The Swiss Education
The Swiss educational system is famous throughout
the world, from its private and public primary schools
through its apprenticeship training and onto its system
of higher education and advanced studies.
Employers have long praised the highly developed
Swiss apprenticeship program for training technical
and other skilled workers. This vocational curriculum
emphasizes the practical application of classroom
learning and is an important source of Swiss excellence
in high technology, industrial innovation, and first
class personal service.
World-famous advanced schools close to the Broye
region include the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
in Lausanne (one of the most prestigious centers
in the world for advanced study and research in
science and engineering) and the International Institute
for Management Development (IMD), rated in annual
surveys as the best European business management
school.
Nearby science parks and business incubators include
the PSE in Lausanne and theY-Parc in Yverdon-les-Bains,
offering technology transfer through a wide assortment
of scientific and technological skills.
