The School of Business and Engineering Vaud (HEIG-VD) trains engineers and managers  to meet the challenges of theoretical research as well as practical workplace tasks.  HEIG-VD graduates can find solutions to given problems and perform project management in their fields of specialisation.  These highly qualified professionals are in great demand in various industries, in management as well as in technical departments.

HEIG-VD is a member of the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO) network and participates actively in regional and national industry and business in all areas covered by its teaching.

HEIG-VD incorporates international expertise and outlooks in its training by the following means:

• A research centre with numerous contacts and common projects with other universities in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.
• Teaching staff with wide international experience,  having been trained and/or worked  abroad.
• Exchange programs for students and professors.
• Compulsory foreign language curriculum.