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Study Health at the HSLU New perspectives in Central Switzerland

From autumn 2024, professionals in the areas of nursing and medical engineering | life sciences will be able to gain a BSc or MSc degree in Health Sciences in Central Switzerland. The HSLU being perfectly located and easy to reach allows for a curriculum that makes it easy for participants to balance work, life and study.

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Perfectly placed to study humans

New study programmes in Nursing and Medical Engineering | Life Sciences

In close collaboration with health and medtech companies in Central Switzerland, the cantons and educational institutions including the University of Lucerne, the Centre for Family Medicine and Community Care and the College of Higher Education for Medical Engineering in Sarnen, the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and the XUND Centre for Professional Training have developed its new range of study programmes. They are innovative, balanced, and perfectly complement each other. To make sure the latest industry trends are always reflected in the curricula, the HSLU is in a continuous exchange with providers of professional training and with representatives of the health and medtech sectors.

Pflegestudium an der HSLU

BSc in Nursing for certified healthcare workers

This degree programme offers a perfect combination of practice, academic work and technology, opening attractive career opportunities in a sector reliant on qualified nursing staff.

Bachelor Medizintechnik/Life Sciences

BSc in Medical Engineering | Life Sciences

This degree programme’s defining feature is the unique combination of its three key areas of medical product development, life sciences and medical informatics, making it a one-of-a-kind offering in Switzerland.

Eine Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) an einem Flipchart.

Master in Pflege studieren

Innovative Ausbildung mit Fokus auf Praxis, Wissenschaft und Digitalisierung.

The medtech and health companies in Central Switzerland now have a unique range of education and continuing education programmes at their disposal. They are tailored to the needs of the industry and cover the latest trends in the health sector, such as digital transformation and integrated provision. Thanks to the programmes’ strong focus on practical work, the participants will be able to stay on their jobs and directly apply the course content in their daily work lives.

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We want to help local healthcare providers and facilities, i.e., hospitals, hospital-external care services (Spitex) and long-term care providers as well as the booming medtech and life sciences industries to find qualified workers—by offering bespoke education and continuing education programmes in the health sector. Barbara Bader, President of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts

Qualified healthcare workers will be offered interesting new professional perspectives, boosting the appeal of working in Central Switzerland. Conversely, the new programmes and the specialists graduating from them will make a valuable contribution to securing leading-edge healthcare provision in Central Switzerland and to addressing the current challenges faced by the health sector.

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