STUDY IN SWITZERLAND

Overview:

There are 12 universities awarding doctorate degrees in Switzerland.This guide provides the most important information on these universities.


In addition to the 12 universities,there are also further types of universities that are not covered here: 9 univerities of applied sciences,14 universities of teacher education and several university institutes receiveing financial support from the Swiss confederation.The institutes include mainly the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva,the Swiss Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Gevenva,the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration in Lausanne,Institute Universitaire Kurt Bosch in Sion and stiftung Universitare Fernstudien Schweiz in Brig.

The Universities:

Switzeralnds 12 universities comprise 10 cantonal universities and 2 Federal Institutes of Technology.A list of the twelve universities with links to their web sites is available here.

The language of instruction is German at the Universities of Basesl,Bern,Lucerne,st.Gallen and Zurich and at the swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich.

The languages of instruction are German and or French at the University of Fribourg; Fribourg is the capital of the bilingual canton of Fribourg.

At the University of Lugano,switzerlands university in the Italian speaking part of Switzerland founded in courses are mainly taught in Italian.

Study Programmes:

The number of university graduates continues to rise each year in Switzerland.Neverthless,all study programmes have remained open to students haveing a valid maturity certificate or other certificate qualifying for univrsity entrance.

UsefulLinks:
       1.www.topuniversities.com
       2.www.educations.com
       3.www.studyabroaduniversities.com