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Università Della Svizzera Italiana (USI) is one of the 12 certified public universities in Switzerland and a member of swissuniversities. It is organized in five faculties and is active in several studies and research areas: architecture, communication sciences, computational science, data science, economics, health studies, humanities, informatics, law, medicine, and biomedicine. USI is a young and lively university, a hub of opportunity open to the world where students are offered quality interdisciplinary education. They can be fully engaged and take center stage, and where our researchers can count on having space to pursue their initiative freely. Around 2800 students and about 800 professors and researchers, hailing from over 100 countries, convene every day on the three campuses in Lugano, Mendrisio, and Bellinzona. The campuses' relatively small size encourages the free flow and open exchange of ideas within the academic community. USI encourages faculty, students, and researchers to develop their potential and appreciates their curiosity and willingness to experiment with new ways of thinking, learning, teaching, and working. Established in 1996, USI is continually evolving, always taking on new challenges while remaining true to its three guiding principles: quality, openness, and responsibility. International faculty, small size, dynamic attitude and informal atmosphere, adequate infrastructures, connections to the labor market, and a favorable context within the Swiss university system are all elements that are much appreciated by students and make for a rewarding study experience USI. USI offers quality and interdisciplinary study curricula where theory and practice go hand in hand. Students play an essential role: small-sized classes are the ideal venue for exercising in groups and for each student to express him/herself and thus develop their personalities and uniqueness. Direct interaction with faculty enables students to discover unexpected realities within a cosmopolitan and friendly environment open to international careers. Classes are taught in Italian, mainly in the Bachelor's programs, and English in most Master's programs, in doctoral programs, and Executive education. Like all other accredited Swiss universities, USI diplomas – comply with the ECTS system and are therefore acknowledged at the European level. Università Della Svizzera Italiana (USI) engages in many national and international research programs in a network with partners in several countries. Research at USI is marked by ambitious projects seeking new developments and new solutions through interdisciplinary perspectives in several areas, namely: Architecture Computational science Communication Data science Economics Health studies Humanities Informatics Law Medicine and biomedicine USI's flexible structure allows for decisions to be made swiftly, thus enabling the fluid exchange of ideas. Researchers at the University are provided with unfettered and open access to the world to develop projects independently. In line with the Swiss dual educational system, USI engages mainly in fundamental research though it conducts also applied research and projects. USI hosts around 120 public events on a wide range of topics related to its educational, research, and knowledge transfer activities. Thanks to the special events series (such as the public lectures of the Borromini Chair, the Lecture Dantis, and the Lessons in architecture), to the professors' national and international networks, and the partnerships with local and extra-local institutions, associations and businesses, the USI public lecture rooms offered citizens the opportunity to listen to acclaimed personalities. View full university

Since 1998, the HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland has become a great source of skills, ideas, innovation, creativity, and knowledge. The HES-SO is recognized by the Confederation and a member of the swissuniversities. With its six faculties and network of higher education schools, the HES-SO plays a preeminent role in the socio-economic and cultural development of the seven cantons of Western Switzerland and is a recognized player within the Swiss and international landscape of higher education. With 21,000 students, the HES-SO is the largest UAS in Switzerland. Its study programs and research activities are divided into six faculties: Design and Fine Arts Business, Management and Services Engineering and Architecture Music and Performing Arts Health and Social Work. View full university

The SUPSI strategy for 2017-2020 results from teamwork involving SUPSI staff members and our local territory partners. All these contributions have been developed and summarised in a map. When delineating our strategic plan, our starting point was our identity, together with the concept of a university of experience firmly rooted in the local territory and open to the rest of the world. We want to propel ourselves into the future. Discussion regarding the paths to follow, and the choice of these paths, led us to focus on five fundamental strategic directions. And then we paused to consider the perspectives for outcome analysis and evaluation, identifying four in particular. This matrix generated sixteen objectives, coherent with the fundamental strategic directions and with the four dimensions. The SUPSI vision focuses particularly on relationships with partners in the territory and on exploiting the full potential of its valued position in the national and international academic community. This aspect is essential for emphasizing its nature as a vocational university, prominent for its ability to create collaboration networks and ensure vocational education, applied research, and services, in different ways, structured to meet each subject area's specific requirements and professional context. The role of SUPSI as an agent of change for its various target groups is strengthened by leveraging on the aspect which, through time and experience, has transpired to be one of