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	Swiss Education System

	How to proceed when when wishing to study in Switzerland

	Universities

	Federal Institutes of Technology

	The universities of applied science

The Swiss higher education system provides students with 10 cantonal universities and 2 Federal Institutes of Technology. These institutions are briefly presented below by means of a couple of facts and figures, including the list of faculties or principal areas of activities available in each establishment.

For further information, you may refer to the official website: www.swissuniversity.ch

University of Basel

Faculties:	Human & Social Sciences, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Law, Economics, Psychology, Theology

Number of students:	10'974

Foreign Students:	17,2%

University of Basel
Petersplatz 1
4003 Basel
Switzerland
T +41(0)61 267 31 11
www.unibas.ch

University of Bern

Faculties:	Arts, Human Sciences, Economics & Social Sciences, Science, Medicine, Law, Teacher Training, Veterinary Medicine, Theology

Number of students:	11'807

Foreign Students:	8,9%

University of Bern
Hochschulstrasse 4
3012 Bern
Switzerland
T +41(0)31 631 81 11
www.unibe.ch

University of Fribourg

Faculties:	Literature, Economics & Social Sciences, Law, Sciences, Theology

Number of students:	9'829

Foreign Students:	18,3%

University of Fribourg
Av. Europe 20
1700 Fribourg
Switzerland
T +41(0)26 300 71 11
www.unifr.ch

University of Geneva

Faculties:	Economics & Social Sciences, Arts, Psychology & Educational Sciences, Sciences, Law, Medicine, Translation/ Interpretation, Architecture, European Studies, Protestant Theology, International Studies (IUHEI), Development Studies (IUED), Ecumenial Centre

Number of students:	13'732

Foreign Students:	37%

University of Geneva
Rue du Général-Dufour 24
1211 Genève 4
Switzerland
T +41(0)22 379 71 11
www.unige.ch

University of Lausanne

Faculties:	Social & Political Sciences, Arts, Biology & Medicine, Management & Economics, Law, Earth Science & Environment, Theology

Number of students:	10'700

Foreign Students:	20,2%

University of Lausanne
Dorigny
1015 Lausanne
Switzerland
T +41(0)21 692 11 11
www.unil.ch

University of Lucerne

Faculties:	Law, Human Sciences, Theology

Number of students:	1'920

Foreign Students:	9,1%

University of Lucerne
Pfistergasse 20
6003 Luzern 7
Switzerland
T +41(0)41 228 55 10
www.unilu.ch

University of Lugano

Faculties:	Communication Sciences, Academy of Architecture, Economics, Informatics

Number of students:	2'157

Foreign Students:	53%

University of Lugano
6904 Lugano
Switzerland
T +41(0)58 666 40 00
www.unisi.ch

University of Neuchâtel

Faculties:	Literature & Human Sciences, Sciences, Economics & Social Sciences, Law, Theology

Number of students:	3'760

Foreign Students:	20%

University of Neuchâtel
Avenue du 1er Mars 26
2000 Neuchâtel
Switzerland
T +41(0)32 718 10 00
www.unine.ch

University of St Gallen

Faculties:	Business Administration, Economics, Law and International Affairs

Number of students:	4'576

Foreign Students:	25,6%

University of St Gallen
Dufourstrasse 50
9000 St. Gallen
Switzerland
T +41(0)71 224 21 11
www.unisg.ch

University of Zurich

Faculties:	Literature, Law, Economics, Medicine, Mathematics & Sciences, Veterinary Medicine, Theology

Number of students:	23'910

Foreign Students:	14,4%

University of Zurich
Rämistrasse 101
8006 Zurich
Switzerland
T +41(0)44 634 11 11
www.unizh.ch

Source: Universities and Federal Institutes of Technology websites, figures for 2006-2007