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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1956 as "Technicum Cantonal Vaudois"[1] |
| Affiliation | HES-SO |
| Director | Ana Maria Nogareda |
Administrative staff | 640 |
| Students | 2000 |
| Location | ,, Switzerland |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www.heig-vd.ch/international |
TheSchool of Engineering and Management Vaud (abbrev. HEIG-VD, in the official French formHaute Ecole d'Ingénierie et de Gestion du Canton de Vaud) is a public university inYverdon-les-Bains,Switzerland. It was created by the merger of the EIVD (School of Engineering of the State of Vaud) and the HEG-VD (School of Business of the State of Vaud) on August 1, 2004. With its 2000 students, the HEIG-VD is the largest branch of theUniversity of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO). It participates actively in regional, national, and international research and industry development in all areas covered by its teaching.
As of fall 2006, HEIG-VD is based at a larger urban campus of three adjacent sites atYverdon-les-Bains: Route de Cheseaux, Centre St-Roch, and Centre Y-Parc.
Master programs are offered in partnership with otherHES-SO members. A portion of the instruction will take place at HEIG-VD and another will take place at otherHES-SO universities.
Started in September 2009, this Master program offer two different majors :
Launched at the start of the 2008/2009 academic year, this master offer five different majors :
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