Partnerships and memberships Outstanding links to business, society, education and research

Innovation Park Association Central Switzerland
The Innovation Park Association Central Switzerland is based on the philosophy of open innovation. In the field of «Building Excellence», private companies, scientific institutions and the public sector jointly work on specialist issues and develop use cases while benefiting from interdisciplinary competences. The park offers an exclusive network, a strong brand value and an inspiring setting in order to foster innovation.

Swiss Digital Law Community
The association "Swiss Digital Law Community" supports Swiss organizations of any kind as well as natural persons in the professional implementation and promotion of knowledge about digitalization in law and ethics. The Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts - Computer Science is a founding member and is represented on the board by Prof. Ursula Sury.

Crypto Valley Association
The Crypto Valley Association (CVA) is an independent, government-supported association established to build the world’s leading blockchain and cryptographic technologies ecosystem and, in doing so, take full advantage of Switzerland’s strengths.
The Lucerne School of Computer Science and Information Technology works closely together with the CVA and heads up the organization of the Crypto Valley Conference on Blockchain Technologies.

Data Privacy Community Association
The Data Privacy Community Association supports all kinds of Swiss organizations as well as individuals in the professional advancement and implementation of data protection knowledge. The Lucerne School of Computer Science and Information Technology is a founding member and represented by board member Professor Ursula Sury.

Digital Identity and Data Sovereignty Association
The primary goal of DIDAS is to establish and promote Switzerland as a leading ecosystem in the development and deployment of privacy-preserving technologies, services and products that preserve and apply digital identity and electronically verifiable data.

EBAS
«eBanking – but secure» is an independent platform of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts - Informatics that helps you to perceive your personal information security with a focus on e-banking. The Lucerne School of Information Technology was commissioned by leading Swiss financial institutions to build this portal and it is currently supported by over 90 financial institutions from all over Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein.

DLT Education Consortium 
The DLT Education Consortium - DEC e.V. , located at the campus of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts - Computer Science, in the Canton of Zug, Switzerland, aims to promote an education and examination standard in the field of Distributed Ledger Technologies and Digital Assets. This includes, in particular, the development of examination curricula for various subject areas and the design of the certification landscape for professionals working in this field.

Verein Sicherheitsgruppe Schweiz
The Sicherheitsgruppe Schweiz (SGRP) consists of data protection and information security officers from various Swiss and international companies. It is a closed association of graduates of the advanced training courses in information security at the Lucerne School of Computer Sciences. Their goal is to protect information efficiently - they therefore follow the motto "Time is money, share your knowledge!"

Thomson Reuters
Together with the School of Business, the Lucerne School of Computer Sciences and Information Technology maintains a strategic partnership with Thomson Reuters.

Cardossier association
The cardossier association works toward the blockchain technology-based establishment of a Switzerland-wide standard for the data exchange and execution of inter-company processes in the automobile sector. In addition to the Lucerne School of Computer Science and Information Technology, the founding members include the University of Zurich, AdNovum, AMAG, AMAG Leasing, Audatex, auto-i-dat, AutoScout24, AXA, Mobility, PostFinance, the Swiss Leasing Association SLV and the Road Traffic Office of the Canton of Aargau.

Specialist group Netclose
The "Networks and Cloud Services Specialist Group" is a specialist group of the Swiss Informatics Society. "Networks and Cloud Services" promotes the IT special fields IT Networking and Cloud Services namely through suitable events and publications for its members and other interested parties.

ITsec4KMU
ITsec4KMU unterstützt bei der Prävention von Cyber-Angriffen und der Früherkennung von Cyber-Risiken. Auf der Informationsplattform werden Schulungsunterlagen, Webinare und Checklisten bereitgestellt. Fachveranstaltungen und ein Experten-Netzwerk ergänzen das Angebot. Der Verein ITsec4KMU wurde 2022 durch die Hochschule Luzern – Informatik, den Kanton Zug und die Schweizerischen Akademie der technischen Wissenschaften gegründet.

Digital Veterans Association 
Als Non-Profit-Community zielt die Digital Veterans Association darauf ab, die nächste Generation digitaler Führungskräfte zu fördern, Kompetenzlücken zu schliessen und durch Vernetzung, Bildung und Forschung zur digitalen Zukunft von Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft beizutragen.

The Lucerne School of Computer Science and Information Technology maintains global links with renowned international partner universities. Students benefit here through exchange semesters and summer and winter schools. Moreover, the Lucerne School of Computer Science and Information Technology also promotes the mobility of lecturers and administrative staff through international lectureships and continuing education courses. Researchers and research associates maintain a cross-border exchange of knowledge and play an active role in scientific discourse. To the overview of partner universities