TheUniversity of Basel is the oldest institution of higher learning in Switzerland. Thislist of universities in Switzerland lists all public and private higher education institutions accredited and coordinated according to theFederal Act on Funding and Coordination of the Swiss Higher Education Sector (short: Federal Higher Education Act, HEdA).[ 1]
This includes all 12 publicly funded Swiss universities (10cantonal universities and 2federal institutes of technology) and a number of public and private Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences and other education institutions as higher education institutions. TheSwiss University Conference and its accreditation body theCRUS-OAQ is responsible for their recognition; an accreditation also defines the right to call itself accordingly.[ 2] [ 1] [ 3]
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FernUni
IHEID
ETH
EPFL
Zürich
St. Gallen
Svizzera italiana
Lucerne
Lausanne
Neuchâtel
Geneva
Fribourg
Bern
Basel
Locations of the Universities of Switzerland
Institution Abbreviation Location Founded Language Type Enrollment University of Basel UNIBAS Basel 1460 German / English Public (cantonal) 13,139 University of Bern UNIBE Bern 1834 German / English Public (cantonal) 17,882 University of Fribourg UNIFR Fribourg 1889 French / German Public (cantonal) 10,000 University of Geneva UNIGE Geneva 1559 French / English Public (cantonal) 16,530 University of Neuchâtel UNINE Neuchâtel 1838 French / English Public (cantonal) 4,173 University of Lausanne UNIL Lausanne 1537 French / English Public (cantonal) 13,500 University of Lucerne UNILU Lucerne 2000 German / English Public (cantonal) 3,037 Università della Svizzera Italiana USI Lugano 1995 Italian / English Public (cantonal) 2,862 University of St. Gallen HSG St. Gallen 1898 German / English Public (cantonal) 8,553 University of Zurich UZH Zürich 1833 German / English Public (cantonal) 26,356 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne EPFL Lausanne 1853 French / English Public (federal) 10,686 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich ETH / ETHZ Zürich 1855 German / English Public (federal) 20,607
Universities of Applied Sciences [ edit ] There are ten public and one private Universities of Applied Sciences (orGerman :Fachhochschule (FH),French :Haute école specialisée (HES), andItalian :scuola universitaria professionale (SUP)) in Switzerland.
Public Bern University of Applied Sciences , BFH (German :Berner Fachhochschule ), German-speakingFachhochschule Graubünden , FHGRUniversity of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland , FHNW (German :Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz ), German-speaking and English-speakingUniversity of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland , OST (German :OST – Ostschweizer Fachhochschule ), German-speakingUniversity of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland , HES-SO (French :Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale ), French- and German-speaking in Fribourg onlyLucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts , HSLU (German :Hochschule Luzern ), German-speakingUniversity of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland , SUPSI (Italian :Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana ), Italian-speakingZurich University of Applied Sciences , ZHAW (German :Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften )Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK (German :Zürcher Hochschule der Künste )Private Higher education institutions of art and music [ edit ] Accademia Teatro Dimitri, Verscio (part of the SUPSI) Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana, CSI, Lugano (part of the SUPSI) École cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ÉCAL), Lausanne (part of the HES-SO)Dipartimento ambiente costruzioni e design, Canobbio (part of the SUPSI) HES-SO Valais-Wallis – Edhéa Ecole de design et haute école d’art, Sierre (part of the HES-SO) Haute école d'art et de design Genève, HEAD, Geneva (part of the HES-SO) Haute école de musique de Genève, HEM, Neuchâtel (part of the HES-SO) Haute Ecole de Musique de Lausanne, HEMU, Lausanne, Fribourg, Sion (part of the HES-SO) HE-Arc Conservation-restauration, Lausanne (part of the HES-SO) Hochschule der Künste, Bern, HKB (part of the BFH) Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst FHNW (part of the FHNW) Hochschule für Musik FHNW (part of the FHNW) Hochschule Luzern – Departement Design & Kunst (part of the HSLU) Hochschule Luzern – Departement Musik (part of the HSLU) La Manufacture – Haute école des arts de la scène, Lausanne (part of the HES-SO) Zürcher Hochschule der Künste ZHdKKalaidos Musikhochschule (part of the Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences) Universities of teacher education [ edit ] According to diploma recognition by the EDK / CDIP:
Haute école pédagogique des cantons de Berne, du Jura et de Neuchâtel, HEP-BEJUNE Haute école pédagogique du canton de Vaud, HEP Vaud Pädagogische Hochschule Wallis | Haute école pédagogique du Valais, HEP-VS | PH-VS Haute école pédagogique Fribourg | Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg, HEP | PH FR Hochschulinstitut IVP NMS Interkantonale Hochschule für Heilpädagogik Zürich, HfH Pädagogische Hochschule Graubünden | Alta scuola pedagogica dei Grigioni | Scola auta da pedagogia dal Grischun, PHGR Pädagogische Hochschule Bern, PHBern Pädagogische Hochschule Luzern, PH Luzern Pädagogische Hochschule Nordwestschweiz, PH FHNW Pädagogische Hochschule St. Gallen, PHSG Pädagogische Hochschule Schaffhausen, PHSH Pädagogische Hochschule Schwyz, PHSZ Pädagogische Hochschule Thurgau, PHTG Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich, PH Zürich Pädagogische Hochschule Zug, PH Zug Schweizer Hochschule für Logopädie Rorschach, SHLR SUPSI – Dipartimento formazione e apprendimento (Ticino), SUPSI-DFA Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training, SFUVET Other institutions of the higher education sector [ edit ] Cesar Ritz Colleges (university of applied sciences institute)Franklin University Switzerland, FUS (university institute)[ 4] Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies of Geneva, IHEID (university institute)Hochschule für Wirtschaft Zürich, HWZ (university of applied sciences institute) Hochschulinstitut Schaffhausen, HSSH (university institute) International Institute for Management Development , IMD (university institute)Les Roches International School of Hotel Management (university of applied sciences institute)Schweizerisches universitäres Institut für traditionelle chinesische Medizin, SWISS TCM UNI (university institute) Staatsunabhängige Theologische Hochschule Basel, STH Basel (university institute) Stiftung Universitäre Fernstudien Schweiz, Brig (university institute) Swiss Business School ,SBS (university of applied sciences institute)Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen, SFISM Swiss UMEF (university of applied sciences institute) Theologische Hochschule Chur (university institute) European Institute of Management and Technology (EIMT ) IPEM Technological University Educrest Institute of Early Childhood Education International rankings for the public universities [ edit ] In relation to its population size, Switzerland is the country with the highest number of universities among the 100 best of theAcademic Ranking of World Universities (2014–2015).[ 5]
Switzerland Top Universities in 2020/21[ edit ] A list of Switzerland top universities as per three major ranking platforms ARWU (Academic Ranking of World Universities), THE (Times Higher Education) and the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds).[citation needed ]
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