In LAKE GENEVA REGION, the level of education is world renowned for being amongst the highest there are:

• Switzerland spends US$ 38 035 per student, ranking second in total expenses per student after the United States (2004).
• The percentage of the population having at least a level of tertiary education is of 26 % for the age groups 25-64, ranking 3rd in Europe after the United Kingdom and Belgium (2002).

The region has a dense network of universities, international schools and technological centres. It puts also forward a vast choice of professional educational channels (more than 200). The companies profit directly from this diversity of knowledge and qualifications that match today’s requirements and those of tomorrow.

Informations on education and schools in the Lake Geneva region

Globally, two big educational axes exist:

• one that is centred on « academic education »
• on the other that is more centred on « practical experience »
In both cases, the students follow an obligatory education (primary and secondary school) that lasts for 9 or 10 years. They can afterwards choose between:
• high school, leading to federal A-levels giving access to universities,
• or an apprenticeship (training in a company that lasts for 3 and 4 years, on top of theoretical courses) rewarded by a federal certificate of abilities (CFC). This “practical” training can be completed by professional A-levels giving access to the Universities of applied sciences (HES) with a university level.

There are also numerous “business” channels and international schools that rank among the best in the world. The Swiss educational system gives access to an excellent general culture and to particular knowledge. In LAKE GENEVA REGION you will find numerous specialists active in fields linked to management, to industry or to high technologies.