University of Lausanne
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The University of Lausanne (UNIL, in French: Université de Lausanne) in Lausanne
, Switzerland was founded in 1537 as a school of theology
, before being made a university
in 1890. Today about 12,000 students and 2200 researchers study and work at the university
. Approximately 1500 international students attend the university, which has a wide curriculum including exchange programs with world renowned universities.
Since 2005, the University follows the requirements of the Bologna process
. The THE-QS World University Rankings ranked the University of Lausanne 136 in the World (from 2010 THE and QS World University Rankings
split partnership to create their own separate rankings). The 2011 QS World University Rankings
ranked Lausanne at 136th globally. The University of Leiden ranked the University of Lausanne as a leading institution for research in Europe (5th) and globally (45th).
Together with the Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL)
the university forms a vast campus at the shores of Lake Geneva
.
The University of Lausanne also comprises schools and different sections:
The Academy, forerunner of the UNIL, was founded in 1537. Its vocation at that time was to train ministers for the church. The university enjoyed a certain renown due to the fact that it was the only French language Protestant school of theology.
As the centuries passed, the number of faculties increased and diversified until, in 1890, the Academy received the name and status of a university.
In 1909 Rodolphe Archibald Reiss founded the first school of forensic science in the world: the "Institut de police scientifique".
From 1970, the university moved progressively from the old centre of Lausanne, around the Cathedral and Château, to its present site at Dorigny. The end of the 20th century witnessed the beginnings of an ambitious project aiming at greater co-operation and development among the French-speaking universities of Lausanne, Geneva, and Neuchâtel, together with the EPFL. In 2003 two new faculties were founded concentrating on the life and human sciences: the Faculty of biology and medicine; and the Faculty of earth science and environment.
TOP 100 BUSINESS SCHOOL RESEARCH RANKINGS ranked the Faculty of Business & Economics of the University of Lausanne
(HEC Lausanne
) as follows:
The Leiden Ranking of the University of Leiden, when ranking universities by the size-independent, field-normalized average impact of their research publications (CPP/FCSm) among the 250 largest universities worldwide, ranked the University of Lausanne as follows:
The Leiden Ranking of the University of Leiden, when ranking universities by citations-per-publication (CPP) among the 250 largest universities worldwide, ranked the University of Lausanne as follows:
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings
ranked the University of Lausanne as follows:
The QS World University Rankings
ranked the University of Lausanne as follows:
The THE-QS World University Rankings (in 2010 Times Higher Education World University Rankings
and QS World University Rankings
parted ways to produce separate rankings) ranked the University of Lausanne as follows:
The Academic Ranking of World Universities
[ARWU] ranked the University of Lausanne as follows:
4 International Colleges & Universities [4icu.org] ranked the popularity of the website of the University of Lausanne as follows:
More alumni from the Faculty of Business & Economics
. On a clear day, Mont Blanc
can be seen.
The Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
, a federal agency for research and consultancy into comparative law
, is also located on the campus.
founded at the University of Lausanne by two of its Professors: Léon Walras
and Vilfredo Pareto
. The "School of Lausanne" is associated with the development of general equilibrium theory as well as the marginalist revolution Marginalism
.
Lausanne
Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
, Switzerland was founded in 1537 as a school of theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
, before being made a university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
in 1890. Today about 12,000 students and 2200 researchers study and work at the university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
. Approximately 1500 international students attend the university, which has a wide curriculum including exchange programs with world renowned universities.
Since 2005, the University follows the requirements of the Bologna process
Bologna process
The purpose of the Bologna Process is the creation of the European Higher Education Area by making academic degree standards and quality assurance standards more comparable and compatible throughout Europe, in particular under the Lisbon Recognition Convention...
. The THE-QS World University Rankings ranked the University of Lausanne 136 in the World (from 2010 THE and QS World University Rankings
QS World University Rankings
The QS World University Rankings is a ranking of the world’s top 500 universities by Quacquarelli Symonds using a method that has published annually since 2004....
split partnership to create their own separate rankings). The 2011 QS World University Rankings
QS World University Rankings
The QS World University Rankings is a ranking of the world’s top 500 universities by Quacquarelli Symonds using a method that has published annually since 2004....
ranked Lausanne at 136th globally. The University of Leiden ranked the University of Lausanne as a leading institution for research in Europe (5th) and globally (45th).
Together with the Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL)
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
The École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne is one of the two Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology and is located in Lausanne, Switzerland.The school was founded by the Swiss Federal Government with the stated mission to:...
the university forms a vast campus at the shores of Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva or Lake Léman is a lake in Switzerland and France. It is one of the largest lakes in Western Europe. 59.53 % of it comes under the jurisdiction of Switzerland , and 40.47 % under France...
