HAUTE ECOLE SPECIALISEE DE SUISSE OCCIDENTALE
Acronym: HES-SO
General Information
Identification Code: 903541547484-46
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Entity Form: Public University
Registration Category: Academic institutions
Registration Date: 9/12/2022
Last Update: 10/2/2023
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: HES-SO is the largest university of applied sciences (UAS) in Switzerland and the second largest higher education institution of the country, with more than 21'000 students and a broad network of schools located in 7 cantons. HES-SO is organised in six faculties: Design & Visual Arts, Business Management & Services, Engineering & Architecture, Music & Performing Arts, Health and Social Work, and education and research are oriented towards practical applications in the same areas. HES-SO offers a large variety of education programmes: 46 Bachelor degrees, 26 Master degrees and 301 continuing education courses. It employs more than 17'000 collaborators, with approx. 960 FTE dedicated to R&D activities. Strongly anchored in the regional economy, HES-SO collaborates closely with SMEs, and its R&D also extends to certain aspects of industrial-scale production.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Agriculture and rural development
- Business and industry
- Climate action
- Culture
- Culture and media
- Digital economy and society
- Education and training
- Employment and social affairs
- Energy
- Environment
- European neighbourhood policy
- Food safety
- International co-operation and development
- Migration and asylum
- Public health
- Research and innovation
- Transport
Levels of Interest:
- global
- sub-national
- european
- national
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: The HES-SO is an academic institution, it is mainly interested in Research, Innovation and Education policies, in particular the participation of researchers as expert for the Horizon Europe missions :
- one professor has been selected as expert in the Enlarged Soil Expert Group, The group’s overall mission will be to support the European Commission in realising the medium- and long-term objectives of the EU Soil Strategy – to ensure healthy soil ecosystems by 2050.
- one professor is expert for the Horizon Europe Mission on Clean Oceans.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Route de Moutier 14
Post Code: 2800
City: DELEMONT
Country: SWITZERLAND
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EU Office
Address: Bureau Euresearch HES-SORoute de Moutier 14
Post Code: 2800
City: DELEMONT
Country: SWITZERLAND
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Financial Data
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 1
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 1
Members F T E: 0.10000000149011612
Info Members: The number indicated above corresponds to the 2 professors who work as experts for the two previously cited Horizon Europe Missions.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: EUA: http://www.eua.be/
UAS4EUROPE : http://uas4europe.eu/
swissuniversities : https///www.swissuniversities.ch/en
Euresearch Network : http://www.euresearch.ch
Organisation Members: EUA: http://www.eua.be/
UAS4EUROPE : http://uas4europe.eu/
swissuniversities : https///www.swissuniversities.ch/en
Euresearch Network : http://www.euresearch.ch