiss authorities provide students a living allowance of around CHF 1,250 per semester.
Universities listed by region:
German cantons
University of Basel
University of Bern
University of Lucerne
University of St Gallen
University of Zurich
Italian canton
University of Lugano
French cantons
University of Fribourg
University of Geneva
University of Lausanne
University of Neuchatel
Federal Institutes of Technology
Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne
Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich
Visit www.SwissUniversity.ch for basic information on Swiss universities for internationals.
Updated for 2011 in cooperation with:
Mrs. Raji Sundaram, Principal
British School of Geneva
+41 (0) 22 795 7512
principal@britishschoolgeneva.ch
www.britishschoolgeneva.ch
Photo credits: University of Zurich by Roland zh (Wikipedia, Creative Commons license)
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