The School of Engineering of HES-SO Valais-Wallis, located in Sion, offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees in areas like industrial systems, energy and environmental engineering, and information systems.
Address: Route du Rawyl 47, 1950 Sion, Valais, Switzerland
Industrial Systems, Energy and Environmental Engineering, Information Systems
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, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Part of HES-SO. Collaborates with industries in Valais, particularly in energy, chemicals, and technology sectors. Applied research through its institutes.
Research:
Research focused on renewable energies, hydropower, industrial automation, data science, process engineering, and natural hazards.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
200
Current students***:
800
Foreign students***:
10%
Cumulative former students***:
5000
Pros
Offers engineering programs relevant to the Valais region’s strengths (e.g., energy, environment). Good research infrastructure in specific niches.
Cons
Focus on specific engineering areas.
Best For
Students in Valais seeking practical engineering degrees, particularly in industrial systems, energy, or IT.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- 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 d'architecture Fribourg, and it is also a public institution and runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes.
- In terms of fields, Haute Ecole du Paysage, d'Ingénierie et d'Architecture de Genève is the nearest neighbour, with metrology, quality and geotechnics again at the core; it is larger, enrolling about 1,200 students against roughly 800 here, and is also a public institution.
- On content, Haute École Arc Ingénierie and this school are close, as both teach metrology, quality and nanotechnologies; it runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes and covers ergonomics as well.
- Where this institution leans on metrology, quality and geotechnics, Haute École d'Ingénierie et de Gestion du Canton de Vaud does the same, and it is also a public institution and runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes.
- In terms of fields, SUPSI Dipartimento ambiente costruzioni e design is the nearest neighbour, with metrology, quality and geotechnics again at the core; it is also a public institution and runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Looking internationally, Technische Hochschule Bingen in Germany is where quality, geotechnics and nanotechnologies get a comparable treatment; it is far larger, with about 2,500 students against roughly 800 here, and is also a public institution.
- Hochschule für Forstwirtschaft Rottenburg in Germany pursues a similar profile in geotechnics, optics and fluid dynamics, and it is also a public institution and runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes.
- On content, Mines Paris - PSL in France and this institution are close, as both teach geotechnics, nanotechnologies and fluid dynamics; it also offers doctoral and graduate certificate programmes and covers aerospace as well.
- State University of Applied Sciences in Krosno, based in Poland, is built around quality, geotechnics and optics much like this institution, and it is also a public institution and runs the same bachelor's and master's programmes.
- For a study option in France with a comparable spread of nanotechnologies, optics and signal processing, École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay is the reference point: it is larger, enrolling about 2,000 students against roughly 800 here, and is also a public institution.
*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.
- Energy, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Process Improvement, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Development
*: 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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