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The University of Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland, was founded in 1537 as a school of Protestant theology, before being made a university in 1890. The university is the second-oldest in Switzerland, and one of the oldest universities in the world to be in continuous operation. As of fall 2017, about 15,000 students and 3,300 employees studied and worked at the university. Approximately 1,500 international students attend the university, which has a wide curriculum including exchange programs with other universities.

History
, one of the former buildings of the University of Lausanne on the main campus of the UNIL. The university was founded in 1537 as the Schola Lausannensis, one year after Bern annexed the territory of Barony of Vaud from the Duchy of Savoy, as a school of theology with the purpose of training pastors for the church. It enjoyed great renown in its early years for being the first and, until the establishment of the Academy of Geneva in 1559, the only French-language Protestant school of theology. It quickly became a center of humanist learning, with thinkers such as Corderius and Celio Secondo Curione among its professors. Since August 2021, the rector of the University of Lausanne is Frédéric Herman; before then, the university was led by Nouria Hernandez (2016–2021) and by Dominique Arlettaz (2006–2016). == Faculties and schools ==
Faculties and schools
The University of Lausanne comprises seven faculties: • Faculty of Arts (Faculté des lettres) • Faculty of Biology and Medicine (FBM) • Faculty of Business and Economics (HEC), also called HEC Lausanne • Faculty of Geosciences and Environment (GSE) • Faculty of Law, Criminal Justice and Public Administration (FDSC), including the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration • Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (SSP) • Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (FTSR) The University of Lausanne also comprises schools and different sections, including but not limited to: • School of Criminal Justice (ESC) • School of French as a Foreign Language (EFLE) • French summer and winter courses (Cours de vacances) • Science-Society Interface == Campus ==
Campus
Main campus The main campus is presently situated outside the city of Lausanne, on the shores of Lake Léman, in Dorigny. It is adjacent to the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) and is served by the Lausanne Metro Line M1. The two schools together welcome about 20,000 students. The UNIL and the EPFL share an active sports centre located on the campus, on the shores of Lake Geneva and their campus is also equipped with a bicycle sharing system. The university campus is made up of individual buildings with a park and arboretum in between. The university library also serves as eating hall and is centrally located. The view from the library across the sports fields to the lake of Geneva and the French and Swiss Alps. On a clear day, Mont Blanc can be seen. The Swiss Institute of Comparative Law and the central administration of the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics are also located on the main campus. Image:UNIL-p1010659.jpg|The main building of the Faculty of Law and Criminal Justice and of the Faculty of Business and Economics Image:University-of-lausanne-extranef.jpg|The Extranef building Image:Bibliothèque Édouard Fleuret au soir 01.jpg|The Édouard Fleuret Library pavilion Image:EPFL-p1010642.jpg|The Génopode building of the University of Lausanne hosts the Center for Integrative Genomics of the University of Lausanne and the central administration of the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics. File:EPFL-p1010628.jpg|The School of Criminal Justice of the UNIL is the world's oldest school of forensic science and is one of the only European institution to offer a complete education in forensic sciences. Image:Anthropole UNIL.jpg|The Anthropole building Image:UNIL-p1010650.jpg|Unithèque building houses one of the two sites of the Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne on the main campus of the UNIL. Image:ISDC exterior south.jpg|The Swiss Institute of Comparative Law, on the campus of the University of Lausanne File:Geopolis unil lausanne switzerland.jpg|The Géopolis building: Faculty of Geosciences and Environment and Faculty of Social and Political Sciences File:2020-01-09 Media Tour Youth Olympic Village Lausanne (2020 Winter Youth Olympics) by Martin Rulsch 79.jpg|Vortex building, student residence on the campus Other sites In addition to its main campus at the lakeside, the University of Lausanne also has other sites. The Faculty of Biology and Medicine is also located in two other sites: around the University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV) (site called Bugnon) and in Épalinges (to the north of Lausanne). The Department of Biochemistry, the Ludwig Cancer Research branch of the University of Lausanne and the WHO Immunology Research and Training Centre and some laboratories of the University Hospital of Lausanne are located in Épalinges. The Biopôle was built next to the Épalinges campus. The Faculty of Biology and Medicine also comprises a fourth site, the Psychiatric Hospital of Cery, in Prilly. Image:Hôpital Cantonal Lausanne.jpg|Bugnon 21, headquarters of the University Hospital of Lausanne and of the deanship of the Faculty of Biology and Medicine Image:ISREC-vue-d'avion-1.jpg|The Center for Immunology and Infection Lausanne (CIIL), UNIL-CHUV, in Épalinges (2007) == Associated institutions ==
Associated institutions
(EPFL) and the University of Lausanne form a large campus near the lake Geneva. (2010). More Biopôle buildings were built there since then. == Reputation and rankings ==
Reputation and rankings
{{Infobox university rankings The University of Lausanne is consistently ranked among the top 100 universities in the world. Between 2010 and 2018, the Leiden Ranking (CWTS) ranked the University of Lausanne 57th-98th globally, and 15th-38th among all universities in Europe. According to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE), the University of Lausanne ranked 62nd in life sciences worldwide (4th in Switzerland) in 2017. The QS World University Rankings (QS) placed the University of Lausanne 96th in life science and medicine. The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) ranked the University of Lausanne 101-150 globally. Below are rankings for the University of Lausanne by the Leiden Ranking (CWTS). ==Press==