.
Faculties and schools
The University of Lausanne comprises 7 faculties:- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Biology and Medicine (FBM)
- Faculty of Business and EconomicsHEC LausanneHEC Lausanne , also called the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Lausanne in English, is the affiliated business school of the University of Lausanne...
(HEC), also called HEC LausanneHEC LausanneHEC Lausanne , also called the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Lausanne in English, is the affiliated business school of the University of Lausanne... - Faculty of Geosciences and Environment (GSE)
- Faculty of Law and Criminal Justice
- Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (SSP)
- Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies (FTSR)
The University of Lausanne also comprises schools and different sections:
- School of Criminal Justice (ESC)
- School of French as a Foreign Language (EFLE)
- French summer and winter courses (Cours de Vacances)
History
As the centuries passed, the number of faculties increased and diversified until, in 1890, the Academy received the name and status of a university.
In 1909 Rodolphe Archibald Reiss founded the first school of forensic science in the world: the "Institut de police scientifique".
From 1970, the university moved progressively from the old centre of Lausanne, around the Cathedral and Château, to its present site at Dorigny. The end of the 20th century witnessed the beginnings of an ambitious project aiming at greater co-operation and development among the French-speaking universities of Lausanne, Geneva, and Neuchâtel, together with the EPFL. In 2003 two new faculties were founded concentrating on the life and human sciences: the Faculty of biology and medicine; and the Faculty of earth science and environment.
Reputation/rankings
The University of TexasUniversity of Texas at Dallas
The University of Texas at Dallas, also referred to as UT Dallas or UTD, is a public research university in the University of Texas System. The main campus is in the heart of the Richardson, Texas, Telecom Corridor, north of downtown Dallas...
TOP 100 BUSINESS SCHOOL RESEARCH RANKINGS ranked the Faculty of Business & Economics of the University of Lausanne
HEC Lausanne
HEC Lausanne , also called the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Lausanne in English, is the affiliated business school of the University of Lausanne...
(HEC Lausanne
HEC Lausanne
HEC Lausanne , also called the Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Lausanne in English, is the affiliated business school of the University of Lausanne...
) as follows:
| Period | In Switzerland | In Europe | In the World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-2008 | 1st | 9th | 112nd |
| 2003-2007 | 1st | 8th | 103rd |
| 2002-2006 | 1st | 8th | 123rd |
| 2001-2005 | 1st | 14th | 149th |
| 2000-2004 | 1st | 20th | 186th |
The Leiden Ranking of the University of Leiden, when ranking universities by the size-independent, field-normalized average impact of their research publications (CPP/FCSm) among the 250 largest universities worldwide, ranked the University of Lausanne as follows:
| Year | In Switzerland | In Europe | In the World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3rd | 5th | 45th |
| 2008 | 3rd | 6th | 73rd |
The Leiden Ranking of the University of Leiden, when ranking universities by citations-per-publication (CPP) among the 250 largest universities worldwide, ranked the University of Lausanne as follows:
| Year | In Switzerland | In Europe | In the World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1st | 1st | 22nd |
| 2008 | 1st | 1st | 31st |
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings is an international ranking of universities published by the British magazine Times Higher Education in partnership with Thomson Reuters, which provided citation database information...
ranked the University of Lausanne as follows:
| Year | In Switzerland | In Europe | In the World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6th | 41st | 116th |
| 2010 | 6th | 44th | 136th |
The QS World University Rankings
QS World University Rankings
The QS World University Rankings is a ranking of the world’s top 500 universities by Quacquarelli Symonds using a method that has published annually since 2004....
ranked the University of Lausanne as follows:
| Year | In Switzerland | In Europe | In the World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5th | - | 136th |
| 2010 | 6th | - | 152nd |
The THE-QS World University Rankings (in 2010 Times Higher Education World University Rankings
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings is an international ranking of universities published by the British magazine Times Higher Education in partnership with Thomson Reuters, which provided citation database information...
and QS World University Rankings
QS World University Rankings
The QS World University Rankings is a ranking of the world’s top 500 universities by Quacquarelli Symonds using a method that has published annually since 2004....
parted ways to produce separate rankings) ranked the University of Lausanne as follows:
| Year | In Switzerland | In Europe | In the World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6th | - | 168th |
| 2008 | 6th | 64th | 161st |
| 2007 | 7th | 93rd | 217th |
| 2006 | 5th | - | 89th |
| 2005 | 6th | - | 133rd |
The Academic Ranking of World Universities
Academic Ranking of World Universities
The Academic Ranking of World Universities , commonly known as the Shanghai ranking, is a publication that was founded and compiled by the Shanghai Jiaotong University to rank universities globally. The rankings have been conducted since 2003 and updated annually...
