Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences was founded in 1997 and is the only private university of applied sciences in Switzerland institutionally accredited by the Swiss Accreditation Council. Based in Zurich, it also has a branch in Lausanne.

Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences specializes in part-time study programs, designed to allow students to work up to 100% while pursuing their studies, thanks to a modular structure, flexible schedules, and courses offered both online and in hybrid formats.

The Lausanne campus hosts two schools: the Kalaidos Business School, which offers a Bachelor in Business Administration and a Bachelor in Banking and Finance, and the Kalaidos School of Applied Psychology, which offers a Bachelor in Applied Psychology.