Université de Genève, Switzerland

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Founded in 1559 by John Calvin, the Academy of Geneva became the Université de Genève in 1873 with the creation of a medical school. The pursuit of higher learning has drawn students and scholars from all over the world to Geneva since the Academy's very creation. Victims of religious persecution, political refugees, students and researchers alike have all drawn intellectual nourishment from the University and made their own contributions to shared intellectual endeavor.

The university is composed of seven faculties: of science, medicine, arts, economic and social sciences, psychology and education, law, and theology. It also includes a school of translation and interpretation, seven interdisciplinary centers and six associated institutes. It is the second largest university in Switzerland with about 15,000 students, of whom more than 38% are international students, enrolled in the various programs from the bachelor to the doctorate. A staff composed of some 3,720 persons (professors, lecturers and assistants) is dedicated to the transmission and advancement of scientific knowledge through teaching as well as fundamental and applied research. Moreover the Universitè de Genève has been able to preserve the ancient European tradition of an academic community located in the heart of the city.

The Université de Genève enjoys worldwide recognition for fundamental and applied research. Many international rating bodies have ranked Geneva as a leader in scientific research, in particular in the fields of molecular biology, astrophysics, social sciences and economics. This is why it has been a member of the League of European Research Universities since 2002. As an example, the Universitè de Genève heads three National Centres of Competence in Research: Frontiers in Genetics, MaNEP - Materials with Novel Electronic Properties and Affective sciences.  Recently, its scientists discovered the first extrasolar planets and realized the first quantum teletransportation.

Furthermore, the Université de Genève has strengthened its ties with many oft the 300 international and non-governmental organizations located in Geneva. Its science faculty also collaborates closely with international research organizations like the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) whose first laboratories in 1954 were hosted by its Faculty of Sciences, the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), the European Southern Observatory (ESO) or the European Space Agency (ESA).

Its participation in many Swiss and international research programs bears witness to the high esteem in which its researchers are held and such flagship scholarship is assuredly one of the reasons why student enrolment is on the rise.

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