Degrees at the FHNW: Trend towards part-time courses continues
The FHNW School of Business alone awards more than 500 bachelor's and master's degrees.
The University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland FHNW comprises nine universities with the departments of Applied Psychology, Architecture, Construction and Geomatics, Design and Art, Life Sciences, Music, Teacher Education, Social Work, Technology and Economics. The campuses of the UAS are located in the four sponsoring cantons of Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt and Solothurn. Around 11,900 students are enrolled and around 800 lecturers impart practical and market-oriented knowledge in 29 Bachelor's and 18 Master's degree programs as well as in numerous continuing education programs.
In the last few days, diploma ceremonies of the Hochschule für Wirtschaft FHNW have now taken place in Basel, Brugg-Windisch and Olten. This internationally oriented and practice-oriented university of applied sciences holds a leading position in Switzerland with its broad range of continuing education programs. It educates 2,500 Bachelor's and Master's of Science students at the above-mentioned locations - a significant proportion of them part-time. Of the total of 452 bachelors, more than half had also studied part-time. The same applies to the 51 Master of Science students.
In addition to part-time courses, internationally oriented courses are also in demand: Around 30% of degrees are earned in English-language bachelor's and master's programs at the School of Business FHNW. Around a dozen diploma candidates were honored for outstanding achievements during the ceremonies.
