Michigan Tech has an exchange student agreement with the University of Lausanne (UNIL). The UNIL campus is spread across three locations, the largest of which is in Dorigny, on the shores of Lake Geneva. This picturesque landscape, with views of the Alps and the lake, provides the ideal setting for study and research.
The University of Lausanne is situated at the heart of the French-speaking region of Switzerland, in the middle of Europe – close to France, Germany, Italy, and Austria.
The Old Town stands on a rock above the city, where ancient cobbled streets and elegantly restored medieval houses cluster around Switzerland's most splendid Gothic cathedral. During the night hours between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., echoing from the belltower you can hear the "all's well" cried by Europe's last nightwatchman! In the Old Town there are cosy inns, the students' cellar and two tiny theatres, one devoted to children's shows. Below, in the squares and streets at each end of the Tunnel, every corner has its small shops and bars which echo an older time.
Course Information
Courses are offered in the following areas: theology, law, arts, social and political science, economics and business administration, earth sciences and environment, and also biology and medicine. Courses are taught in French, and in English in some programs.
Students who wish to attend regular courses taught in French should already have a good command of French, at least level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. A description of this scale is available here.
The UNIL offers courses in French language for non-French speakers.