Training All pre-college education is the responsibility of the cantons. Therefore, there are 26 different education systems in the country. Responsibility for higher education is shared between the cantons and the federal government. The lack of a uniform school system poses a number of problems, including for students who move and in admission to higher […]
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Franklin College Switzerland Acceptance Rate, Average GPA, SAT and ACT Scores
Franklin College Switzerland, as one of the top colleges ranked by major educational institutions, has impressed us by its high selectivity and student friendly application process during admissions. The following tables detail 2018 class profile, including total applications received, average high school GPA, SAT scores/ACT scores, and acceptance rates of Franklin College Switzerland. To learn […]
Switzerland Travel Information
According to philosophynearby, Switzerland (German: die Schweiz, French: la Suisse) is a country in Europe bordering Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein. The capital of Switzerland is Bern. A number of major cities in Switzerland are: Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Lausanne, Lucerne and Lugano. Switzerland is known for its mountain landscape (Alps), winter sports and the […]
Switzerland Politics, Population and Geography
Background: The independence and neutrality of Switzerland has long been respected by the major European powers. Switzerland did not participate in both world wars. The political and economic integration of Europe over the past fifty years, as well as the importance of Switzerland to the UN and many international organizations, make the country’s concern for […]
Switzerland Entry Requirements
Passport and visa regulations Nationalities Passport required visa required Return ticket required Turkey Yes 2 no Switzerland Yes, 1 no no Austria Yes, 1 no no Germany Yes, 1 no no Other EU countries Yes, 1 no no ID cards/identity cards [1] et al. Nationals of the following countries listed in the table above can […]
University of Lausanne (Switzerland)
University of Lausanne. Institution of higher education and research. Formed by seven faculties where there are approximately 14,500 students and 3,000 researchers. UNIL focuses on various academic disciplines, emphasis is placed on an interdisciplinary approach, with close cooperation between students, teaching staff and research professors. Its main campus is located on the shores of Lake […]
German-speaking Swiss Literature
Swiss literature, literature on Switzerland in the four national languages. The overarching attempt to constitute the collective identity of a literature with a national attribute is particularly problematic for Swiss literature. For linguistic and territorial reasons, it exists in quadruple distribution with various extra-national relationships that are already manifest in the languages spoken both in […]
Swiss Theaters
Swiss Theater, the theater encompassing the four language regions (German, French, Italian, Romansh) of Switzerland; mostly in the tension between regional identity and the cultures of neighboring countries with the same languages. The theater traditions of German- and French-speaking Switzerland go back to the Middle Ages. The performances of spiritual games in the Rhaeto-Romanic region […]
Swiss Literature – From the late Middle Ages to the 17th Century
The most interesting work of late medieval literature from the Alemannic-speaking area is the satirical epic “The Ring” by H. Wittenwiler. The extensive, multi-layered poetry handed down in just one manuscript (around 1410), which is conceived as a “negative didax” (teaching) with many allegorical elements and grotesque exaggerations, remained without imitators. The narrative prose literature […]