Founded in 1997, HES-SO is the largest of its kind in Switzerland. Its 6 faculties and 28 schools are spread over the whole of Western Switzerland, and are strongly anchored in the regional economy. With over 19400 students, it shares the most beautiful cities and areas in the French-speaking region of Switzerland. HES-SO schools are all endowed with cutting-edge technology and outstanding equipment. They constitute an exceptional network to promote innovation, to offer practical training and to favour transfer of knowledge. HES-SO ambitions to play an important role on the international scene. Numerous collaborative partnerships have been established with universities in Europe and around the world. HES-SO guarantees top-level teaching quality within a sophisticated applied research environment that nurtures close links with Swiss professional associations. HES-SO awards university degrees that are practice-oriented and euro-compatible: 46 Bachelor degree programmes, 20 Master degree programmes and more than 250 recognised continuing education courses. The HES-SO works together with other academic and research institutions in Switzerland and abroad View More