University of Lausanne

University of Lausanne (in French: Université de Lausanne) or UNIL in Lausanne, Switzerland was founded in 1537 as a school of theology, before being made a university in 1890. Today about 12,000 students and 2200 researchers study and work at the university. Approximately 1500 international students attend the university, which has a wide curriculum including exchange programs with world renowned universities.

Since 2005, the University follows the requirements of the Bologna process. The THE-QS World University Rankings ranks the University of Lausanne 136 in the World. The University of Leiden ranked the University of Lausanne as a leading institution for research in Europe (5th) and globally (45th).

Together with the Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) the university forms a vast campus at the shores of Lake Geneva.

Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Biology and Medicine (FBM)

Faculty of Business and Economics (HEC), also called HEC Lausanne

Faculty of Geosciences and Environment (GSE)

Faculty of Law and Criminal Justice

Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (SSP)

Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (FTSR)

The University of Lausanne also comprises schools and different sections:

School of Criminal Justice (ESC)

School of French as a Foreign Language (EFLE)

French summer and winter courses (Cours de Vacances)