Study biology in Switzerland - 24 institutions

Graduates of biology departments of schools with biology studies in Switzerland can work in various fields of biology and related industries:

• research fields,
• pharmaceuticals,
• ecology,
• food industry,
• biobank management,
• education (teaching),
• healthcare,
• biomedicine,
• biotechnology,
• nature conservation,
• environmental resource management and planning,
• aquaculture and fisheries,
• park, zoo and nursery management,
• forensic science.

1. ETH Zurich — Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. The university is recognized as one of the best biology universities in Switzerland and places great emphasis on the study of natural sciences, engineering, mathematics and technology. Across all of Europe, ETH Zurich ranks second after Oxford and holds high positions in subject rankings, taking first place in earth and marine sciences. The biology department here provides undergraduate and graduate students with the necessary conceptual knowledge and practical skills in the field of biology and life sciences. The department is further divided into institutes for each area of biology: microbiology, biochemistry and molecular systems biology. Both students and faculty are interested in studying cellular health, tissue function, the emergence of diseases or the interrelationship of life forms in biological systems.
2. University of Zurich. The university's faculty of molecular sciences hosts specialized research groups in the areas of developmental neuroscience, cell biology and systems biology. The faculty regularly collaborates with ETH Zurich in conducting research and various biology seminars. The university offers not only bachelor's programs but also PhD programs for doctoral candidates. This program covers a wide range of subjects: from systems biology, neurology, epidemiology and biostatistics to biomedical ethics and law.
3. EPFL, the Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne, is one of the two Swiss federal institutes of technology. Students wishing to enroll in biological programs are admitted by the School of Life Sciences, which combines biology, computer science and engineering. Life sciences engineering prepares students to solve biological problems using precise computational digital methods. Undergraduate and graduate students study under the engineering program «Life Sciences», where they learn all the fundamentals of biology and engineering. Doctoral students are offered seven specializations to choose from, including computational biology, biomedical engineering, neuroscience and neuroengineering.
4. University of Geneva. The university excels in research in the fields of life sciences, physics and astrophysics, and serves as a base for national centers of genetics and chemical biology. These opportunities make it an excellent educational foundation for aspiring biology students, with easy access to cutting-edge equipment, facilities and quality guidance. The Faculty of Biology and Natural Sciences offers students courses in biology and its branches; additionally, there are separate departments of botany and plant biology, cell biology, genetics and evolution, and molecular biology. The university is among the best biology schools in Switzerland, teaching biology at the bachelor's and master's levels. The bachelor's program is taught in French, while the graduate program is taught in English.
5. University of Basel. It is the oldest university in Switzerland and one of the oldest surviving higher education institutions in the world. It is known primarily for the University of Basel Library, which holds some of the country's most important documents. The university is considered to have an outstanding school of biology. The university's «Life Sciences» program includes several master's programs in ecology and animal biology, and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute runs specialized diploma programs in epidemiology. Teaching at the biology faculty is conducted in both English and German. Students can also study related disciplines connected with molecular biology and biomedical engineering.