University of Lucerne

The University of Lucerne is a research institution specialising in the human sciences. Situated in Central Switzerland it enjoys a beautiful location on the shores of Lake Lucerne and at the foot of Mount Pilatus. Topics relating to people and their institutions are at the centre of research and teaching at the University of Lucerne. The University of Lucerne’s focus on human sciences makes it unique in Switzerland.

The personal university

Personal relationships and dialogue are important to us. We form a research, teaching, learning and working community shaped by respectful interactions, appropriate participation, transparent communication, attractive working conditions and mutual trust. Students receive high-quality teaching with a good supervisory relationship and fair performance assessments. All members of the university (researchers, lecturers, students and technical and administrative staff) help to shape the university and take responsibility for its development.

Faculties, academies, centres

The University of Lucerne has Faculties of Theology, Humanities and Social Sciences, Law, Economics and Management, Health Sciences and Medicine, Behavioural Sciences and Psychology, a Graduate Academy and a Further Education Academy. There are also plans for university-wide research centres for “Digital Innovation” and “Health, Integration and Well-Being”.

“Moving Human Sciences”

With its guiding principle “Moving Human Sciences”, the University of Lucerne demonstrates the power and potential of the human sciences. It also highlights a desire to promote human sciences as a discipline. The human being is the central focal point, not only due to the content-related orientation, but also in the sense of being a personal university in its daily interactions.

UniLU offers…

• A personal atmosphere, motivated lecturers and an attractive range of courses
• An excellent student to professor ratio giving students the best opportunity to achieve academic success
• A new campus building, with an ultra-modern infrastructure, spacious lecture theatres, working areas and social environments
• An excellent university sports’ programme taking full advantage of Lucerne’s lake and mountains
• Prime location in a city that is consistently voted the most beautiful city in Switzerland by the Swiss