Program Overview

University Programs

The University of Lausanne (Unil) offers a wide range of programs across various faculties.

Faculties

• Faculty of Theology and the Study of Religions
• Faculty of Law, Criminal Justice and Public Administration
• Faculty of Arts and Humanities
• Faculty of Social and Political Sciences
• Faculty of Business and Economics
• Faculty of Geosciences and Environment
• Faculty of Biology and Medicine

Study Programs

Unil provides courses at bachelor, master, doctorate, postgraduate, short program, full-time, and part-time levels.

Admission and Enrolment

Details on admission and enrolment processes are available for prospective students.

Courses Offered

• Bachelors
• Masters
• Continuing education
• (Sciences)ý
• Success at Unil
• Mobility and exchange
• Short programmes
• Diploma in French as a foreign language
• Language centre

Research

Unil is home to several thousand researchers driving cutting-edge research forward.

Research Areas

• Support for research
• Research funding
• Interface support fund
• Training and advice
• Open Science
• Ethics and professional conduct
• Interdisciplinary centres

Work and Apprenticeships

Working for Unil means joining a dynamic and fulfilling working environment in an innovative and prestigious setting.

Careers at Unil

• Recruitment at Unil
• Teacher recruitment
• Benefits
• Welcome Centre
• Living in Lausanne
• Support for integration
• Departure from Switzerland
• Academic careers
• Apprenticeship

Apprenticeship Programs

• Documentary Information Officer
• Commercial employee
• Animal keeper
• Graphic designer
• Horticulturist (floriculture)
• Horticulturist (landscaping)
• Computer scientist
• Biology laboratory assistant
• Chemical laboratory assistant
• Media technologist, print media technical specialisation

Horticulturist - Floriculture Option

Description

Apprentices horticulturists in the floriculture option mainly look after plants and their living environments. They learn how to produce them indoors in greenhouses and plastic tunnels, or outdoors in the open ground.

Why Choose This Apprenticeship?

Training as a horticulturist with a floriculture option at UNIL provides the opportunity to work in an exciting scientific environment in the Department of Molecular Biology, which has greenhouses and cultivation rooms. The plants grown are mainly intended for fundamental research.

Requirements and Responsibilities

To work in this profession, you need to have a keen interest in nature and an aesthetic sense, as well as physical stamina. A good memory is also essential for plant knowledge. Working alone with the greenhouse manager, you will quickly acquire autonomy and responsibility. In order to complete your training in sales, planting, and outdoor maintenance, as well as commercial cultivation, work placements are organised in companies.