Accredited universities

Accredited universities

In Switzerland, the federally-recognised universities are accredited under the Higher Education Act (HEdA; Loi sur l’encouragement et la coordination des hautes écoles, LEHE). In the canton of Vaud, they are the following:

Universities

University of Lausanne (UNIL)

The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL)

University of Lausanne (UNIL)

The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL)

Universities of Teacher Education

The University of Teacher Education (UTE) of the canton of Vaud (HEP Vaud)

Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training SFUVET

The University of Teacher Education (UTE) of the canton of Vaud (HEP Vaud)

Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training SFUVET

Universities of Applied Sciences

Haute école de santé Vaud (HESAV)

Institut et Haute école de santé La Source (La Source)

École cantonale d’art de Lausanne (ECAL)

University of Applied Sciences in Social Work and Healthcare Lausanne (HETSL)

School of Management and Engineering Vaud (HEIG-VD)

Haute école de musique Vaud Valais Fribourg (HEMU)

Haute école de santé Vaud (HESAV)

Institut et Haute école de santé La Source (La Source)

Ecole cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ECAL)

University of Applied Sciences in Social Work and Healthcare Lausanne (HETSL)

School of Management and Engineering Vaud (HEIG-VD)

Haute école de musique Vaud Valais Fribourg (HEMU)

The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland

University of Applied Sciences in the Performing Arts (Manufacture)

CHANGINS (Haute école de viticulture et œnologie de Changins)

University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland (HES-SO)

University of Applied Sciences in the Performing Arts (Manufacture)

EHL Hospitality Business School

CHANGINS (Haute école de viticulture et œnologie de Changins)

University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland (HES-SO)

Others institutions

IMD - International Institute for Management Development

The legal bases in Vaud

  • The law on the Vaud Universities of Applied Sciences (LHEV)
  • The law on the University of Teacher Education (LHEP)
  • The law on the University of Lausanne (LUL)