University of Lausanne
Also known as Université de Lausanne, UNIL, Universite de Lausanne, Schola Lausannensis, Lausanne University
university located in Lausanne, Switzerland
Key facts
- Motto
- Le savoir vivant
- Motto in english
- Live knowledge
- Type
- Public university
- Established
- 1537 ; 489 years ago ( 1537 )
- Affiliations
- EUA AUF UNICA
- Rector
- Frédéric Herman (since August 2021)
- Administrative staff
- 3,861 (2023)
- Students
- 16,951 (2023)
- Undergraduates
- 8,459 (2023)
- Postgraduates
- 5,444 (2023)
- Doctoral students
- 2,476 (2023)
- Website
- www.unil.ch
via Wikipedia infobox
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The University of Lausanne (UNIL; French: Université de Lausanne) in Lausanne, Switzerland, was founded in 1537 as a school of Protestant theology, before being made a university in 1890. The university is the second-oldest in Switzerland, and one of the oldest in the world in continuous operation. As of fall 2017, about 15,000 students and 3,300 employees studied and worked at the university. Approximately 1,500 international students attend the university (120 nationalities), which has a wide curriculum including exchange programs with other universities.
Together with the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) the university forms a vast campus at the shores of Lake Geneva.