[ARWU] ranked the University of Lausanne as follows:
| Year | In Switzerland | In Europe | In the World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7th | 75th - 123rd | 201st - 300th |
| 2009 | 7th | 80th - 125th | 201st - 302nd |
| 2008 | 7th | 80th - 124th | 201st - 302nd |
| 2007 | 7th | 81st - 123rd | 203rd - 304th |
| 2006 | 7th | 79th - 122nd | 201st - 300th |
| 2005 | 7th | 124th - 168nd | 301st - 400th |
| 2004 | - | - | 302nd - 403rd |
| 2003 | - | - | 301st - 350th |
4 International Colleges & Universities [4icu.org] ranked the popularity of the website of the University of Lausanne as follows:
| Year | In Switzerland | In Europe | In the World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5th | 15th | 45th |
Royalty
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- King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII) of ThailandAnanda MahidolAnanda Mahidol was the eighth monarch of Thailand under the House of Chakri. At the time he was recognized as king by the National Assembly, in March 1935, he was a nine-year-old boy living in Switzerland. He returned to Thailand in December 1945. Six months later, in June 1946, he was found shot...
- HRH Princess Galyani Vadhana of ThailandGalyani VadhanaHer Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana, the Princess of Naradhiwas , was a princess of Thailand and the elder sister of King Ananda Mahidol and King Bhumibol Adulyadej...
- Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands
- Princess Vera Ignatievna Giedroyc, Lithuanian princess and Russian-Ukrainian surgeon
Politics
- Daniel-Henri Druey, former President of the Swiss Confederation
- Constant FornerodConstant FornerodConstant Fornerod was a Swiss politician, originally from Avenches, and member of the Swiss Federal Council ....
, former President of the Swiss Confederation - Paul CeresolePaul CérésolePaul Cérésole was a Swiss politician, judge of the Supreme Court and member of the Swiss Federal Council ....
, former President of the Swiss Confederation - Antoine Louis John Ruchonnet, former President of the Swiss Confederation
- Eugène RuffyEugène RuffyEugène Ruffy was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 14, 1893, and resigned on October 31, 1899...
, former President of the Swiss Confederation - Marc-Emile RuchetMarc-Emile RuchetMarc-Emile Ruchet was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 14, 1899, and resigned on July 9, 1912, only four days before his death...
, former President of the Swiss Confederation - Ernest ChuardErnest ChuardErnest Chuard was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council .He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 11, 1919 and handed over office on December 31, 1928...
, former President of the Swiss Confederation - Marcel Pilet-GolazMarcel Pilet-GolazMarcel Pilet-Golaz was a Swiss politician.He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 13, 1928 and handed over office on December 31, 1944...
, former President of the Swiss Confederation - Georges-André ChevallazGeorges-André ChevallazGeorges-André Chevallaz was a Swiss historian, politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council ....
, former President of the Swiss Confederation - Pascal CouchepinPascal CouchepinPascal Couchepin is a Swiss politician, former member of the Swiss Federal Council and President of the Confederation in 2003 and 2008...
, former President of the Swiss Confederation - Jean-Pascal DelamurazJean-Pascal DelamurazJean-Pascal Delamuraz was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council ....
, former President of the Swiss Confederation - İsmail CemIsmail Cemİsmail Cem İpekçi was a Turkish politician, journalist, statesman and former minister of foreign affairs.- Background :...
, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey - Şemsettin GünaltaySemsettin GünaltayMehmet Şemsettin Günaltay was a Turkish historian, politician and prime minister of Turkey.-Biography:He was born 1883 in the Kemaliye town of the Vilayet of Mamuret-ul-Aziz, Ottoman Empire...
, former Prime Minister of Turkey - Pascoal MocumbiPascoal MocumbiPascoal Manuel Mocumbi was the Prime Minister of Mozambique from 1994 until 2004. His traditional name was Mahykete. He is the son of Manuel Mocumbi Malume, deceased, and Leta Alson Cuhle.-Education:...
, former Prime Minister of MozambiqueMozambiqueMozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest... - Mohammad Sa'edMohammad Sa'ed-Early life and prime minister ship:Born in Maragheh, he studied at University of Lausanne, and became Prime Minister after the fall of Ali Soheili's cabinet in 1943....
