Lucerne University of Applied Sciences
Encyclopedia
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (German: Hochschule Luzern) is a Swiss
public vocational university
with campuses in Lucerne
, Horw
and Zug
.
. Research and close co-operation with local industry, business, and cultural institutions are generally applied.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
public vocational university
Vocational university
A vocational university is an institution of higher education and sometimes research, which provides both tertiary and sometimes quaternary education and grants academic degrees at all levels in a variety of subjects...
with campuses in Lucerne
Lucerne
Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and...
, Horw
Horw
Horw is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland.-History:Horw is first mentioned in 1231 as Horwe.-Geography:...
and Zug
Zug
Zug , is a German-speaking city in Switzerland. The name ‘Zug’ originates from fishing vocabulary; in the Middle Ages it referred to the right to ‘pull up’ fishing nets and hence to the right to fish.The city of Zug is located in the Canton of Zug and is its capital...
.
Schools
- School of Engineering and Architecture (Hochschule Luzern – Technik & Architektur)
- Business School (Hochschule Luzern – Wirtschaft)
- School of Social work (Hochschule Luzern – Soziale Arbeit)
- School of Art and Design (Hochschule Luzern – Design & Kunst)
- School of Music (Hochschule Luzern – Musik)
Programmes
The University offers Bachelor and Master programmes and also postgraduate courses that confer a Certificate, Diploma or Master of Advanced Studies upon completion, such as ENBauENBau
ENBau is an initiative of Swiss universities for training in sustainable building with the goal of resource efficiency of buildings in the areas of energy, water, materials and processes....
. Research and close co-operation with local industry, business, and cultural institutions are generally applied.
External links
- Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts Website
- Lucere University of Applied Sciences and Arts Factsheet by the Conference of the Universities of Applied Sciences Switzerland pdf format
- Information's about the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts