Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences

University in Switzerland

Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences

Motto in English	We place particular emphasis on customer orientation, practical relevance and quality.
Type	Privately owned
Established	1997
Rector	René Weber
Total staff	873
Location	Zurich, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne , Switzerland
Website	www.kalaidos-fh.ch/de-CH

The Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences Switzerland (Kalaidos UAS) is a University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland with the departments of Business and Management, Law, Health, Music and Applied Psychology. It was founded in 1997 and today is one of nine accredited Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences,^[1] being the only privately owned one. It has 4’400 students, 725 lecturers (as of December 31, 2021)^[2] and around 12’000 graduates. Kalaidos UAS is a foundation, which is a federally accredited University of Applied Sciences under Swiss law.^[3]

History

Kalaidos UAS was founded in 1997 under the names "PHW Private Hochschule Wirtschaft” and “AKAD Hochschule für Berufstätige” as a monodisciplinary University of Applied Sciences with business degree programs. On April 6, 2005, the Swiss Federal Council granted the Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences Foundation approval to establish and operate the Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences. This approval is based on the Federal Law of October 6, 1995 on Universities of Applied Sciences^[4] and the Ordinance on Universities of Applied Sciences (FHSV) of September 11, 1996 and, in particular, on the results of a multi-year peer review process in which compliance with university standards at Kalaidos UAS was reviewed and confirmed. In 2013, the Federal Council decreed the federal accreditation of the University of Applied Sciences on the basis of the Higher Education Act (HEdA), which was passed in 2011 and came into force on January 1, 2015.^[5] The renewal of accreditation is due in 2021/2022. With this, the Federal Council confirms the recognition of Kalaidos UAS as a private University of Applied Sciences with several departments.

Kalaidos UAS is audited and supervised by the Swiss Accreditation Council on behalf of the federal government and, as a private university, receives no financial subsidies from the state. It is operated by the Kalaidos Education Group, which has been part of the Klett Group since 2019.

Kalaidos UAS is a member of Swissuniversities, the Rectors' Conference of Swiss Universities.

The word "Kalaidos" derives from the Greek language and means "beautiful image."^[6]

Departments

Kalaidos UAS has five departments with part-time degree programs. Full-time study programs are not offered. The Department of Business and Management offers various degree programs in the field of business administration. The Department of Health was established in 2006 and has undergone several restructurings since then. Today, various degree programs for nursing professions are offered. The Department of Music offers bachelor's and master's degree programs in music education.^[7] The Department of Law, Kalaidos Law School, offers a Bachelor of Law as well as various advanced training courses. With the foundation of the Department of Applied Psychology at the beginning of 2022, Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences established a fifth department. This new department offers training and continuing education as well as research and services in Applied Psychology.

Research

The mandatory performance mandate for Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences includes applied research and development. Consequently, the five departments have respective responsible research departments.^[8] The researchers are responsible for practical research and development and teach the research methods to the students.^[9]

Alumni

Laetitia Noemi Hahn, Pianist, taught by Grigory Gruzman
Nuron Mukumi, Pianist
Sergey Belyavskyi, Pianist

References

^ "Members - swissuniversities". www.swissuniversities.ch. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
^ "Facts & Figures | Kalaidos FH". www.kalaidos-fh.ch (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-23.
^ "Über die Kalaidos Fachhochschule | Kalaidos FH". www.kalaidos-fh.ch (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-23.
^ "Federal Law on Universities of Applied Sciences". www.fedlex.admin.ch. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
^ "Higher Education Act, HEdA". www.fedlex.admin.ch. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
^ "Die Kalaidos-Bildungsgruppe Schweiz | NZZ". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-23.
^ "Kalaidos Musikhochschule | Kalaidos FH". www.kalaidos-fh.ch (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-23.
^ "Forschung | Kalaidos FH". www.kalaidos-fh.ch (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-23.
^ "Facts & Figures | Kalaidos FH". www.kalaidos-fh.ch (in German). Retrieved 2021-11-23.

External links

Official website
Website of the Kalaidos Swiss Education Group, the UAS parent corporation
The Swiss government's official list of recognized Universities and Universities of Applied Sciences

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Universities in Switzerland

according to Federal Higher Education Funding and Coordination Act (reference)

Universities

Cantonal	University of Basel University of Bern University of Fribourg University of Geneva University of Neuchâtel University of Lausanne University of Lucerne Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI) University of St. Gallen (HSG) University of Zurich
Federal	Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ)

Universities of
Applied Sciences

Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH)
University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons (FHGR)
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU)
University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW)
University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland (OST)
University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO)
Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI)
Zurich University of Applied Sciences/ZHAW (ZHAW)
Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK)
Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences (private)

Universities
of Teacher Education

Haute école pédagogique des cantons de Berne, du Jura et de Neuchâtel (HEP-BEJUNE)
Haute école pédagogique du canton de Vaud (HEP Vaud)
Haute école pédagogique du Valais/Pädagogische Hochschule Wallis (HEP-VS/PH-VS)
Haute école pédagogique Fribourg/Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg (HEP/PH FR)
PH-Institut NMS (IVP NMS), Bern
Interkantonale Hochschule für Heilpädagogik (HfH), Zürich
Pädagogische Hochschule Graubünden/Alta scuola pedagogica dei Grigioni/Scola auta da pedagogia dal Grischun (PHGR)
Pädagogische Hochschule Bern (PHBern)
Pädagogische Hochschule Luzern (PH Luzern)
Pädagogische Hochschule Nordwestschweiz (PH FHNW, part of FHNW)
Pädagogische Hochschule Schaffhausen (PHSH)
Pädagogische Hochschule Schwyz (PHSZ)
Pädagogische Hochschule St. Gallen (PHSG)
Pädagogische Hochschule Thurgau (PHTG)
Pädagogische Hochschule Zug (PHZG)
Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich (PH Zürich)
Schweizer Hochschule für Logopädie Rorschach (SHLR)
SUPSI - Dipartimento formazione e apprendimento (SUPSI-DFA, part of SUPSI), Ticino
Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training (SFUVET)

Other Institutions
of the higher
education sector

university institutes	Hochschulinstitut Schaffhausen (HSSH) IMD - International Institute for Management Development (IMD) (private) Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), Geneva (semi-private) Schweizerisches universitäres Institut für traditionelle chinesische Medizin (SWISS TCM UNI) (private) Stiftung Universitäre Fernstudien Schweiz, Brig / Fondation Formation universitaire à distance, Suisse à Brigue (part of SUPSI) Theologische Hochschule Chur Universitäre Theologische Hochschule Basel (STH Basel)
university of applied sciences institutes	Hochschule für Wirtschaft Zürich (HWZ) Swiss Business School (SBS), Kloten (private) Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen (SFISM) Swiss UMEF, Aire (private)

university institutes

Hochschulinstitut Schaffhausen (HSSH)
IMD - International Institute for Management Development (IMD) (private)
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), Geneva (semi-private)
Schweizerisches universitäres Institut für traditionelle chinesische Medizin (SWISS TCM UNI) (private)
Stiftung Universitäre Fernstudien Schweiz, Brig / Fondation Formation universitaire à distance, Suisse à Brigue (part of SUPSI)
Theologische Hochschule Chur
Universitäre Theologische Hochschule Basel (STH Basel)