Switzerland
Study in Switzerland
The Swiss education system is internationally renowned for its high academic standards, well-regarded research outputs and student-centered teaching methods. Tertiary education in Switzerland follows the Bologna Process and is divided into three program cycles with Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate degrees.
Swiss universities have an enviable reputation around the world. Indeed, no less than seven are featured in the top 200 of QS World Rankings (2019). It is a country with a long tradition of higher education. Its first university was founded in 1460 at Basel. As a result of sustained academic progress over the centuries, Switzerland is now home to some of Europe’s most renowned higher educational systems
Industries & Research
Scientific research in Switzerland also supports the economy, particularly in areas such as the engineering, electrical and metal industry (the largest industrial employer in the Swiss economy), medical technology and the biotech industry.
Switzerland ranks highly for scientific research in all fields. The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), the most important public funding research institution in the country, funds a wide range of research topics, from medicine to technology, and there are promising research opportunities for scientists in many different sectors.
Switzerland has a long history of excellence in physics. Leading research is carried out in Geneva at CERN, as well as the prestigious Federal Institute of Technology (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, ETH Zurich), and many universities and research centres in the country are renowned for their studies of particle physics.
Life style
Switzerland is a country that is at the top of the list for many expats. It is a wealthy country with a high standard of living and high wages, plus the Swiss landscape is unrivalled in its beauty. Many of the world’s wealthiest people live, do business, and holiday in Switzerland, which makes it one of the best countries in the world for living.
It’s no secret that Switzerland consistently ranks one of the best places in the world to live. In 2021, the OECD Better Life Index found that Switzerland is above average for OECD countries in subjective well-being, jobs and earnings, income and wealth, health status, social connections, environmental quality, education and skills, work-life balance, housing, and personal security.