Press
The UNIL publishes a free monthly campus magazine entitled ''L'Uniscope The UNIL also publishes Allez savoir !'', a free magazine aimed at a larger audience (general public), in January, May, and September. Besides these, ''L'auditoire'' is the students' newspapers from both UNIL and EPFL, with a circulation of 19,000. == Alumni ==
Alumni
ALUMNIL network In 2011, an on-line network of the UNIL alumni, called ALUMNIL, was created. Since then, regular events (throughout the year) and an annual party (in autumn) are organised every year for the alumni. Royalty King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII) of Thailand (1925-1946) • King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) of Thailand (1927-2016) • Princess Galyani Vadhana of ThailandPrince Bernhard of the NetherlandsPrincess Vera Ignatievna Giedroyc, Lithuanian princess and Russian-Ukrainian surgeon Politics Jean-Luc Addor Swiss politician • Samuel Bendahan Swiss politician • Ignazio Cassis, President of the Swiss Confederationİsmail Cem, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey • Paul Ceresole, President of the Swiss Confederation • Georges-André Chevallaz, President of the Swiss Confederation • Pascal Couchepin, President of the Swiss Confederation • Ernest Chuard, President of the Swiss Confederation • Jean-Pascal Delamuraz, President of the Swiss Confederation • Vedat Dicleli, Minister of Economy & Trade of TurkeyDaniel-Henri Druey, President of the Swiss Confederation • Florika Fink-Hooijer, prominent European civil servant • Constant Fornerod, President of the Swiss Confederation • Nuria Gorrite, President of the Council of State of VaudŞemsettin Günaltay, Prime Minister of Turkey • Max Huber, Swiss international lawyer and diplomat, President of the International Committee of the Red CrossYvette Jaggi, Swiss National Councillor, Member of the Council of States, and Mayor of Lausanne • Antoine Louis John Ruchonnet, President of the Swiss Confederation • Fazıl Küçük, first Vice President of the Republic of CyprusPascoal Mocumbi, Prime Minister of MozambiqueBenito Mussolini, Prime Minister of Italy, Duce of ItalyMarguerite Narbel (1918–2010), member of the Grand Council of VaudMarcel Pilet-Golaz, President of the Swiss Confederation • Eugène Ruffy, President of the Swiss Confederation • Marc-Emile Ruchet, President of the Swiss Confederation • Mohammad Sa'ed, Prime Minister of IranJonas Savimbi, leader of UNITA, an anti-Communist rebel group in AngolaLutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, Leading Minister of the German ReichGermaine Suter-Morax (1896–1974), Swiss-French Resistance member • Christine Wohlwend, (born 1978), Liechtensteiner politician Business Jean-Claude Biver, CEO of HublotLouis C. Camilleri, CEO of Philip Morris InternationalJean Claude Gandur, CEO of Addax Petroleum Literature Philippe Jaccottet, Swiss poet • Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh, prominent Iranian writer • Edmond Pidoux, Swiss poet and novelist • Charles Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss writer Scholars André Bonnard (1888–1959), Swiss Hellenist and philologist • Jacques Dubochet (1942–), biophysicist and co-laureate of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017. • Pierre Gilliard (1879–1962), French professor, Legion of Honour recipient • Leo Aryeh Mayer (1895–1959), rector of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. • Vilfredo Pareto (1848–1923) Economist, engineer, sociologist, philosopher, Professor of Economics at University of Lausanne, co-founder of the Lausanne School of economics, together with Léon Walras • Jean Piccard (1884–1963), Swiss-born American chemist, engineer, professor and high-altitude balloonist. • Martine Rebetez (1961–), Swiss climatologist • Georges de Rham (1903–1990), Swiss mathematician, known for his contributions to differential topology. • Pedro Rossello (1897–1970), Catalonian educator and Deputy Director of the International Bureau of Education. • Jean de Serres (1540–1598), French humanist, Plato translator, Calvinist. • Léon Walras (1834–1910) Economist, Professor of Economics at University of Lausanne, co-founder of the Lausanne School of economics, together with: Vilfredo Pareto • Luc E. Weber (1941–), Rector Emeritus of the University of GenevaAlexandre Yersin (1863–1943), Swiss-French physician, co-discoverer of the bacillus responsible for the bubonic plague. • Zaharina Dimitrova (1873–1940), Bulgarian doctor, Order of Civil Merit recipient, philanthropist. • Marguerite Narbel (1918–2010), Swiss biologist Others Sepp Blatter, President of FIFAMurielle Bochud, Swiss physician who is the co-chief of the Department of Epidemiology and Health Systems of UnisantéAbraham Davel, independence hero of the Canton of Vaud • Akbar Etemad, president of the Atomic Energy Organisation of IranChristophe Keckeis, Head of the Swiss ArmyClaude Nicollier, Swiss astronaut • Bertrand Piccard, Swiss psychiatrist and balloonist • Nikolaus Senn (1926–2014), co-director of Schweizerische BankgesellschaftPeter Herzen, Soviet surgeon == School of Lausanne ==
School of Lausanne
Neoclassical school of thought in economics founded at the University of Lausanne by two of its professors: Léon Walras and Vilfredo Pareto. The School of Lausanne is associated with the development of general equilibrium theory as well as the marginalist revolution. == See also ==
Notes and references
Bibliography • Jean-Philippe Leresche, Frédéric Joye-Cagnard, Martin Benninghoff and Raphaël Ramuz, ''Gouverner les universités. L'exemple de la coordination Genève-Lausanne (1990-2010)'', Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes, 2012 (). • Nadja Maillard, ''L'Université de Lausanne à Dorigny'', Éditions Infolio, 488 pages, 2013 (). == External links ==
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