The school

The proposal to set up hautes écoles spécialisées (HES – universities of applied sciences) was approved by the Swiss federal government (Conseil Fédéral) in spring 1998. It aimed to overhaul and adapt vocational training in Switzerland. The new HES were created to improve the quality of vocational training, make it conform to European standards and offer programmes ranging from apprenticeships to university-level qualifications.

HEG-Geneva is a key player in this ambitious project. It is a higher education institution created in 1998 from the merger of different Geneva vocational schools and part of the Western Switzerland University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HES-SO). HEG-Geneva is the largest of the nine specialised Swiss hautes écoles.

HES-SO welcomes some 15’000 students on 27 different sites in 7 French-speaking cantons (French-speaking Bern, Fribourg, Geneva, Valais, Neuchâtel, Vaud and Jura). The institution offers programmes in six key areas : Business, Management and Services, Engineering and Architecture, Design and Visual Arts, Music and Performing Arts, Health and Social Work.

HES-Geneva comprises HEG-Geneva, HEPIA (Haute école du paysage, d'ingénierie et d'architecture – specialising in engineering and architecture), HEAD (Haute école d’arts et de design – specialising in art and design), HEDS (Haute école de santé – specialising in health), HETS (Haute école de travail social – specialising in social work) and HEM (Haute école de musique – specialising in music).

HEG-Geneva is the only HES-SO business school with four departments related to the fields of economics and services : business economics, business computing, information studies and International Business Management.

HEG-Genève is the only HES in Switzerland to bring together the four fields of study related to economics and services:

Économie d’entreprise Information documentaire Informatique de gestion International Business Management

Andrea Baranzini

Directeur -
Professeur HES
Téléphone de service: +41 22 558 63 51

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Nathalie Brender

Responsable de filière -
Professeure HES
Téléphone de service: +41 22 558 54 20
Téléphone direct: +41 22 558 62 94

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Xavier Burdet

Responsable de la coordination de l'enseignement et des relations internationales -
Professeur HES
Téléphone de service: +41 22 558 50 30
Téléphone direct: +41 22 558 67 61

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Astrid Dauverné

Responsable de filière -
Professeur HES
Téléphone de service: +41 22 558 54 66

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Guillaume Mathelier

Responsable de la formation continue -
Chargé de cours HES
Téléphone de service: +41 22 558 60 40
Téléphone direct: +41 22 558 57 62

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Schneider René

Responsable de filière -
Professeur HES
Téléphone de service: +41 22 558 50 30
Téléphone direct: +41 22 558 64 96

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Patrick Ruch

Responsable de la recherche -
Professeur HES
Téléphone de service: +41 22 558 50 30
Téléphone direct: +41 22 558 64 07

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Jean-Philippe Trabichet

Responsable de filière -
Responsable de laboratoire -
Professeur HES
Téléphone de service: +41 22 558 54 54

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Quality management

The Geneva School of Business Administration has implemented a QUALITY POLICY in order to meet its objectives. The principles of this policy are as follows :

• Ensuring that HEG core programmes provide students with the necessary skills to meet the current and future needs of community, businesses and partners.
• Ensuring that HEG continuing education programmes (short courses and certificate courses) meet the current and future market needs.
• Ensuring that our activities in applied research and development reflect changes in teaching methods while promoting HEG’s cooperation and reputation with national as well as international scientific, professional and economic circles.
• Ensuring that our services and mandates match the needs of professional and business circles.
• Encouraging collaboration with other educational and research institutions in Switzerland and abroad.
• Efficient resource management.
• Ensuring that HEG staff have the necessary skills to achieve their missions.
• Encouraging professional development of staff.
• Quality handbook
• Access to quality extranet site

HEG endorses HES-SO’s vision and action plan on equal opportunity.

In accordance with the Swiss Confederation’s recommendations, this applies to :

1. integrating the principle of equal treatment as a quality criterion by implementing concrete measures
2. increasing the number of female students and faculty members (teachers and researchers)
3. Encouraging women in their career development

Increasing networking is a key strategy for HEG, particularly through : Career Women.

Mentoring schemes are proposed for this purpose.

Barrier-free HES-SO Geneva

Inclusion of special needs related to health or disability in the educational process

HEG provides a wide range of measures aiming to successfully integrate HES-SO students with disabilities and special needs into our curriculum.

• Barrier-free HES-SO Geneva : Concept (in French)
• Barrier-free HES-SO Geneva : Directive (in French)
• Information for students with special needs (in French)
• Additional information : HES-SO Geneva website (in French)

Contact : Equal opportunity HEG-Geneva

• Mr Maurice Fratianni
• HEG Equal opportunity (HES)