Research and Training

Educational Institutions

Several educational streams - both "bachelor" & "master", academic and professionnal, are available in the micro and nanotech fields in numerous fields of engineering at the following educational institutes:

EPFL - Federal Polytechnical School in Lausanne
http://www.epfl.ch/

EPFL has 7 faculties and more than 13 complete study programs, including one in microtechnology. 5’000 students whereof 1’200 at the Faculty of Sciences and Engineering Technology.

University of Neuchâtel
http://www2.unine.ch/ltf

The University of Neuchâtel has 5 faculties including one in sciences. It counts approx. 3’700 students. The LTF (The Time-Frequency Laboratory), created in 2007 is a part of the Institute of Physics in the Faculty of Sciences

University of Geneva
http://www.unige.ch/sciences/

The University of Geneva has 7 faculties and more than 13’000 students, including 2’100 in sciences.

University of Fribourg
http://www.unifr.ch/science/

The University of Freiburg comprises 5 faculties including one in sciences and counts more than 10’000 students, including 1’200 in sciences.

University of Lausanne
http://www.unil.ch/central/page2863.html

The University of Lausanne has 7 faculties and more than 10’000 students, including 2’000 at the Faculty of Biology and Medicine.

HTI - Bernese College of Specialized Higher Education of Technology and Information Sciences, Bienne, Burgdorf et Bern http://www.hti.bfh.ch

HTI offers 5 study programs at Bachelor’s level, one in Microtechnology, and one at Master’s level in Biomedical Engineering. This school counts 1’300 students.

HES-SO – University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland
http://www.hes-so.ch/

Dispersed over 31 sites in the 7 cantons of western Switzerland. 6 broad categories of education are offered, including engineering sciences. HES-SO totals 12’000 students, including 550 in Microtechnology and Industrial Systems. In engineering sciences, HES-SO groups the 5 schools mentioned below:

HE-Arc Engineering School, Le Locle, Saint-Imier et Délémont
http://www.he-arc.ch/

HE-Arc Engineering offers 5 study programs, including microtechnology. It counts 450 students including about 120 in microtechnology programs.

EIG - School of Engineering of Geneva, Geneva
http://www.hesge.ch/

EIG offers 5 study programs, including microtechnology and counts about 450 students.

HEIG-VD-University of Engineering and Management of the Canton of Vaud, Yverdon-les-Bains
http://www.heig-vd.ch/

HEIG-VD proposes 9 study programs, including microtechnology and industrial systems and totals more than 1’500 students.

EIAF - School of engineers and architects of Fribourg, Fribourg
http://www.eif.ch

EIAF proposes 5 study programs in engineering, with a specialty in telecommunications, and counts more than 850 students.

HES-SO Valais
http://www.hevs.ch

The HES-SO Valais proposes three areas of education leading to a Bachelor degree: Social Health, Engineering Sciences, Economics & Business Services. It counts more than 12’000 students, including 7’000 in the field of Engineering Sciences.