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Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts The university for professionals 

The Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts is a university of applied sciences that is supported by the six cantons of Central Switzerland. With 7,000 students attending bachelor's and master's degree programmes, almost 4,500 students attending continuing and executive education programmes, and 498 new projects in research and development, it is the largest educational institution in this region, the heart of Switzerland.

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Degree programmes

A bachelor's or master's degree programme at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts provides students with the best foundation for achieving their career goals. And thanks to the range of specialisations on offer, they are able to fine-tune the direction of their career.

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Continuing and executive education

The Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts offers in the order of 300 continuing and executive education programmes based on up-to-the-minute research, and informed by best practice. All the courses are modular and flexible in the way they can be taken, and the University's central sites in Lucerne, Zug and Horw are easily reached.

News and events

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The best stories

The website «News & Stories» features the best stories the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts has to offer, be it reports about student's projects or research and development. The following pages are in German.

Campus Horw

Horw campus to be renewed and expanded

Canton Lucerne aims to renew and expand the over 40-year-old Horw campus. On 7 March, 2021, the canton's population will vote on financing this project. For the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, this is of enormous importance. These are the most important reasons. The following page is in German.

Events

The Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts holds seminars, conferences and concerts and organises talks, workshops and exhibitions. It provides regular information on its educational activities.

Students

A place of study: Lucerne and its environs

Lucerne and its environs are more than a study destination. Here in the heart of Switzerland, students benefit from a broad cultural and leisure offer as well as beautiful scenery encompassing mountains and lakes. Moreover, Lucerne is no great distance from other places in Switzerland such as Zurich, Basel or Bern.

This classic beauty connects Lucern’s old and new town: the Kappelbrücke.
Long-standing subject of debate, the KKL Culture and Congress Centre with its protruding roof has become a highly renowned cultural centre.
In Kriens, the various study programmes of the Lucerne School of Music have been united under one roof since autumn 2020.
Mount Pilatus is ubiquitous in Lucerne.
Pigments, binding agents and image carriers - in the Studio for Colours of the Lucerne School of Art and Design, colour can be perceived with all senses.
The Horw campus of the Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture is situated between Mount Pilatus and the lake.
A successful combination of timber and concrete: the Rotkreuz campus is home to the School of Computer Science and Information Technology and to the Institute of Financial Services Zug IFZ.

Links and information for current students

Whether it is details of the infrastructure, contacts for help and advice or links to useful information services or learning platforms, one page contains all the key information of relevance to students of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.