Switzerland

Schweiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra

Capital: Bern

Population: 8,570,146

Language(s): GermanFrenchItalianRomansh

Currency: Swiss franc (CHF/CHF)

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Living
Studying

Cost of living

	Price
a room in a 3 bedrooms shared flat in the city centre	906CHF/month
a meal	25CHF
a cappuccino	4.62CHF

These are average costs of living for Switzerland. Costs can differ accross cities and locations. For more details, you can check numbeo website.

Inclusion

	Rank	Value
Rainbow Index	22	38.53

Source:
Rainbow Europe, 2021.

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Rainbow Europe

Rainbow Europe by ILGA-Europe illustrates the legal and policy situation of LGBTI people in Europe. It ranks all 49 European countries on a scale between 0% (gross violations of human rights, discrimination) and 100% (respect of human rights, full equality), on the basis of laws and policies that have a direct impact on the LGBTI people’s human rights in under 6 categories: equality and non-discrimination; family; hate crime and hate speech; legal gender recognition and bodily integrity; civil society space; and asylum.

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Quality of life

	Rank	Value
Human Development Index	2	0.955
World Press Freedom Index	10	10.55

Source:
HDI, 2019.
WPFI, 2021.

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Human Development Index

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators, which are used to rank countries into four tiers of human development. A country scores a higher HDI when the lifespan is higher, the education level is higher, and the gross national income GNI (PPP) per capita is higher.

World Press Freedom Index

The World Press Freedom Index is an important advocacy tool based on the principle of emulation between states, published every year by Reporters Without Borders. It is a snapshot of the media freedom situation based on an evaluation of pluralism, independence of the media, quality of legislative framework and safety of journalists in each country.

ESN sections supporting international students

ESN Basel
ESN Bern
ESN Chur
ESN EPF Lausanne
ESN FHNW
ESN Fribourg
ESN Genève
ESN Lugano
ESN Luzern
ESN Neuchâtel
ESN St Gallen
ESN Uni Lausanne
ESN Winterthur
ESN Zurich

Useful links

Study in Europe - Switzerland country profile
European Youth Portal - Switzerland country profile

Higher education institutions

Hochschule Luzern (Lucerne)
University of Lucerne (Lucerne)
Pädagogische Hochschule Luzern (Lucerne)
Université de Lausanne (Lausanne)
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Lausanne)
Haute école pédagogique du canton de Vaud (Lausanne)
Scuola Specializzata Superiore Alberghiera e del Turismo (Bellinzona)
Universität St. Gallen (St. Gallen)
Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences (OST) (St. Gallen)
Pädagogische Hochschule St. Gallen (St. Gallen)
Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich (Zürich)
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (Zürich)
Interkantonale Hochschule für Heilpädagogik Zürich (Zürich)
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (Zürich)
University of Zurich (Zürich)
F+F Schule für Kunst und Mediendesign Zürich (Zürich)
University of Basel (Basel)
Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (Supsi) (Lugano)
Universita della Svizzera Italiana (Lugano)
Theologische Hochschule Chur (Chur)
University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons (Chur)
University of Teacher Education PHBern (Bern)
Berufs-, Fach- und Fortbildungsschule Bern (Bern)
University of Bern (Bern)
Berner Bildungszentrum Pflege AG (Bern)
Berner Fachhochschule (Bern)
Haute Ecole Pédagogique du Valais (St-Maurice)
Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften (Winterthur)
Pädagogische Hochschule Zug (Zug)
University of Geneva (Geneva)
Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch (IUKB) (Sion)
University of Fribourg (Fribourg)
Pädagogische Hochschule Thurgau (Kreuzlingen)
University of Neuchâtel (Neuchâtel)
Haute Ecole Specialisee de Suisse Occidentale (Delémont)
Eidgenössisches Hochschulinstitut für Berufsbildung EHB (Zollikofen)
Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz (Brugg-Windisch)
Swiss School of Tourism and Hospitality Ltd. (Passug)

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