- List of universities in Switzerland
This article lists
universities inSwitzerland .Official higher education institution
According with the Rectors' Conference of the Swiss Universities CRUS [ [http://www.crus.ch/information-programme/study-in-switzerland.html?L=2 Higher Education in Switzerland] , by [http://www.crus.ch CRUS] ] , there are 12 official higher education institutions in Switzerland (10 cantonal
universities and 2 federal institutes of technology plus a number of Universities of Applied Sciences):*
University of Basel (Basel ), German-speaking
*University of Berne (Berne ), German-speaking
*University of Fribourg (Fribourg ), French- and German-speaking
*University of Geneva (Geneva ), French-speaking
*University of Neuchâtel (Neuchâtel ), French-speaking
*University of Lausanne (Lausanne ), French-speaking
*University of Lucerne (Lucerne ), German-speaking
*Università della Svizzera Italiana (Lugano ), Italian-speaking
*University of St. Gallen (HSG) (St. Gallen ), German-speaking
*University of Zurich (Zürich ), German-speaking
*ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich) (Zürich ), German-speaking
*EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne) (Lausanne ), French-speaking
* various Universities of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschulen)Other institutions of higher education
The CRUS considers as institutions of higher education:
*the European University
*the Schiller International University (SIU)
*theGraduate Institute for International Studies (Institut universitaire de hautes études internationales IUHEI) inGeneva
*theSwiss Graduate School of Public Administration (Institut de hautes études en administration publique -Idheap ) inLausanne
*theGraduate Institute Kurt Bösch (Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch, IUKB) in Sion
*theGraduate Institute of Development Studies (Institut universitaire d’études du développement, IUED) inGeneva Private colleges
There are a number of private colleges which offer courses based on the Anglo-American system. The studies and examinations offered by these colleges are not recognized in Switzerland. The CRUS warns that some of these colleges may even offer courses which are not serious, and advises anyone interested in following such a course to make careful initial investigations into the problem of recognition.
List of private colleges
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Franklin College Switzerland ources
* [http://qna.educouncil.org/Universities_and_Colleges/nZxyNXyyYOZ.html Complete list of universities and colleges in Switzerland]
References
ee also
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List of colleges and universities by country
*List of colleges and universities External links
* [http://www.swissuniversity.ch/ Swiss University] a portal on universities in Switzerland, by Crus
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