the University's strong points: its ability to create networks, system and to trigger research synergies between different subject areas, partners and projects. Integrity Responsibility Collaboration Image Ethical code SUPSI has operated in Southern Switzerland for the last 20 years, plus many more if we consider the history behind the institution's establishment. In its primary role, the University supports the development of our society using its activities in education, research, and high-level technology transfer, in an ever-increasing range of professional contexts. This is why the SUPSI Board and Executive have decided that it is essential to codify the three guiding principles, a source of inspiration for everyday University activities: integrity, responsibility, and collaboration. The ethical code summarises and clarifies the code of conduct around these three cardinal guiding principles and the most critical organizational principles to which all those operating in SUPSI must refer, accepting roles and responsibilities that apply both internally and externally. Simultaneously, the code defines the SUPSI commitment toward its students, partners, and other stakeholders in the territory and the national and international scientific and academic communities. Understanding and adhering to the ethical code, which integrates and reinforces the principles described in the regulations and directives, are fundamental conditions underlying the reputation of SUPSI. A university subsists first and foremost because of its students, who must be engaged in its daily activities in order to experience a sense of belonging to the institute they will attend for the duration of their study programs. The SUPSI objective for its students is twofold: their education should equip them with the proper professional skills, but they should also become citizens who are informed and able to build up valuable knowledge in terms of personal development and the development of the community of students to which they belong. The educational agreement initiative is based on these considerations. It is also marked by the desire to remodel the teacher-student relationship approach, requiring the latter category to assume responsibilities while at the same time providing them with adequate responses to their learning needs, provided by their instructors in the classroom, in the partner companies or virtual spaces, and also utilizing high-quality services to support them in their personal development and transform the period of study into an experience of life and participation. On the one hand, the University constructs the contents and the learning environment. On the other hand, the students construct their learning process based on their motivational thrust and assuming responsibility for themselves, others, and general for the community in which they live. SUPSI is an autonomous organization established under public law in Canton Ticino, including its departments and associated schools, which are run by private institutions but are integrated into the structure and culture of SUPSI while maintaining their own administrative and financial autonomy. Relations with Canton Ticino are governed by a performance contract that defines cantonal contributions based on the number of students and the volume of acquired projects. The Swiss Confederation also contributes to finances. For the rest, SUPSI administers and organizes itself autonomously and pursues objectives of growth and self-financing. Strategic direction and control are the SUPSI Council's responsibility, composed of people not working at SUPSI and appointed by the State Council (Government) of Canton Ticino. The operative direction is the responsibility of SUPSI Management, including directors of departments and affiliated schools. Departments are structured by academic discipline (Institutes, Laboratories, Centres of Expertise) directly responsible for the first level modules, continuing education courses, and applied research projects. All teachers, researchers, and other collaborators of SUPSI report to these departments. The faculty of SUPSI is composed in a balanced proportion, depending on individual disciplines, of internal teachers-researchers and active external professionals. The professor's title does not distinguish a function. However, it is conferred as an honorific title by the SUPSI Council to collaborators who have not already obtained it elsewhere and achieve effective teaching and applied research goals. Departments have the support of advisory committees. View full university

MI is the only genuinely Swiss family-owned hospitality management institute. I will hand over to my daughter Isabelle who, together with our CEO Prof. Theodore Benetatos, will ensure that the IMI ethos continues. After 27 genuinely enthusiastic years, how do we stay so motivated? Simple: Whenever my daughter or I meet graduates, we can see how IMI enabled them to become confident, successful professionals today. IMI International Management Institute, Switzerland is a unique private school offering cutting edge hospitality education from foundation level to Masters in Business Administration. We are a world-renowned international hotel management school with strong links in all continents of the globe. Simultaneously, we have deliberately remained small with a maximum of 220 students per semester, thus delivering a highly personalized educational experience. Our graduates can be found in senior management positions all around the world. Their success shows that to reach the top, it pays to start at the top. Our vision is to be the leading Swiss provider in hospitality management education with a worldwide reputation for our graduates' employability in the hospitality and service industries based on academic, professional, and personal excellence. Our mission is to provide hospitality and service management higher education to students worldwide and nurture them to become accomplished and successful hospitality and business executives for the global economy. We guarantee to find job