HEIG-VD
Higher EducationVaud, Switzerland501-1000 Employees
HEIG-VD is a higher education institution based in Yverdon-les-Bains, Vaud, Switzerland. It offers Bachelor and Master of Applied Sciences programs in engineering and business administration, as well as postgraduate courses, serving more than two thousand students and positioning itself as the largest school within the western Swiss universities of applied sciences network. The institution operates across multiple disciplines through its 13 institutes and cross-disciplinary groups, emphasizing applied research and development as part of its academic activity. The university environment targets students pursuing professional qualifications in engineering and business, and it engages with applied research to support practical problem solving within its fields. As part of the higher education landscape in Switzerland, HEIG-VD contributes to the regional education ecosystem by delivering academically rigorous programs and conducting applied research activities that involve collaboration across its institutes.