The School of Engineering and Architecture of Fribourg is part of HES-SO. It offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees in fields like architecture, civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and computer science.
Address: Boulevard de Pérolles 80, 1700 Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Civil Engineering, Architecture
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Geotechnics, 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*:
- Bachelor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Part of HES-SO. Strong regional industry links in Fribourg for projects and applied research. Bilingual (French/German) programs.
Research:
Applied research in areas like smart living, sustainable construction, industrial automation, renewable energy, and information technology.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
300
Current students***:
1000
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
6000
Pros
Offers bilingual engineering and architecture education with a practical focus and strong regional ties.
Cons
Smaller range of master’s programs compared to larger institutions.
Best For
Students seeking bilingual (French/German) practical engineering or architecture degrees in the Fribourg region.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- HES-SO Valais-Wallis – Haute Ecole d’Ingénierie shares the core fields of this school, namely metrology, quality and geotechnics; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's.
- On content, Haute Ecole du Paysage, d'Ingénierie et d'Architecture de Genève and this institution are close, as both teach metrology, quality and geotechnics; it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's, and covers agriculture and microbiology and genetics as well.
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of metrology, quality and geotechnics can consider Haute École d'Ingénierie et de Gestion du Canton de Vaud, and it is also a public institution and runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes.
- A good alternative in the same country is Hochschule Luzern, Departement Technik & Architektur, which likewise covers metrology, quality and geotechnics; it is larger, enrolling about 2,500 students against roughly 1,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- In terms of fields, Haute École Arc Ingénierie is the nearest neighbour, with metrology, quality and nanotechnologies again at the core; it is smaller, enrolling about 600 students against roughly 1,000 here, and is also a public institution.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Hochschule Biberach in Germany pursues a similar profile in quality, geotechnics and nanotechnologies, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's, and covers food science and transportations as well.
- For quality, fluid dynamics and industrial design outside the home country, ISFATES in France is a natural reference; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's.
- Looking internationally, École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay in France is where nanotechnologies, optics and signal processing get a comparable treatment; it also offers doctoral programmes and covers aerospace and bioinformatics as well.
- Kurume Institute of Technology offers an international parallel to this institution, with geotechnics, optics and signal processing as common ground; it covers transportations and software engineering as well, and is larger, enrolling about 1,500 students against roughly 1,000 here.
- If this institution is on your list for geotechnics, optics and signal processing, Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart in Germany deserves a comparison, because it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's and master's.
*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.
- Architecture, Civil Engineering, Design for Sustainability, Information Technology (IT), Renewable Energy, Sustainable Development, 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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