Switzerland Education

Education in Switzerland is very diverse because the country’s constitution delegates the authority of the school system each canton. [62] There are public and private schools, including many internationally renowned colleges. In all cantons, the minimum age for entering primary school is six years. [62] The primary school consists of four or six degrees, depending on each school. Traditionally, the first foreign language taught in the primary was one of the other national languages, although in 2000 some counties began to teach English. [62] At the end of primary school (or early high school), students are separated into several groups (often three) according to their intellectual capacities. Those who learn faster are enrolled in advanced classes for preparation for the matura examination or high school and more specific studies [62] while the school to assimilate knowledge more slowly receive an education that best suits your needs.

The campus “Zentrum” of the ETH Zürich, the most prestigious university in Switzerland, where Albert Einstein studied.

There are 12 universities in Switzerland, ten of which are managed at cantonal level and usually offer non-technical careers. The country’s first university was founded in 1460 in Basel (with a medical school) and has a reputation as one of the best centers of chemical and medical research in Switzerland. The largest university in the country is the University of Zurich with nearly 25,000 students. The two institutes run by the federal government, the ETH in Zürich (founded 1855) and the EPFL in Lausanne (founded in 1969, previously associated with the University of Lausanne), enjoy an excellent international reputation. In 2008, the ETH Zurich was among the field improve fifteen institutes Natural Sciences and Mathematics according to a list published by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University, [63] while the EPFL was in 18th place. No Category Engineering / Technology and computer science. In addition, several universities of applied sciences. Switzerland has the second highest rate of foreign students in tertiary education, second only to Australia [64].

Several Swiss scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize, for example the famous German-born physicist Albert Einstein, who developed the theory of relativity while working in Bern. More recently Vladimir Prelog, Heinrich Rohrer, Richard Ernst, Edmond Fischer, Rolf Zinkernagel and Kurt Wüthrich received Nobel Prize in various sciences. In total, 113 Nobel laureates who have some connection with Switzerland and the Nobel Peace Prize has been given nine times based organizations in the country. [65]

The still active Mars Exploration Rover NASA, driven by Swiss-made engines. [66]

In Geneva is the world’s largest laboratory, CERN, [67] devoted to the investigation of particle physics. Another important research center is the Paul Scherrer Institute. Well-known inventions include LSD, the scanning tunneling microscope (Nobel laureate) and the popular Velcro. Some technologies have helped to explore new worlds, and the balloon pressurized Auguste Piccard and bathyscaphe of Jacques Piccard, who was allowed to reach the deepest point of the ocean.

The world’s largest laboratory, CERN, located in Geneva.

The Swiss Space Agency, called Swiss Space Office, participated in the development of various space programs and technologies. In 1975 he was also one of the ten founders of the European Space Agency and is the seventh largest contributor to ESA. In the private sector, several companies are involved in the space industry as Oerlikon Space [68] and Maxon Motors. [69