Universität Basel

The University of Basel is a university with an international reputation that achieves excellent results in research and teaching. Founded in 1460, it is the oldest university in Switzerland and can look back on more than 550 years of successful history. As a full university with a broad, high-quality range of courses, it attracts students from Switzerland and all over the world and offers them excellent study conditions at the bachelor's, master's and doctorate levels. Today, the University of Basel has around 13,000 students from over a hundred nations, including around 2,900 doctoral students. In its seven faculties, the University of Basel maintains a wide range of academic disciplines. At the same time, it positions itself in international competition through the five strategic focal points of life sciences, visual sciences, nanosciences, sustainability and energy research as well as European and global studies. Due to its research achievements, the University of Basel is regularly included in international rankings among the 100 best universities in the world. The University of Basel is firmly anchored in the economically strong and culturally rich Basel region and works closely with national and international partners in order to be able to make relevant contributions to the development of science and society. This also means that the University of Basel pays special attention to aspects of sustainability, equal opportunities and knowledge transfer.