HFWI Glarus offers Höhere Fachschule (HF) diploma programs, including Business Informatics (Wirtschaftsinformatik HF), which combines IT skills with business knowledge.
Address: Gerichtshausstrasse 25, 8750 Glarus, Glarus, Switzerland
Business Informatics
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Mathematics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Telecommunications
Diplomas*:
- Diploma
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Regional focus with connections to businesses in the Canton of Glarus. Practice-oriented curriculum.
Research:
Applied projects integrating IT solutions into business processes.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
30
Current students***:
80
Foreign students***:
0%
Cumulative former students***:
500
Pros
Offers a part-time HF diploma in Business Informatics relevant for SMEs in the Glarus region.
Cons
Small institution with a specific focus.
Best For
Working professionals in Glarus seeking a part-time higher vocational diploma (HF) in Business Informatics.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of quality, signal processing and project management can consider Höhere Fachschule Schaffhausen, and it is larger, enrolling about 200 students against roughly 80 here, and is also a public institution.
- A good alternative in the same country is Bildungszentrum kvBL Höhere Fachschule Wirtschaftsinformatik, which likewise covers quality, signal processing and project management; it is also a public institution and runs the same diploma programmes.
- Both schools build their programmes around quality, signal processing and project management, and École supérieure d'informatique de gestion de Genève is the one to compare first within the country, since it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.
- Where this institution leans on quality, signal processing and project management, HWS Huber Widemann Schule, Informatik HF does the same, and it runs the same diploma programmes, and is larger, enrolling about 200 students against roughly 80 here.
- Bildungszentrum kvBL Höhere Fachschule Informatik shares the core fields of this institution, namely quality, signal processing and project management; it is also a public institution and runs the same diploma programmes.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on quality, project management and computer vision is Istituto Tecnico Superiore per la Meccatronica - Vicenza in Italy, and it is larger, enrolling about 150 students against roughly 80 here, and is also a public institution.
- Istituto Tecnico Superiore per la Meccatronica - Reggio Emilia offers an international parallel to this institution, with quality, project management and computer vision as common ground; it is also a public institution and runs the same diploma programmes.
- Seen from abroad, Télécom Paris (France) is a close relative on subject matter, since quality, signal processing and project management are central to both, and it is also a public institution, and also offers master's, doctoral and graduate certificate programmes.
- Abroad, École Nationale des Chartes - PSL (France) covers quality, project management and computer vision in a comparable way, and it also offers master's and doctoral programmes and covers ergonomics and UX and ecology and sustainability as well.
- Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial offers an international parallel to this school, with signal processing, computer vision and process control as common ground; it is also a public institution and also offers master's and doctoral programmes.
*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.
- Agile Methodology, Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Customer Experience, Information Technology (IT), Innovation, Lean Manufacturing, Project Management, Software as a Service (SaaS), User-Centered Design
*: 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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