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Guide international University of Lucerne International Relations O ?ce Guide for International Students CCONTENT About Switzerland and Lucerne About the University of Lucerne Planning your period of study abroad Arriving in Lucerne Studying at the Univer

University of Lucerne International Relations O ?ce Guide for International Students CCONTENT About Switzerland and Lucerne About the University of Lucerne Planning your period of study abroad Arriving in Lucerne Studying at the University of Lucerne Life on campus Living in Lucerne Important contacts Important emergency and service numbers City map CWELCOME TO SWITZERLAND WELCOME TO LUCERNE Dear student Thank you for choosing the University of Lucerne for your period of study abroad We hope that you will enjoy your stay and that your semester spent studying in Lucerne will be the experience of a lifetime This step-by-step Guide for International Students will take you through all the information you require to plan and organise what will hopefully be an exciting and enriching stay at the University of Lucerne We are looking forward to welcoming you in Lucerne International Relations O ?ce University of Lucerne Introduction to the Guide for International Students Please note that this brochure contains information for di ?erent categories of students exchange students international degree students students with a Swiss government scholarship and others Please consider only the information that applies to your status ? Bruno Rubatscher cover ? Roberto Conciatori CABOUT SWITZERLAND AND LUCERNE Switzerland is a small country located in the heart of Western Europe It shares borders with Germany Austria the Principality of Liechtenstein Italy and France Around million people live in Switzerland and there are four o ?cial languages German French Italian and Romansh Switzerland has an area of square kilometres of which more than is occupied by the Alps a vast mountain range that stretches approximately one thousand kilometres from Austria to France Switzerland enjoys one of the most competitive economies in the world ranked ?rst in the WEF Global Competitiveness Report ?? which relies mainly on the tertiary sector many large multinational corporations such as Nestlé Novartis and ABB have their headquarters in Switzerland as do several international banks Switzerland also has a high ranking in terms of its standard of living A well-kept environment that is easily accessible by public transport safe cities and excellent infrastructures make living in Switzerland very pleasant and explain why the Global Ranking of Cities with a High Quality of Life ranks three Swiss cities among the top ten Mercer ? s Quality of Living Survey Information on Switzerland www admin ch www ch ch Lucerne is located in the German- speaking region of central northern Switzerland and is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the largest city in Central Switzerland with around inhabitants Lucerne has long been a destination for tourists due to its location on the shores of Lake Lucerne the Vierwaldst? ttersee within sight of the Pilatus and Rigi mountains in the Swiss Alps One of the city ? s famous landmarks is the Chapel Bridge Kapellbrücke a wooden bridge built in the th century Lucerne was voted one of the top travel destinations in the world by TripAdvisor Other famous attractions include the Lion Monument the Culture and