University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland

Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz

Basic information

  • Identifiers
    • DEQARINST0201
    • CH0015
    • ROR: https://ror.org/04mq2g308
    • WHED: IAU-004959

      • IAU World Higher Education Database (WHED)

      Identifier used in the world-wide WHED database of higher education institutions, managed by the International Association of Universities (IAU) - data harvested from ETER/OrgReg

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  • Provider type
    higher education institution
  • Legal seat(s)
    Windisch, Switzerland
  • Further location(s)
    Olten, Switzerland
    Basel, Switzerland
    Muttenz, Switzerland
    Windisch, Switzerland
  • Website
    http://www.fhnw.ch
  • Founding year
    1997
  • QF-EHEA levels
    second cycle, first cycle
  • Permalink
    https://data.deqar.eu/institution/201/

National External Quality Assurance Requirements

  • Programme accreditation
    voluntary, except for medical and health professions according to public health regulations
  • Institutional accreditation
    Institutional accreditation according to Swiss law, with a decision by the Swiss Accreditation Council, is mandatory for all public higher education institutions of the tertiary sector and for private higher education institutions using a protected denomination (“University”, “University of Applied Sciences”, “ University of Teacher Education“). Successful accreditation has no legal impact beyond the right to use one of the protected denominations but is a testimony to a quality assurance systems covering all processes and suited to support the higher education institution to achieve its goals.
  • Further information on external quality assurance in Switzerland

External Quality Assurance Reports and Decisions

Institutional level

Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
Institutional accreditation

Programme level

This report does not have a validity period, but it is older than 6 years and thus considered part of the historic record.
Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
(degree)
  • Other names
    • International Business Management
    • Technisches Projektmanagement in Mechatronik
  • Qualification/award
    • B.Sc.
  • Level
    -
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report does not have a validity period, but it is older than 6 years and thus considered part of the historic record.
Decision: positive with conditions or restrictions
International Business Management (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Technisches Projektmanagement in Mechatronik
  • Qualification/award
    • B.Sc.
    • B.Sc.
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system
Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) in Business Psychology (second cycle degree)
  • Qualification/award
    • Master
  • Level
    second cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme

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Verifiable Credentials

short explanation on VCs and link to W3C standard