, former Prime Minister of IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia... - Jonas SavimbiJonas SavimbiJonas Malheiro Savimbi was an Angolan political leader. He founded and led UNITA, a movement that first waged a guerrilla war against Portuguese colonial rule, 1966–1974, then confronted the rival MPLA during the decolonization conflict, 1974/75, and after independence in 1975 fought the ruling...
, former leader of UNITAUNITAThe National Union for the Total Independence of Angola is the second-largest political party in Angola. Founded in 1966, UNITA fought with the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola in the Angolan War for Independence and then against the MPLA in the ensuing civil war .The war was one...
, an anti-Communist rebel group in AngolaAngolaAngola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city... - Lutz Graf Schwerin von KrosigkLutz Graf Schwerin von KrosigkJohann Ludwig Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, born Johann Ludwig von Krosigk and known as Lutz von Krosigk was a German jurist and senior government official, who served during May of 1945 in the historically unique position of Leading Minister of the German Reich, the equivalent of a Chancellorship in...
, former Leading Minister of the German ReichCabinet Schwerin von KrosigkThe Cabinet Schwerin von Krosigk was the last Nazi German cabinet after the suicide of Adolf Hitler in Berlin. It reigned from May 2, 1945 to May 23, 1945. Retaining some members from the previous Cabinet Hitler, it consisted of the following people:... - Max Huber, former Swiss international lawyer and diplomat, former President of the International Committee of the Red CrossInternational Committee of the Red CrossThe International Committee of the Red Cross is a private humanitarian institution based in Geneva, Switzerland. States parties to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols of 1977 and 2005, have given the ICRC a mandate to protect the victims of international and...
Business
- Louis C. CamilleriLouis C. CamilleriLouis C. Camilleri is the Chairman and CEO of Philip Morris International.-Education:Camilleri received a degree in economics and business administration from HEC Lausanne, the Faculty of Business & Economics of the University of Lausanne .-Philip Morris International:After working as a business...
, CEO of Philip Morris InternationalPhilip Morris InternationalPhilip Morris International is an international tobacco company, with products sold in over 160 countries. In 2007, it held a 15.6% share of the international cigarette market outside of the USA and reported revenues net of excise taxes of $22.8 billion and operating income of $8.9 billion.Until... - Jean-Claude BiverJean-Claude BiverJean-Claude Biver is CEO, board member, and minority shareholder of Hublot, a Swiss luxury watchmaker. Biver has been extremely successful at Hublot, and was previously successful in rejuvenating the Blancpain and Omega brands, both currently owned by Swatch Group...
, CEO of HublotHublotHublot is a Swiss enterprise creating luxury watches and founded in 1980 by Carlo Crocco. The company currently operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of France's LVMH.- History :...
More alumni from the Faculty of Business & Economics
Literature
- Edmond PidouxEdmond PidouxEdmond Pidoux was a Swiss author who wrote numerous poems, novels, and essays. He was particularly renowned for Biblical pieces such as L'histoire de Jonas. In 1982, he won the Prix du livre vaudois....
, Swiss poet and novelist - Charles Ferdinand RamuzCharles Ferdinand RamuzCharles-Ferdinand Ramuz was a French-speaking Swiss writer.He was born in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud and educated at the University of Lausanne. He taught briefly in nearby Aubonne, and then in Weimar, Germany. In 1903, he left for Paris and remained there until World War I, with frequent...
, Swiss writer
Scholars
- Leo Aryeh MayerLeo Aryeh MayerLeo Aryeh Mayer , was an Israeli scholar of Islamic art and rector of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.-Biography:Mayer was born in 1895 in the city of Stanisławów, Galicia, then in Austria-Hungary , to an eminent rabbinical hasidic family...
, former rector of the Hebrew University of JerusalemHebrew University of JerusalemThe Hebrew University of Jerusalem ; ; abbreviated HUJI) is Israel's second-oldest university, after the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. The Hebrew University has three campuses in Jerusalem and one in Rehovot. The world's largest Jewish studies library is located on its Edmond J... - Jean PiccardJean PiccardJean Felix Piccard , also known as Jean Piccard, was a Swiss-born American chemist, engineer, professor and high-altitude balloonist. He invented clustered high-altitude balloons, and with his wife Jeannette, the plastic balloon...
, Swiss-born American chemist, engineer, professor and high-altitude balloonist - Alexandre YersinAlexandre YersinAlexandre Emile Jean Yersin was a Swiss and French physician and bacteriologist. He is remembered as the co-discoverer of the bacillus responsible for the bubonic plague or pest, which was later re-named in his honour .Yersin was born in 1863 in Aubonne, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, to a family...
