The Technical Vocational Training Centre of Geneva (CFPT) includes a Höhere Fachschule (École Supérieure – ES) offering technical diplomas in various fields like mechanical engineering, electronics, IT, and building technology.
Address: Avenue Louis-Casaï 54, 1216 Cointrin, Genève, Switzerland
Mechanical Engineering, Electronics, Information Technology
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Metrology, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Diploma
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Strong links with Genevan industries and public services for internships and applied projects.
Research:
Applied technology projects across diverse technical specializations, tailored to regional needs.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
200
Current students***:
1000
Foreign students***:
0%
Cumulative former students***:
8000
Pros
Large public vocational institution in Geneva offering a range of recognized technical diplomas (ES).
Cons
Part of a broader vocational school. Specific ES programs to be checked.
Best For
Individuals in Geneva seeking technical diplomas (ES) in various engineering and IT fields.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- In terms of fields, ZbW Zentrum Bildung Wirtschaft Technik is the nearest neighbour, with metrology, quality and nanotechnologies again at the core; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.
- Also strong in metrology, quality and nanotechnologies, STFW Schweizerische Technische Fachschule Winterthur makes a sensible second look at home; it runs the same diploma programmes, and is larger, enrolling about 1,500 students against roughly 1,000 here.
- École technique - École des métiers Lausanne, École Supérieure sits close to this school on metrology, quality and nanotechnologies; it is smaller, enrolling about 500 students against roughly 1,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Höhere Fachschule Südostschweiz works in much the same fields, chiefly metrology, quality and nanotechnologies, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.
- Both schools build their programmes around metrology, quality and signal processing, and gibb Berufsfachschule Bern, Höhere Fachschule Technik und Informatik is the one to compare first within the country, since it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and covers software engineering as well.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Students considering a move abroad can look at Istituto Tecnico Superiore JOBSACADEMY in Italy, where quality, industrial design and project management also form the core, and it runs the same diploma programmes and covers software engineering as well.
- The closest overseas parallel on nanotechnologies, fluid dynamics and civil engineering is Mines Paris - PSL, located in France; it is slightly larger, at about 1,300 students against roughly 1,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- In Japan, National Institute of Technology, Anan College teaches much the same core subjects, optics, signal processing and fluid dynamics, and it covers ecology and sustainability and software engineering as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 800 students against roughly 1,000 here.
- ENSICAEN, in France, takes a similar route through nanotechnologies, optics and signal processing; it covers chemistry and software engineering as well, and has almost the same size, at about 900 students.
- Seen from abroad, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (Spain) is a close relative on subject matter, since metrology, quality and nanotechnologies are central to both, and it covers ergonomics and astroscience as well, and is larger, enrolling about 2,000 students against roughly 1,000 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.
- Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM), Design for Manufacturing (DfM), Electronics, Lean Manufacturing, Project Management, Quality Management
*: 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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