Information about the educational system in Switzerland can also be found on the swiss portal to education and website of the Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education (EDK)

Please refer to the appropriate paragraph on the right side of your screen for more information on the type of education you are interested in.

There are 12 official universities in Switzerland (10 cantonal universities and 2 federal institutes of technology) as well as 7 universities of applied sciences and a number of other institutions of higher education.

The Universities of Basel, Bern, Lucerne, St Gall, Zurich and the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich are located in the German-speaking part of Switzerland

The Universities of Geneva, Lausanne and Neuchatel, as well as the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne are in the French-speaking part of Switzerland.

The University of Fribourg is situated in a bilingual canton. Therefore the teaching language is French and/or German.

The Università della Svizzera italiana is located in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland

The following may also be considered as institutions of higher education: The Pedagogical College of St Gall, Pädagogische Hochschule St. Gallen, the Graduate Institute for International Studies, Institut universitaire de hautes études internationales, IUHEI in Geneva and the Graduate Institute for Advanced Public Administration, Institut de hautes études en administration publique, IDHEAP in Lausanne.

Further information concerning the universities in Switzerland please contact the Rector´s Conference of the Swiss Universities

or the Federal Office for Professional Education andTechnology concerning professional education.

For an overview of the Universities in Switzerland please consult the following document:

Information about Private (international, boarding, language) schools and holiday courses in Switzerland may be found at the Swiss Federation of Private Schools

The Swiss Federation of Private Schools runs a free consultation service for adults, parents and young people locking for a suitable educational programme at its schools.

The best institutes are affiliated to the Swiss Hotel Schools Association.

The Rectors' Conference of the Swiss Universities, CRUS, aims to provide a platform for the common interests and matters of concern of the Swiss Universities, which include grants and exchange programmes (ERASMUS, SOKRATES) and academic recognition matters (SWISS ENIC). So far the CRUS has no specific international co-operation agreements and programmes except with the French Conference of University Presidents on the recognition of study periods and diplomas. However, the CRUS participates in expert groups for agreements on mutual recognition and maintains relations with several international organisations, such as the European University Association, AEU, ACA, Council of Europe (CC-HER), Commission of the EU (ERASMUS/SOKRATES), and UNESCO (ENIC).
The Swiss Information Centre for Academic Recognition Matters (SWISS ENIC) at the CRUS offers information on:

• the recognition of Swiss and foreign titles
• admission criteria of the Swiss universities
• the Lisbon Convention
• the implementation of the Diploma Supplement
• the European Network of the National Recognition Information Centres

For more information please consult:
CRUS
Sennweg 2
CH-3012 Berne
Tel. +41 (0)31 306 60 36
Fax +41 (0)31 306 60 50

Further information on the topic (only in German, French and Italian) is also available at  www.bbt.admin.ch/diploma

The National Agency for Higher Education is a central agency responsible for matters relating to institutions of higher education. It evaluates the higher education institutions and performs quality audits and supervises the institutions of higher education in Sweden.

The National Agency also evaluates qualifications awarded on completion of higher education programmes outside Sweden. This evaluation determines to which Swedish programme the foreign programme corresponds. The National Agency evaluates only qualifications awarded to individuals from complete programs with a duration of a minimum of two years. All other qualifications have to be evaluated by a Swedish universities if they are to be included in a Swedish diploma.

Information in Swedish about studies in higher education in Sweden is provided by the National Agency. Information for foreign students about studies in Sweden is provided by the Swedish Institute.

Each year the Swiss government offers through the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students a certain number of scholarships to foreign postgraduate students wishing to study at a Swiss university as part of their Ph.D. or post-doc studies.
In addition, some scholarships are offered for fine arts and music to advanced candidates (master-level or higher). 

Applications are subject to preliminary selection by the Swiss Embassy in co-operation with the Swedish Institute. The Swiss Embassy then passes on the selected applications to the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS) which subsequently takes the final decision. The FCS is composed of academic staff drawn from Swiss universities. Scholarship awards are made on the basis of academic and scientific excellence. 

Please consult the link and document below for more information!

Application procedure

If you fulfil the eligibility requirements, fill out the application form below electronically, print it, sign it and send it, together with the required documentation to:

Schweiziska Ambassaden, Box 26143, 100 41 Stockholm 
Mark the envelope "Stipendieansökan"

Not later than 15 November 2011 for the academic year 2012 - 2013

Applicants are contacted by the Swiss Embassy during December and informed about the status of their application. The final selection is made by the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (FCS) during spring 2012.