School of Business and Engineering Vaud

The School of Engineering and Management Vaud or the School of Business and Engineering Vaud (abbrev. HEIG-VD, in the official French form Haute Ecole d'Ingénierie et de Gestion du Canton de Vaud) is a public university in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland. It was created by the merger of the EIVD (School of Engineering of the State of Vaud) and the HEG-VD (School of Business of the State of Vaud) on August 1, 2004. With its 2000 students, the HEIG-VD is the largest branch of the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO) and participates actively in regional, national, and international research and industry development in all areas covered by its teaching.

School of Engineering and Management Vaud (HEIG-VD), Switzerland
TypePublic
Established1956 as "Technicum Cantonal Vaudois"[1]
AffiliationHES-SO
DirectorCatherine Hirsch
Administrative staff
640
Students2000
Location
Yverdon-les-bains
,
Canton of Vaud
,
Switzerland
CampusUrban
Websitewww.heig-vd.ch/international
HEIG-VD
Location: School of Engineering and Management Vaud, Yverdon-les-bains, Switzerland

As of fall 2006, HEIG-VD is based at a larger urban campus of three adjacent sites at Yverdon-les-Bains: Route de Cheseaux, Centre St-Roch, and Centre Y-Parc.

Bachelor programs[2]

Master programs[3]

Master programs are offered in partnership with other HES-SO members. A portion of the instruction will take place at HEIG-VD and another will take place at other HES-SO universities.

Master of Science in Engineering[4]

Started in September 2009, this Master program offer two different majors :

  • Industrial Technologies (TIN)
  • Information and Communication Technologies (TIC)

Master of Science in Business Administration[5]

Launched at the start of the 2008/2009 academic year, this master offer five different majors :

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See also
  • List of largest universities by enrollment in Switzerland

References
  1. "Historique"
  2. "Formations Bachelor"
  3. "Formations Master"
  4. "HES-SO Master Of Science In Engineering"
  5. "HES-SO Master Of Science In Business Administration"

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