Engineering, Life Sciences, Architecture and Civil Engineering
The University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) is one of Switzerland’s leading universities of applied sciences, with campuses across several cantons. It comprises several schools, including those for Engineering, Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geomatics, and Life Sciences.
Domains taught:
AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Geotechnics, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Metrology, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Diploma, Master
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
Extensive network of partnerships with industry, businesses, and public institutions in Northwestern Switzerland and internationally. Strong focus on applied research and development (aR&D) and knowledge transfer.
Research:
Applied research across its schools in areas like industrial automation, data science, sustainable technologies, construction innovation, pharmaceutical technology, environmental science, and medical technology.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
2000
Current students***:
13000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
60000
Pros
Wide range of practice-oriented technical and scientific programs, strong regional embedding and industry collaboration, good infrastructure.
Cons
Distributed across multiple campuses.
Best For
Students seeking practice-oriented higher education in engineering, life sciences, or architecture/construction in Northwestern Switzerland.
*: 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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