Study in Switzerland / Luzern

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About Study in Switzerland / Luzern

All about Switzerland and particularly Luzern being an ideal place for your international studies

Although studying in Switzerland seems more costly compared to other countries, Switzerland is famous for its "value for money". Moreover, the educational system in Switzerland is among the best in the world, currently ranked 3rd in the latest 2008/09 report of World Economic Forum (http://gcr.weforum.org/gcr/ ) and even ranked 2nd if it comes to Management Schools.

Some key figures:
If you want to study in a safe and politically stable environment, consider these facts:
Organized Crime > Switzerland (rank 19), USA (72), Australia (27)
You want to study in an overall favorable high quality infrastructure.
Quality of overall infrastructure > Switzerland (rank 1), USA (9), UK (24), Australia (25)
You want to study where the Internet is widespread
Internet Access > Switzerland ( rank 8), USA (11), UK (15), Australia (18)
You want to work in an environment which supports innovative work and studies
Capacity for Innovation > Switzerland (rank 3), USA (6), UK (14), Australia (29)
You want to have the availability of training services ensured
Local availability of training services > USA (rank 1) Switzerland ( 2), UK (9), Australia (15)
You want to study in an ethical environment
Corporate ethics > Switzerland (rank 9), Australia (10), UK (17), USA (22)


Luzern is in the center of Europe and one of the main tourist hubs as well as a University town

Did you know? A recent survey titled Luzern as the safest and cleanest city in Switzerland further:
Luzern is a vibrant lakeside city at the heart of Switzerland
It offers history, culture, modern facilities & opportunities for artistic and sporting activities like sailing, surfing, skiing, nordic walking, (mountain-) biking, canooeing, horse riding all within 1 hours reach from the IMI campus)
It is one of the most beautiful and scenic regions of Switzerland. See here many more multimedia (text, images, videos and podcasts of the beautiful city of Luzern edited by our official partner Luzern Tourism)
As of 2009, a very positive change for international students studying in Switzerland will enable them to travel throughout Europe without the need of any Visa.
People in Luzern can speak english, we are a international hub for tourism, you will feel welcomed
Perfect and easy public transport 24/7
Brand shopping in the city center