Switzerland is an excellent location for living,
studying, and working and prides itself on its high standard of publicly-funded
education. As a country with few natural resources, its prosperity depends to a
large extent on its brain power. It is located in the heart of Europe and its cultural variety, beautiful landscape, and
innovative environment offer first-class surroundings for both one's well-being
and career advancement. You will quickly discover the country's international
setting offers numerous premium opportunities for studying and researching.
Switzerland has a high quality
system of education that is relatively accessible to foreign students. The
student population of some universities, for example, consists of over 40%
foreign students, and this trend is on the upswing. Swiss universities enjoy a
high reputation and attract far more foreign students than any other OECD
country. Many more foreigners take advantage of exchange program to come to Switzerland
than young Swiss do to Study Abroad. It is home to the world's largest
laboratory, the CERN which is dedicated to the study of particle physics.
Switzerland's
higher education system is made up of universities, technical universities and
a number of universities of applied sciences which include teacher education
programs. Switzerland's
higher education institutions have one of the highest rates of international
students in the world, representing about 18 percent of its students in recent
years. International students are admitted to Swiss universities as long as
they have obtained a secondary school program diploma or certificate that is
considered equivalent to the Swiss secondary school leaving certificate.
International students that do not have the appropriate secondary school
qualification can take an entrance exam to qualify for enrollment.
International students cannot enroll in medicine, dentistry or veterinarian
studies due to a lack of space in these programs.
Switzerland
has twelve public universities offering a wide range of first-rate educational
opportunities to national and international students. ETH Zurich and EPFL, the two federal institutes
of technology, are world leaders in science and engineering education, and
research. The ten cantonal (state) universities not only provide comprehensive
courses in diverse fields of study, but also conduct cutting-edge research.
Scientists in Switzerland
produce research of the highest quality worldwide, i.e. with the largest number
of citations per publication. So, research-based master's and Ph.D. degrees
from a Swiss university offer a good starting point for an academic
career.
Since bachelor's level courses are taught in German,
French or Italian depending on the school, students should apply only to
schools where they are proficient in the language used by that school. All
students must have health insurance coverage.
UK Tuition for foreign students averaged about 1500 CHF
($1350 US) in 2010 at most universities but was about 8000 CHF ($7000 US) at
the Italian university.
General Information
Switzerland is a peaceful, prosperous, and modern
market economy with low unemployment, a highly skilled labor force, and a per
capita GDP among the highest in the world.
It is located in the heart of Europe
and its cultural variety, beautiful landscape, and innovative environment offer
first-class surroundings for both one's well-being and career advancement. You
will quickly discover the country's international setting offers numerous
premium opportunities for studying and researching.
There are three official languages in common use: German,
French and Italian, with each being used in a specific part of the country. Its
population retains a high standard of living, low unemployment and has been
ranked as having the 19th highest GDP per capita in the world in recent
years.
It is a popular winter tourist destination where skiers from all
over the world are drawn to its many ski resorts.
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REPUTED AND LEADING UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES INSWITZERLAND
Swiss
Federal Institute of Technology
HTMI
IHTTI
École
Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Université
de Geneve
Universität
Basel
Universität
Zürich
Universität
Bern
Université
de Lausanne
Université
de Fribourg / Universität Freiburg
Universität
Saint Gallen
Université
de Neuchâtel
Berner
Fachhochschule (German)
Zurcher
Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften
Fachhochschule
Nordwestschweiz
Università
della Svizzera Italiana
Hochschule
für Technik Rapperswil
Hautes
Écoles Specialisees Geneve
Graduate
Institute of International Studies Geneva
Hochschule
Luzern
Scuola
Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana
Universität
Luzern
Pädagogische
Hochschule Zentralschweiz
Pädagogische
Hochschule Zürich
Zurcher
Hochschule der Künste
Haute
École Valaisanne
Hochschule
für Technik und Wirtscha
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