University of Lausanne (UNIL), Switzerland

The University of Lausanne (UNIL) is a higher teaching and research institution composed of seven faculties with approximately 17,100 students and about 4,400 research, teaching and technical staff. Its research activities focus on three main themes: human and social sciences, life sciences and medicine, and environmental sciences.

The University has three sites in Lausanne: Dorigny (main site); CHUV  and Epalinges. Lausanne is a city on Lake Geneva, in the French-speaking canton of Vaud, Switzerland.

European University Alliance partner - CIVIS

UNIL and the University of Glasgow are both members of the European University Alliance CIVIS. 

Mobility partner 

>> Information for incoming students

  • Estimated number of mobility places for each subject: 1-3 full-year or 2-6 semester places

Available Subject Areas

Please ensure that you research the courses available to you as an exchange student, and check with your subject coordinator(s) that these courses are suitable for your Glasgow degree programme. Please note that partner course offerings may change on a yearly basis.

Please research course level; content and assessment structures; partner academic pre-requisites for exchange students; whether enough courses / credits are available in your degree subject(s) to meet your Glasgow degree credit requirements; language of teaching and for Joint Honours students, whether the partner has any restrictions on taking courses from different Schools/Faculties.

  • Business & Management
  • Computing Science
  • Earth Science and Geology
  • Economic & Social History
  • Economics
  • English Language
  • English Literature
  • French
  • Geography
  • Law
  • Life Sciences
  • Maths
  • Physics
  • Statistics
  • Urban Studies/Public & Social Policy

Key facts 

  • Language of teaching: French, some courses in English. Free French classes are available. UofG students should ensure that all required courses are taught in a language in which they are at least proficient at B2 level.
  • Calendar
  • Entry requirements

Travel and costs


1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

EU/EEA code
CH LAUSANN01

Partner web
https://www.unil.ch/index.html

Partner mobility web
https://www.unil.ch/sasme/home.html

Mobility contact
studentmobility@unil.ch

Disability support
https://www.unil.ch/international/university-exchanges/special-support