The higher education in Switzerland

Education in a magistracy in English
The Swiss system of the higher education is similar to the all-European model.
Due to the multilingualism of this country, plays a large role in the Swiss education system as well English. In Switzerland the universal all-European program for preparation in International Baccalaureate (IB) university was developed. The IB program lasts 2 years and is carried out in English. In English training in large part of the Swiss higher educational institutions is possible.
First of all, it is private business schools, schools on hotel economy and tourism, also state universities offering a magistracy in English. For revenues to programs of a magistracy or MBA needs to have the diploma of the Russian higher education institution, the bachelor’s degree with the corresponding specialization.

On some masterful programs (the humanitarian directions) also knowledge of German at the B2 level is required.

English-language programs at Universities of Switzerland

University of Basel (1460): www.unibas.ch
Arrangement: Basel
Number of students: about 11,5 thousand, 2,2 thousand – foreign students
Description: The university of Basel is the oldest university of Switzerland, according to a rating of The Times enters into one hundred the best higher education institutions of Europe. Walls of university store memory of the most famous philosophers and scientists – Erasmus Rotterdamskom, Friedrich Nietzsche, Carl Gustave Jung. To a dress careful attitude to history and traditions, the university has reputation of the outstanding modern center of training and researches.
Faculties: theology, law, medicine, humanities, natural sciences, economy and business.
Beginning of programs: September, February
Accommodation: about 1’500 – 2’100 CHF/months (housing, food, books, other expenses)
Training at baccalaureate programs is possible only in German!
The program    Requirements    Training cost for a semester in 2014-2015 academic year
Magistracy, 2 years: European Studies (policy, economy, culture) international economy, pedagogics    Profile higher education (bachelor degree), IELTS 7.0, TOEFL ibt 96    CHF 700
University of Bern (1834): www.unibe.ch
Arrangement: Bern
Number of students: 13 thousand, 1,2 thousand – foreign students
Description: The university of Bern one of the first in Europe began to accept for study of women.
In the 19th century when in Russia access for girls to the higher education was closed, the most purposeful and talented Russians studied at this university. Today the Swiss historians recognize that Russian girls laid to Swisses a way to the higher education. Among the first students auditors of university there was the wife’s niece Pushkina of Natalya Nikolaevna Pushkina, and our compatriot Anna Tumarkina became one of the first female professors not only University of Bern, but also all Europe.
In Bern the first female doctor and the female lawyer also received doctor’s degree.
Today according to The Times rating University of Bern enters into one hundred the strongest European higher education institutions.
Faculties: theology, law, humanities, economy, sociology.
Beginning of programs: September, February
Accommodation: about 1’500-2’100 CHF/months (housing, food, books, other expenses)
Training at baccalaureate programs only at German!
The program    Requirements    Training cost for a semester in 2014-2015 academic year
Magistracy, 2 years: informatics, economy, financial management risk-menezhdment    Profile higher education (bachelor degree), IELTS 6.5, TOEFL ibt 96    CHF 700
Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne (EPFL), 1853: www.epfl.ch
Arrangement: Lausanne
Number of students: 7 thousand
Description: The federal Polytechnical school of Lausanne is considered one of the most prestigious educational institutions of Western Europe. According to The Times rating, the Polytechnical school takes the 42nd place among the best higher education institutions of the world, the 16th place among the best higher education institutions of Europe and the 10th place among the best European technical universities. EPFL cooperates with 179 partner universities worldwide. Perfectly equipped university campus and modern training center are practically at the coast of Lake Geneva. A keyword in training in Polytechnical school of Lausanne – interdisciplinarity. Scientists, engineers, architects and businessmen work together and have the research base allowing to realize interdisciplinary projects at the order. Among graduates of polytechnical school there are famous directors and founders of such concerns as Danone, Nestle, Logitech.
Faculties: basic sciences (chemistry, mathematics and physics), engineering sciences, environment and ecology, architecture and construction, informatics and communication, humanities
Beginning of programs: September
Accommodation: about CHF 22 000 (housing, food, books, other expenses)
Training at baccalaureate programs only at French!
The program    Requirements    Training cost for a semester in 2014-2015 academic year
Magistracy, 1,5 – 2: Engineering (nuclear, chemical, molecular, computer) computer sciences bioengineering and technologies, finance, business    Profile higher education (bachelor degree), IELTS 7.0, TOEFL 100    CHF 633 + CHF 110 (registration fee of university)
University of Zurich (1833): www.uzh.ch
Arrangement: Zurich
Number of students: about 25 thousand, 3,5 thousand – foreign students
Description: University of Zurich – the biggest university of the country with the widest range of training programs: two thousand lecturers at 140 special institutes teach more than 1000 objects. The university is included into one hundred the best universities of the world in Times ratings, and also has the international glory of one of the best research establishments. The international reputation also innovative researches, first of all in molecular biology provide to university, researches of a brain and anthropology. The university possesses several scientific museums with the most valuable anthropological and zoological exhibits. The university of Zurich by right is proud of the numerous Nobel laureates.
Faculties: art, humanities, natural sciences, engineering sciences, IT, sociology, medicine, chemistry, biology
Beginning of programs: September
Accommodation: CHF 16’000-24’000 (housing, food, books, other expenses)
Training at baccalaureate programs only at German!
The program    Requirements    Training cost for a semester in 2014-2015
Magistracy, 2 years: management, economy of the information scientist, mathematician    Profile higher education (bachelor degree), IELTS 7.0, TOEFL 96    790 CHF
ETH (Zurich Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), 1855: www.ethz.ch
Arrangement: Zurich
Number of students: 15 thousand
Description: The federal polytechnical school in Zurich is university and at the same time research center of a technical profile, and, the highest level. According to national ratings of ETH wins traditionally first place.
ETH constantly invites the best professors and actively attracts perspective students from around the world. In Polytechnical school taught, 20 Nobel Prize laureates, the best-known among which – Albert Einstein worked or were trained.
Faculties: art, humanities, natural sciences, engineering sciences, IT, sociology, medicine, chemistry, biology
Beginning of programs: September
Accommodation: CHF 16’000-24’000 (housing, food, books, other expenses)
Training at baccalaureate programs only at German!
The program    Requirements    Training cost for a semester in 2014-2015
Magistracy, 2 years: statistics, finance, informatics, micro technologies, engineering (biomedicine, bioinformatics), electromecanics, power    Profile higher education (bachelor degree), IELTS 7.0, TOEFL 600    CHF 644
The higher education in Switzerland: universities of Switzerland – University of Basel, University of Bern, Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne