HFS Lyss, part of Bildungszentrum Wald Lyss, is the intercantonal higher vocational school for forestry, training forestry technicians (Dipl. Förster/-in HF). This involves forest management, ecology, and technical forestry operations.
Address: Hardernstrasse 20, 3250 Lyss, Bern, Switzerland
Forestry Management, Forest Engineering, Ecology
Domains taught:
- Agriculture, Bioengineering, Civil Engineering, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Geotechnics, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Metrology, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Quality, Robotics, Signal Processing, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Diploma
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Key training institution for forestry professionals in Switzerland, supported by multiple cantons. Strong links with forest services and enterprises.
Research:
Applied projects in sustainable forest management, silviculture, forest protection, and technical forestry operations.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
40
Current students***:
100
Foreign students***:
0%
Cumulative former students***:
1500
Pros
National competence center for higher vocational training of forestry technicians.
Cons
Highly specialized in forestry.
Best For
Individuals aiming to become qualified forestry technicians (HF) with expertise in forest management and operations.
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- Agriculture, Biodiversity, Ecology, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Impact, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Materials, 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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