University of Lausanne

University of Lausanne

Université de Lausanne
Latin: Schola Lausannensis
Motto	Le savoir vivant
Motto in English	Live knowledge
Type	Public university
Established	1537; 487 years ago (1537)
Rector	Frédéric Herman (since August 2021)
Administrative staff	3,700 (2014)
Students	13,500 (2014)
Undergraduates	8,066 (2010)
Postgraduates	1,370 (2010)
Doctoral students	1,583 (2010)
Address	Université de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Suisse , Lausanne, Chavannes-près-Renens, Écublens, Saint-Sulpice and Épalinges , Vaud , Switzerland 46°31′21″N 6°34′46″E / 46.52250°N 6.57944°E / 46.52250; 6.57944
Affiliations	EUA, AUF, UNICA
Website	www.unil.ch

The University of Lausanne (UNIL; French: Université de Lausanne) in Lausanne, Switzerland was founded in 1537 as a school of Protestant theology,^[1] before being made a university in 1890. The university is the second oldest in Switzerland, and one of the oldest universities in the world to be in continuous operation. As of fall 2017, about 15,000 students and 3,300 employees studied and worked at the university. Approximately 1,500 international students attend the university (120 nationalities), which has a wide curriculum including exchange programs with other universities.

Together with the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) the university forms a vast campus at the shores of Lake Geneva.