opportunities for all our graduates. You will be first when it comes to paid practical training opportunities in Switzerland or abroad. Our excellent reputation with major international hotel chains and industry leaders means that companies come to IMI to recruit high-quality students for their management training programs and future leadership roles. Every day you will enjoy fresh, delicious food delivered to your table from the local, specially selected farms and lakes around our campus. Only 12 minutes away is Luzern's stunning, historic city, with its cultural events and vibrant cafe culture. Situated in the heart of Europe, you can take the train to Paris, Rome or Berlin. You will work hard during the week, but the weekends are your reward. IMI is a successful, independent, private hotel management institute. We have a highly qualified core faculty, supported by inspiring visiting lecturers. Our small classes assure personal attention while our impressive accreditations guarantee quality. Our wide range of courses will challenge you, providing knowledge and practical training for your future career. We aim to prepare you for a great future, rich in international experiences and challenges. Our social program will teach you about other cultures, other music, and other traditions. There are around 50 nationalities on our 'global village' campus, and you will have the opportunity to learn French and German in one of the safest and most beautiful countries in the world. For more than 25 years, IMI International Management Institute has helped students from across the world achieve their career goals and personal potential. Although vocational education and training has been at the core of what we do, we recognize that research is also of equal importance. At IMI, we believe that excellence in teaching should be complemented by excellence in applied research outputs. We aim to undertake rigorous research that advances academics' understanding of hospitality and tourism organizations' management, addresses the needs of organizations and policymakers, and enhances teaching and learning practices. We are committed to transferring the knowledge that staff generates in their work to the broader community for the benefit of all. We are determined to nurture a culture of research support and develop knowledge and skill capacities in hospitality and tourism management to assure our students that IMI follows a highly personalized and individual approach to their learning. IMI encourages staff and students to embark on research and publish in international conferences and academic journals across the hospitality and tourism disciplines to achieve this goal. As a truly international and multicultural school, we are also keen on collaborating with international organizations to identify opportunities and transform good ideas into applied research and practice. The IMI Student Hub provides all the necessary links to enable you to correctly communicate, research, and deliver all your projects in the most up-to-date and timely manner. The IMI campus is situated on Lake Luzern's shores with spectacular views over the Alps and the Mountains of Rigi and Pilatus. Our students are housed in comfortable rooms close to the lecture theatres, restaurants, and leisure facilities. We are proud of our small campus, with an authentic family feel which allows our students to develop a caring and friendly spirit so recognizable in our graduates. A regular bus service connects you to the vibrant city of Luzern and the surrounding areas. We know how important it is for you to feel at home, and we do everything we can to ensure you are comfortable. In the Kastanienbaum, our accommodation has stunning views of Lake Luzern and Mount Pilatus, with many rooms having a private balcony. All accommodation offers you a safe and warm experience in the traditional Swiss family way. View full university

Franklin University Switzerland is an education that explores and goes beyond boundaries. It is a school where nationalities and cultural perspectives meet and create unique experiences. It is a learning method that incorporates travel and interdisciplinary study into the core of the curriculum. We refer to our methodology and mission as the international imperative in education. The mission of Franklin University Switzerland is to provide cross-cultural and multinational learning and living environment that inspires students to engage the world. We challenge students through a curriculum that integrates the liberal arts with professional pathways and classroom learning with Academic Travel to destinations worldwide. Franklin's education produces critical thinkers who are culturally literate, ethically aware, and intellectually courageous. We prepare students to become responsible, compassionate, and collaborative leaders in an increasingly complex and interconnected world. We, the Franklin students, seek an outstanding liberal arts education in a new era of globalization. An insatiable curiosity about the world drives our shared passion for traveling. On-campus, during academic travel, and during our independent excursions, we encounter cross-cultural experiences daily. We use the world as our classroom and approach learning opportunities and challenges with a keen sense of adventure. We, the Franklin staff members, contribute our expertise, compassion, and commitment to creating a supportive environment for students, faculty, parents, and alumni in which we may all learn and grow. We, the Franklin professors, are driven by our passions for producing and imparting knowledge in equal measure. As teachers, our many roles sustain us: we foster the bright and demanding energies of our students and are fostered in turn by them. As colleagues, we respect and thrive in the many worlds we offer each other. As employees, we receive and give, in turn, the encouragement to jointly shape an intellectual environment that enables us all to flourish. We, the Franklin trustees, strongly believe all students should have an international educational experience that