, Swiss-French physician, co-discoverer of the bacillus responsible for the bubonic plagueBubonic plaguePlague is a deadly infectious disease that is caused by the enterobacteria Yersinia pestis, named after the French-Swiss bacteriologist Alexandre Yersin. Primarily carried by rodents and spread to humans via fleas, the disease is notorious throughout history, due to the unrivaled scale of death... - Luc E. WeberLuc E. WeberLuc E. Weber is the Rector Emeritus of the University of Geneva and the President of the Glion Colloquium.-Biography:...
, Rector Emeritus of the University of GenevaUniversity of GenevaThe University of Geneva is a public research university located in Geneva, Switzerland.It was founded in 1559 by John Calvin, as a theological seminary and law school. It remained focused on theology until the 17th century, when it became a center for Enlightenment scholarship. In 1873, it... - Georges de RhamGeorges de RhamGeorges de Rham was a Swiss mathematician, known for his contributions to differential topology.He studied at the University of Lausanne and then in Paris for a doctorate, becoming a lecturer in Lausanne in 1931; where he held positions until retirement in 1971; he held positions in Geneva in...
, Swiss mathematician, known for his contributions to differential topologyDifferential topologyIn mathematics, differential topology is the field dealing with differentiable functions on differentiable manifolds. It is closely related to differential geometry and together they make up the geometric theory of differentiable manifolds.- Description :...
Others
- Sepp BlatterSepp BlatterJoseph S. Blatter , commonly known as Sepp Blatter, is a Swiss football administrator, who serves as the 8th and current President of FIFA . He was elected on 8 June 1998, succeeding João Havelange. He was re-elected as President in 2002, 2007, and 2011...
, President of FIFAFIFAThe Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth... - Christophe KeckeisChristophe KeckeisLieutenant-General Christophe Keckeis was Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces in 2004-2007. He was followed by Lt-Gen. Roland Nef.-External links:*...
, former Head of the Swiss Army - Claude NicollierClaude NicollierClaude Nicollier is the first astronaut from Switzerland, and has flown on four Space Shuttle missions. His first spaceflight was in 1992, and his final spaceflight was in 1999. He took part in two servicing missions to the Hubble Space Telescope...
, Swiss astronaut - Bertrand PiccardBertrand PiccardBertrand Piccard is a Swiss psychiatrist and balloonist.Born in Lausanne, Vaud canton, Bertrand Piccard, along with Brian Jones, was the first to complete a non-stop balloon flight around the globe...
, Swiss psychiatrist and balloonist
Campus
The Campus is presently situated outside the city on the Lakeside in Dorigny adjacent to the EPFL. The two schools together welcome about 20,000 students. The location is made up of individual buildings with a park and arboretum in between. The library also serves as eating hall and is centrally located. The view from the library across the sports fields to the lake of Geneva and the French and Swiss AlpsSwiss Alps
The Swiss Alps are the portion of the Alps mountain range that lies within Switzerland. Because of their central position within the entire Alpine range, they are also known as the Central Alps....
. On a clear day, Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc or Monte Bianco , meaning "White Mountain", is the highest mountain in the Alps, Western Europe and the European Union. It rises above sea level and is ranked 11th in the world in topographic prominence...
can be seen.
The Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
The Swiss Institute of Comparative Law is an agency of the federal administration of Switzerland charged with research and consultancy in comparative law....
, a federal agency for research and consultancy into comparative law
Comparative law
Comparative law is the study of differences and similarities between the law of different countries. More specifically, it involves study of the different legal systems in existence in the world, including the common law, the civil law, socialist law, Islamic law, Hindu law, and Chinese law...
, is also located on the campus.
School of Lausanne
Neoclassical school of thought in economicsEconomics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
founded at the University of Lausanne by two of its Professors: Léon Walras
Walras
Walras is surname of:* Auguste Walras , French school administrator and economist* Léon Walras * Walras' law...
and Vilfredo Pareto
Pareto
Pareto may refer to:* Vilfredo Pareto , Italian sociologist, economist and philosopher* Paula Pareto , Argentine judokaSeveral things named after Vilfredo Pareto:...
. The "School of Lausanne" is associated with the development of general equilibrium theory as well as the marginalist revolution Marginalism
Marginalism
Marginalism refers to the use of marginal concepts in economic theory. Marginalism is associated with arguments concerning changes in the quantity used of a good or service, as opposed to some notion of the over-all significance of that class of good or service, or of some total quantity...
.
See also
- List of largest universities by enrollment in Switzerland
- List of modern universities in Europe (1801–1945)
- List of universities in Switzerland
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