University of Lausanne

UNIL: diversity, innovation and openness to the world 

Faithful to its spirit of innovation and openness to the world, UNIL offers its 17,000 students a rich and varied education. The excellence of its research and its international outlook enable the University of Lausanne to offer a rigorous and productive academic environment to the nearly 3,000 researchers who work here. 

UNIL is made up of seven faculties: Business and Economics (HEC Lausanne); Arts; Theology and Religious Studies (FTSR); Social and Political Sciences (SSP); Law, Criminal Justice and Public Administration (FDCA); Biology and Medicine (FBM); and Geosciences and Environment (GSE), the last three of which are unique in Switzerland.

Building on this diversity, UNIL places great emphasis on interdisciplinarity. A number of innovative programmes are representative of this approach, such as the Master of Science (MSc) in Forensic Sciences, the MSc in Behaviour, Evolution and Conservation, the Master of Law (MLaw) in Legal Issues, Crime and Security of Information Technologies and the Master of Arts (MA) in Public Management & Policy.

Collaboration and exchange are at the heart of UNIL's academic mission, with a third of the Master's degrees offered at UNIL awarded jointly with other Swiss universities. The University of Lausanne has made academic exchanges a cornerstone of its activities and hosts an international network of academics and students. Nearly 128 nationalities contribute to the life and development of the UNIL community.