Universities in Switzerland for international students

The Adolphe Merkle Institute (AMI) is an independent competence center at the University of Fribourg that focuses on research and education in the domain of soft nanomaterials. Founded in 2008, AMI is in many aspects unique in the landscape of Switzerland’s research institutions. Our focus is unmatched in Switzerland and beyond. Our research combines fundamental and application-oriented aspects in a multidisciplinary setting. Through collaborations with industrial partners, AMI aims to stimulate innovation, foster industrial competitiveness, and more generally, improve the quality of life. Our researchers are currently organized into five research groups, which offer complementary expertise and interests in strategically important areas: BioNanomaterials, Macromolecular Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry and Materials, Soft Matter Physics, and Biophysics. Interdisciplinary collaborations between our researchers are the basis for the successful and efficient execution of complex research projects that transcend the boundaries of traditional scientific disciplines. This environment and our world-class research facilities make AMI a desirable destination for master’s and Ph.D. students, postdocs, and senior researchers.

Europa Hochschule EurAka CH is a private Swiss university. Swiss education and higher education are global leaders and have an excellent reputation. The offer includes bachelor's, master's (including MBA), doctorate, and DBA in the faculties of economics, technology, and medicine. They all have a common basis: they are Higher Education Swiss-made because E.H.E. Europe University EurAka is committed to the highest quality. We stand for responsible and global higher education and qualification. Our university has a network of international partner universities and institutions in Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa. This will ensure that Swiss higher education is accessible to many students. The concept of Employability Impact is being implemented: we equip our graduates with the skills and knowledge that employers value – thereby offering our graduates access to highly attractive international employment opportunities. This includes the personal ISO 17024 certification, as an optional part of our degree programs. We live Higher Education Swiss-made – worldwide!

The Zurich University of Teacher Education (PH Zurich) is the education and in-service training institute for teachers in the Swiss Canton of Zurich. The PH Zurich has been in operation since the fall of 2002 and grew out of the merger of the eleven previous institutions of teacher training. It belongs to the Zurich Association of Universities of Applied Sciences and is divided into the following areas of activity: Training for prospective teachers at all levels Training and services for practising teachers and school authorities Research and development Around 3600 students and 630 teaching staff, scientific collaborators and assistants, and 270 employees in administrative, technical, and operational functions (full- or part-time) currently work at the PH Zurich. Moreover, about 21,500 applications are received each year for the PH's further education, professional development, counselling, and training services.

Those who achieve the most in life are always learning. They are students of life, students of their mentors, students of their peers, and students of their experiences. Their 'cups are empty', always ready to learn. They seek to improve themselves at every turn. Following the concept of RYTHM, they strive to raise themselves in every way, for the benefit of themselves and those around them. At the Swiss eLearning Institute, courses are designed for these types of people; both those who aspire to achieve and those who are already achieving. The thirst for learning and personal development lives in everyone but is especially evident in networkers. Investing in your future goes beyond financial gain. Investing in your future is investing in yourself; enhancing your personal knowledge and continuing education The framework of the Swiss eLearning Institute is based on the concept of 'continuing education; a post-secondary education programme that is set up to provide further enrichment, whether professionally or personally. Anybody can benefit from continuing education, but the informal and flexible nature of continuing education courses provides a particular advantage to those whose professions are constantly evolving, especially networkers. When we first develop ourselves, other aspects surrounding our lives improve also. A healthy mind leads to a healthy body, which leads to a healthy, wealthy life.

The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) has been training diplomats and other key actors in the multilateral system to strengthen their capacities and knowledge in the practice of diplomacy, and enabling positive change for 60 years. As the training arm of the United Nations, UNITAR provides innovative learning solutions to individuals, organizations, and institutions to enhance global decision-making and support country-level action for shaping a better future.

