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The University of Lausanne is a higher teaching and research institution composed of seven faculties where approximately 14,300 students and 3,000 researchers work and study.

UNIL is focused on several academic disciplines, especially Medicine, Life Sciences, Geosciences, Environment, Business, Humanities, and Social Sciences. An emphasis is placed on an interdisciplinary approach, with close cooperation between students, teaching staff, and professors.

The UNIL represents:

  • An international atmosphere. One-fifth of the student population and one-third of the teaching staff come from abroad.
  • Up-to-date facilities and technology. State-of-the-art laboratories for researchers: spacious, well-equipped lecture halls for teaching staff and students.
  • Three faculties are unique in Switzerland. Law, Criminal Justice, and Public Administration Biology and Medicine (FBM) Geosciences and Environment (GSE). Innovations require new synergies.
  • Close collaboration with the University Hospital of the Canton of Vaud (CHUV) to remain at the forefront of advances in medical knowledge.
  • The University and Cantonal Library - Lausanne (BCUL), with its two million documents, modern research tools, and an ideal working environment overlooking Lake Geneva.
  • A philosophy and work ethic expressed in a Charter of Values and precepts.
  • An exceptionally green and spacious lakeside setting. In just a few minutes, an excellent public transport network links the university campus to Lausanne, Vaud's capital, noted for its varied cultural activities.
  • A wide range of continuing education and interdisciplinary courses, as well as countless sporting and cultural activities in fields as varied as language and IT courses, football (soccer), capoeira, fitness or underwater diving at the Sports Centre societies, cinema, exhibitions or theatre at the Grange de Dorigny.

The UNIL offers a vast range of courses in both the human and natural sciences. Following the Bologna recommendations, central university studies are at two levels: first, a three-year Bachelor's degree course, followed by three to four semesters leading to a Master's degree, either by specializing in a specific domain or by undertaking interdisciplinary studies. For those wishing to complement their training, post-graduate courses are available (Masters of Advanced Studies, and Doctoral Schools), which enable graduates to perfect their knowledge in targeted disciplines in their sphere, or related subjects, thus facilitating their entry into a chosen career. Finally, the University offers a program of complementary and refresher courses designed for adults already professionally active but who wish to update their knowledge in their particular domain or enlarge their competence to change their career direction. To ensure the rapid renewal of knowledge and respond to a growing demand for flexible and practical education, the UNIL encourages the appropriate use of technologies of information and communication (TIC) and MOOCs.

The University of Lausanne comprises more than 175 research units working in fields as diverse as genomics, aesthetics of cinema, environmental law, and criminalistics. In institutes, laboratories, and libraries, 3,000 researchers, including 558 professors, work every day on national and international projects, thereby increasing the institution's research capital. The UNIL seeks, in particular, to encourage a cross-disciplinary approach to research.


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