University of Lausanne

The University of Lausanne (UNIL) is composed of seven faculties, active in the field of Medicine, Life Sciences, Geosciences, Environment, Business, Humanities and Social Sciences. Approximately 14,000 students and 2,800 researchers, including 500 professors, study and work on its three campuses. The University of Lausanne comprises more than 180 teaching or research units that are working on projects of national and international significance. Interdisciplinarity (clinical science and fundamental sciences) within the Faculty of Biology and Medicine (FBM) is the key factor to open, fluid research, which has placed Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and the University of Lausanne at the forefront of life sciences.