Who we are: Being an innovative and modern institute for applied management, various and powerful experiences from a vast range of projects shape our team capabilities. 4 areas of competencies: Management training and development of young talents (MDP- Management Development Program) Executives advanced training (Corporate Programs) Coaching for employee and company Business Consulting The emphasis of our activity is on practice. All our members have an extensive market economy reference list. Our strength lies in the transmission from theory to practice, no matter if in training or in the application. Our self-perception is to be specialists in practical relevance as well as in individualization and to be experts in the performance-enhancing of organizations and employees.

International MBA Institute™ is an independent Institute that helps Organizations and Professionals get accredited with worldwide renowned and recognized MBA Degrees and prove their competence in MBA domains. We empower professionals worldwide to build their Careers, and Companies to create and sell their Outstanding Products and Services. Your MBA Leadership™, MBA Management™, MBA Sales™, MBA Human Resources™, MBA Finance™, MBA Marketing™, MBA Business Strategy™, and MBA Recruitment™ Degrees have proven their worldwide Acceptance and Reputation by being the choice of more than 997,300 MBA Professionals in 143 Countries. Your MBA degrees resonate and work very well in the market. They create immense skills and know-how for our students like yourself. These skills and know-how are very important for your personal growth as well as your professional development with your career. The best proof for this global recognition and acceptance is that: Every single day we receive success stories from our students who found new jobs or secured promotions. Besides their focus and willingness to succeed, these women and men demonstrate confidence with the skills and know-how we have been helping them to learn.

Dedicated to cross-cultural education with a global perspective, the United School for Liberal Studies (USLS) is an independent private higher education institution with campuses in Europe and Asia. USLS offers flexible liberal and global studies at the Undergraduate/Bachelor/BA, Graduate/Master/MA and Postgraduate/Doctor/PhD level.

The Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich is devoted to cutting-edge research at the interface of life and pharmaceutical sciences with the aim to develop concepts, targets, and prototypes for tomorrow's diagnostics and therapeutics. Teaching in pharmaceutical sciences is offered at the Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D. level.

OST is the university of applied sciences for the six cantons of Eastern Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein. We are the region's educational hub, with around 3,800 students in six departments, 1,500 professionals in executive education, and more than 1,000 ongoing research projects. OST brings together 170 years of tradition in education and research.

Reinvent yourself, innovate, create new models… A school of higher education in art and design such as ECAL continuously sets itself new challenges to offer its students solutions to contemporary issues while remaining forward-looking. What skills will they need for their professional future? How can we give them a competitive edge ? What projects, innovations, and collaborations are likely to boost their career? In other words, how best to prepare students for working life in multi-faceted professional outcomes? As a State-funded public institution, ECAL has long risen to this challenge with excellence, placing it among today’s world-leading universities of art and design. With a Foundation year, six Bachelor programmes, five Masters and two MAS, on-premises of 18,000 sq.m featuring state-of-the-art technology (including a new printing center since the end of 2016), a joint lab with EPFL and a 500 sq.m gallery, ECAL offers its 600 students from 40 different countries the best conditions to develop their full potential and truly express their creativity. Relying on seasoned professionals and world-renowned artists and designers, and via numerous collaborations with and commissions from companies and cultural institutions, the students acquire solid know-how through an enriching, practice-oriented experience. Through its involvement in various shows, exhibitions and events, ECAL also contributes to highlight its students’ works and enhance their visibility. This wealth of knowledge fuelled by artistic spirit contributes to placing our students in the limelight, but also to putting our region and country on the map – a place driven by know-how and innovation, where creation is synonymous with passion! Alexis Georgacopoulos ECAL Director

The Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine of the University of Lucerne promotes research and prepares professionals to work in the field of health.

Immerse yourself in academic excellence and practical experience. Join a global network of professionals actively transforming business with sustainable AI and cutting-edge management practices.

The Academy of Leadership Sciences Switzerland (ALSS) is an international education institution that offers continuing education, further education, and postgraduate advanced education. The ALSS offers courses, workshops, and programs focusing on advanced studies in Leadership and Management.

The University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons was founded in 1963. This public federal institution is comprised of six faculties, each offering Bachelor's, Master's, and further education programs.