Bildungszentrum Wald Lyss is a major center for forestry and wood industry education. Its Höhere Fachschule Holz (HF Holz) offers specialized diploma programs (Dipl. Techniker/-in HF Holztechnik) in wood technology and timber construction.
Address: Hardernstrasse 20, 3250 Lyss, Bern, Switzerland
Wood Technology, Timber Construction Engineering
Domains taught:
- Civil Engineering, Engineering, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Structural Engineering, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Diploma
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Strong links with the Swiss wood industry, forestry sector, and construction companies specializing in timber.
Research:
Applied research and projects in wood processing, timber engineering, sustainable forestry, and innovative wood products.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
60
Current students***:
200
Foreign students***:
0%
Cumulative former students***:
2500
Pros
Leading institution for higher vocational diplomas (HF) in wood technology and timber construction in the German-speaking part of Switzerland.
Cons
Highly specialized in wood.
Best For
Individuals seeking specialized higher vocational diplomas (HF) in wood technology or timber construction.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- On content, Höhere Fachschule Holz Biel and this school are close, as both teach quality, civil engineering and structural engineering; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.
- Schweizerische Metallbautechnische Fachschule shares the core fields of this school, namely quality, civil engineering and structural engineering; it runs the same diploma programmes, and is smaller, enrolling about 100 students against roughly 200 here.
- Interkantonale Försterschule Lyss offers a comparable education in quality, civil engineering and structural engineering: it covers metrology and agriculture as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 100 students against roughly 200 here.
- École Supérieure de la Brigue shares the core fields of this school, namely quality, civil engineering and structural engineering; it covers robotics and automation as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 100 students against roughly 200 here.
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of quality, civil engineering and structural engineering can consider CAMPUS SURSEE Bildungszentrum Bau, Höhere Fachschule, and it is private, whereas this institution is public, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Istituto Tecnico Superiore Blue Economy, in Italy, takes a similar route through quality, civil engineering and structural engineering; it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and covers logistics and marine science as well.
- Istituto Tecnico Superiore per l'Efficienza Energetica - Piemonte in Italy pursues a similar profile in quality, civil engineering and structural engineering, and it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and covers fluid dynamics and telecommunications as well.
- CIFP Pico Frentes, based in Spain, is built around manufacturing, materials and engineering much like this school, and it runs the same diploma programmes and covers agriculture and industrial design as well.
- For quality, civil engineering and structural engineering outside the home country, ENSTIB in France is a natural reference; it is also a public institution and also offers master's and doctoral programmes.
- Looking internationally, École Supérieure du Bois in France is where quality, civil engineering and structural engineering get a comparable treatment; it covers agriculture and fluid dynamics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 400 students against roughly 200 here.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Product Development, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Materials, Sustainable Practices
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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