University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland
Haute Ecole Spécialisée de la Suisse Occidentale
Basic information
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Identifiers
- DEQARINST0200
- CH0014
- ROR: https://ror.org/01xkakk17
- Erasmus: CH DELEMON02
- SCHAC: hes-so.ch
- EU-PIC: 999479659
- EU-VAT: CHE-105.150.400 TVA
- WHED: IAU-007097
Erasmus Institution Code
Identifier assigned by the European Commission to higher education institutions participating in the Erasmus+ programme - data harvested from ETER/OrgRegSCHema for Academia
Internet domain (DNS)-based identifier of institutions, used in several European initiatives for data exchange in the education and research sector, e.g. Emrex - data acquired using the European University Foundation (EUF) HEI APIParticipant Identification Code (PIC)
A PIC is assigned to legal entities participating in EU-funded programmes - data acquired using the European University Foundation (EUF) HEI APIEU VAT number
Identifier of economic operators for value-added tax (VAT) within the EU system, assigned by their national authority - data acquired using the EU participant register APIIAU World Higher Education Database (WHED)
Identifier used in the world-wide WHED database of higher education institutions, managed by the International Association of Universities (IAU) - data harvested from ETER/OrgReg -
Provider typehigher education institution
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Legal seat(s)Délémont, Switzerland
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Further location(s)Lausanne, Switzerland
Sion, Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland
Fribourg, Switzerland
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Website
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Founding year1997
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QF-EHEA levelssecond cycle, first cycle
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Part of
- School of Management and Engineering Vaud (consortium since 2004)
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Subunits
- School of Management and Engineering Vaud (independent faculty or school)
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National External Quality Assurance Requirements
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Programme accreditation
voluntary, except for medical and health professions according to public health regulations -
Institutional accreditation
Institutional accreditation according to Swiss law, with a decision by the Swiss Accreditation Council, is mandatory for all public higher education institutions of the tertiary sector and for private higher education institutions using a protected denomination (“University”, “University of Applied Sciences”, “ University of Teacher Education“). Successful accreditation has no legal impact beyond the right to use one of the protected denominations but is a testimony to a quality assurance systems covering all processes and suited to support the higher education institution to achieve its goals. - Further information on external quality assurance in Switzerland
External Quality Assurance Reports and Decisions
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