HEIG-VD
Encyclopedia
The School of Business
and Engineering
, Vaud (HEIG-VD, sometimes "High School of Engineering of State Vaud") has been created from the merging of the EIVD (School of Engineering of State Vaud) and the HEG-VD (High School of Business of State Vaud) on 1 August 2004.
HEIG-VD is a member of the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO)
network and participates actively in regional and national industry and business in all areas covered by its teaching.
are offered in partnership with other HES-SO
members. A portion of the instruction will take place at HEIG-VD and another will take place at other HES-SO
universities.
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
and Engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
, Vaud (HEIG-VD, sometimes "High School of Engineering of State Vaud") has been created from the merging of the EIVD (School of Engineering of State Vaud) and the HEG-VD (High School of Business of State Vaud) on 1 August 2004.
HEIG-VD is a member of the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO)
HES-SO
HES-SO means Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale . It refers to 27 schools of higher education, established throughout Western Switzerland.-HES-SO HE ARC :...
network and participates actively in regional and national industry and business in all areas covered by its teaching.
Bachelor programs
- GeomaticsGeomaticsGeomatics is the discipline of gathering, storing, processing, and delivering geographic information, or spatially referenced information.-Overview and etymology:...
- Electrical EngineeringElectrical engineeringElectrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
- Systems EngineeringSystems engineeringSystems engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering that focuses on how complex engineering projects should be designed and managed over the life cycle of the project. Issues such as logistics, the coordination of different teams, and automatic control of machinery become more...
- Microengineering
- Telecommunications
- Computer ScienceComputer scienceComputer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
- Media Engineering
- Business Administration
- EngineeringEngineeringEngineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
and ManagementManagementManagement in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
Master programs
Master programsMaster's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
are offered in partnership with other HES-SO
HES-SO
HES-SO means Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale . It refers to 27 schools of higher education, established throughout Western Switzerland.-HES-SO HE ARC :...
members. A portion of the instruction will take place at HEIG-VD and another will take place at other HES-SO
HES-SO
HES-SO means Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale . It refers to 27 schools of higher education, established throughout Western Switzerland.-HES-SO HE ARC :...
universities.
Master of Science in Engineering
Started in September 2009, this Master program offer two different majors :- Industrial Technologies (TIN)
- Information and Communication TechnologiesInformation and communication technologiesInformation and communications technology or information and communication technology, usually abbreviated as ICT, is often used as an extended synonym for information technology , but is usually a more general term that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of...
(TIC)
Master of Science in Business Administration
Launched at the start of the 2008/2009 academic year, this master offer five different majors :- EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship is the act of being an entrepreneur, which can be defined as "one who undertakes innovations, finance and business acumen in an effort to transform innovations into economic goods". This may result in new organizations or may be part of revitalizing mature organizations in response...
(syllabus in EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
/FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
or EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
/GermanGerman languageGerman is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
) - Integrated Management of Information and Communication Systems
- Service Management and Service Engineering
- Public and Quasi-public ManagementManagementManagement in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
- HospitalityHospitalityHospitality is the relationship between guest and host, or the act or practice of being hospitable. Specifically, this includes the reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers, resorts, membership clubs, conventions, attractions, special events, and other services for travelers...
& TourismTourismTourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
(syllabus in English and French)