Start of the academic year at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
According to provisional figures, the new academic year at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts will begin next Monday with 5821 Bachelor's and Master's students. 2086 of them are starting their studies for the first time. The total number has risen by 5.5 percent compared to the previous year. Growth is similar to the previous year.
Once again this year, the departments with by far the most new admissions are
Business (821) and Engineering & Architecture (644), followed by Design & Art (219),
Social work (205) and music (197).
A total of 5821 students are enrolled on a Bachelor's or Master's degree course at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. 44 percent of them come from the cantons of Central Switzerland, while 6 percent come from abroad. The proportion of women is around 42 percent. Across the entire university, the increase in students is 5.5 percent. This means that growth is similar to the previous year.
The newcomers will be officially welcomed at today's opening ceremony at the KKL Lucerne. Guest speakers include Annette Schönhölzer, Director of Art Basel, and Arno Troxler, Director of the Willisau Jazz Festival. In addition, the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts Sustainability Prize will be awarded to an outstanding Bachelor's or Master's thesis that deals with sustainability issues and is of great practical value.
