Universities in Switzerland - Other Institutions of Higher Education

Other Institutions of Higher Education

The Swiss university law considers as institutions of higher education according to articles 3 and 12 further:

  • Stiftung Fernstudien Schweiz, Brig
  • the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (Institut de hautes études en administration publique - Idheap) in Lausanne
  • the Graduate Institute Kurt Bösch (Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch, IUKB) in Sion

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