imparts knowledge, respect, and appreciation for cultures other than their own. As such, we strive to ensure an environment that allows students to become articulate, informed, and productive leaders of their communities. We, the Franklin alumni, recognize the great gift of a Franklin education and want to see others benefit from the exceptional, international learning community that is the Franklin family. Grateful for the confidence and zeal we have gained, we contribute to the University's continued vitality as ambassadors, volunteers, investors, and stewards of its mission so that future generations may join us as life-long explorers. Franklin University Switzerland students come from all over the planet to have an immersive, international learning experience. Your classes will be filled with people from different countries and cultures who discuss new perspectives on each topic you study. At the same time, your campus life will include academic events and social activities that reinforce cross-cultural understanding. Choose the kind of education that will open your mind, widen your perspective, and give you the tools to excel in your career path. Whether you seek a bachelor's or a master's degree, you gain a new perspective and a better understanding of other cultures at Franklin. From 9/11 to the Syrian crisis to Brexit, recent events make international education programs more essential than ever. Franklin has emphasized thinking internationally since it was founded nearly 50 years ago. Our international study programs provide cross-cultural perspectives and affect the direction and meaning of your university experience, life, and career. The best example of our approach is the Academic Travel program: Each semester, students go on 10-day to two-week study tours. Academic Travel is required and included in your tuition to ensure numerous possible destinations. Each travel course is an exploration designed by faculty with specialist expertise in the area visited and covered. This experiential learning element fits into the context of a semester-long course devoted to the topic at hand. Our commitment to providing you with an international experience is enhanced by mixing interdisciplinary study into the curriculum. Just as knowing about other cultures enriches your education, so does know about studying areas outside your major. Employers are looking for graduates with a broad knowledge that empowers them to think on their feet and apply values that consider their decisions. Guiding students to identify their values requires sincere interaction with professors, advisors, and peers. Our exceptional student-faculty ratio of 10:1 is central to the individual attention you receive. Learning at Franklin is an intensive and personal endeavor. You get to know your professors and are part of the same tightknit community. A Franklin education produces competent and critical thinkers that can navigate international settings. Our graduates are prepared for life and progress in rewarding careers. The association aims to create opportunities for members of the local community to support and engage in the University's life and for the University to engage in the community's life. Franklin is delighted to offer distinctive benefits to the local community, such as access to university courses and public lectures/cultural events, faculty expertise, collaboration and partnerships, qualified student interns and volunteers for local organizations, and the use of university facilities for private events, among others. Franklin's Friends are united by an interest in the University's activities and the University's role in the local artistic, cultural, socio-economic, and political landscape. Members act as ambassadors for the University, fostering understanding in the greater community of the nature and value of Franklin University Switzerland as a unique institution - a private, non-profit university based on an Anglo-American model that emphasizes attention to students, small classes, critical thinking, intercultural experience, social responsibility, and intense global engagement. At Franklin, curiosity is required. You will take an Academic Travel course every semester, seeing places you have studied with your own eyes. You will attend class with international faculty and students from over 50 countries. You will have the opportunity to travel independently and to do internships internationally. You will do research and will develop a critical perspective. You will graduate with a degree that is accredited in both the United States and Switzerland. You will have learned the art of adapting to any situation on the fly. You will be a world traveler. You will have everything you need to be successful. Come with us to Greece, Malawi, France, Japan, Scotland, Iceland, Korea, Botswana, Italy, or India, and above all, come to study in Switzerland, a real crossroads of languages and cultures in the heart of Europe. Take advantage of the opportunity to get an education like no other. View full university

Located in the heart of Dubai on Sheik Zayed Road, HTMi Switzerland, Dubai is situated within a five-star hotel environment at H Hotel. HTML Switzerland Dubai’s vision is to be the leading hospitality & tourism management institute in the Middle East, providing Swiss qualifications to its graduates. HTML Switzerland Dubai offers certificate and diploma programs in hotel & tourism management, culinary arts, and restaurant management. It prepares its students for management careers in the global hospitality industry through high-quality education, workshops, and training. HTML Switzerland Dubai is the Middle East sister campus of HTMi Hotel and Tourism Management Institute Switzerland. HTML Hotel and Tourism Management Institute Switzerland is the leading hotel and tourism management institute globally ranked 14th in the 2018 QS World University rankings for hospitality and leisure, top 5 in Switzerland, and number 1 in the Canton of Luzern. Our student mission is, “Come as a Student, Become a Manager.” View full university