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University of Basel

108= 98   Arts & Humanities171  Natural Sciences
-  Engineering & IT208  Social Sciences
World Rankings117  Life Sciences & Biomedicine
131 91   Arts & Humanities229  Natural Sciences
-  Engineering & IT221  Social Sciences
World Rankings105  Life Sciences & Biomedicine
114= 148  Arts & Humanities233  Natural Sciences
452  Engineering & IT271  Social Sciences
World Rankings85  Life Sciences & Biomedicine
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The University of Basel was founded in 1460. It is the oldest university in Switzerland. We pride ourselves on a tradition of over five hundred years of excellence in teaching, learning, and research, during which we have adopted a forward-looking approach to new developments in science to provide high-quality education and underpin our well-deserved reputation as a university capable of attracting staff and students from all over the world.

Located in the heart of Basel, and drawing on innovation anchored in tradition, the University of Basel is dynamic and innovative. We offer a broad range of attractive undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, access to reputable international research networks, and provide a wide range of services to students and the community. Most recently, we have undertaken a major review of our programmes to align these with the Bologna Declaration of the European Ministers of Education to enhance interdisciplinarity, promote networked research, and increase the international scope and reputation of the University.

Research at the University of Basel focuses on “Life Sciences” and “Culture“. Both core areas comprise a wide range of projects, involving research staff and scientists committed to interdisciplinary work and a cross-faculty approach to advancing our knowledge of life and the workings of culture.

The University of Basel is committed to providing state-of-the-art education and to facilitating outstanding research. Our key strategic aim is to develop, enhance, and sponsor research which has acknowledged standards of excellence, and to provide an atmosphere and infrastructure commensurate with that objective.

Faculty

Number of Faculty Staff Headcount: 4,083 FTE: 2,145

Total number of academic faculty staff who are responsible for planning, directing and undertaking teaching only, research only or both teaching and research. Please include: vice-chancellors, deputy vice-chancellors, principals, professors, heads of school, associate professors, principal lecturers, tutors or postdoctoral researchers. Please exclude research assistants*, PhD students who contribute to teaching, and exchange scholars or visiting faculty staff who are members of another university. * The important distinction for us is that staff counted as 'research only' should be academically involved in that research and should be likely to publish research outputs. A research assistant, in our understanding, is any individual who is not doing own research and is therefore not likely to publish own research outputs. Said individual is (only) involved in research in terms of operation execution , such as lab technician or equipment operator.

Number of International Faculty Staff Headcount: 1,582 FTE: 1,028

Number of academic faculty staff who are of foreign nationality. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even if from another EU state. In Hong Kong, this includes professors from Mainland China. Inclusion and exclusion mirrors those for academic faculty staff. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained.

Number of Inbound Visiting Faculty Staff Headcount: 50 FTE: 20

Number of academic faculty staff contributing to teaching or research at your university in the last 12 months who are visiting from an overseas institution for a minimum period of at least 3 months.

Number of Outbound Visiting Faculty Staff Headcount: 95 FTE: 35

Number of academic faculty staff employed by your institution contributing to teaching or research at an overseas institution in the last 12 months for a minimum period of at least 3 months.

Number of Staff with PhD Headcount: 1,077 FTE: 1,077

Number of academic faculty staff employed by your institution that have studied a PhD

Undergraduate Information

Number of Undergraduate Students Headcount: 6,911 FTE: 6,911

Number of students pursuing a Bachelor’s level or equivalent degree. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associate’s degrees.

Number of International Undergraduate Students Headcount: 1,052 FTE: 1,052

Number of undergraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if the language students take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'undergraduate degree program' they should be included under 'international undergraduate students' . Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'.

Number of Inbound Exchange Undergraduate Students Headcount: 117 FTE: 117

Number of undergraduate students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.

Number of Outbound Exchange Undergraduate Students Headcount: 159 FTE: 159

Number of undergraduate students registered at your institution who have attended another institution abroad for at least 1 semester on an exchange program in the last 12 months.

Average International Undergraduate Fees $ USD 681

Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Average Domestic Undergraduate Fees $ USD 681

Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Average Undergraduate Class Size Headcount: 30

The average size of class across all undergraduate programs. The term ‘class’ refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars.

Number of first year Undergraduate students Headcount: 1,052 FTE: 1,052

Number of students pursuing a Bachelor's level or equivalent degree in their first year of study. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associate's degrees.

Graduate / Postgraduate Information

Number of Graduate / Postgraduate Students Headcount: 3,062 FTE: 3,062

Students pursuing a higher-level degree (Master and Doctorate), including both taught and research postgraduates (e.g. PhD students)

Number of International Graduate/Postgraduate Students Headcount: 1,222 FTE: 1,222

Number of graduate / postgraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if they take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'postgraduate degree program', they should be included under 'international postgraduate students'. Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'.

Number of Inbound Exchange Graduate/Postgraduate Students Headcount: 61 FTE: 61

Number of graduate / postgraduate students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.

Number of Outbound Exchange Graduate/Postgraduate Students Headcount: 86 FTE: 86

Number of postgraduate students registered at your institution who have attended another institution on an exchange program for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.

Average International Graduate / Postgraduate Fees $ USD 681

Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Average Domestic Graduate / Postgraduate Fees $ USD 681

Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Average Taught Graduate / Postgraduate Class Size Headcount: 20

The average size of class across all taught graduate / postgraduate programs. The term ‘class’ refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars.

Number of first year Postgraduate students Headcount: 828 FTE: 828

Number of students pursuing a Master's level or equivalent degree in their first year of study, including both taught and research postgraduates.

Students

Total Students Headcount: 11,360 FTE: 11,360

Total number of students.

Total International Students Headcount: 2,274 FTE: 2,274

Number of students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained.

Total Outbound Exchange Students Headcount: 178 FTE: 178

Total number of students registered at your institution who have attended another institution on an exchange program for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.

Total Inbound Exchange Students Headcount: 245 FTE: 245

Total number of students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.

Average International Student Fees $ USD 681

Average tuition fees per year that an international student would be expected to pay for any course

Average Domestic Student Fees $ USD 681

Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for any program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Average Class Size Headcount: 25

The average size of class across all programs. The term ‘class’ refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars.

Number of Male Students Headcount: 5,079 FTE: 5,079

Number of students who are male out of the total number of students studying at your university

Number of Female Students Headcount: 6,281 FTE: 6,281

Number of students who are female out of the total number of students studying at your university

Graduate Output

Proportion of Graduates Pursuing Further Study Headcount: 95 %

Proportion of graduates from undergraduate programs pursuing further study at your own institution or any other within 6 months after graduation.

Proportion of Graduates Employed Headcount: 93 %

Proportion of graduates (excluding those opting to pursue further study) in permanent employment within 6 months of graduation

Number of PhDs Awarded Headcount: 365

Total number of PhDs awarded in the last 12 months

Applications

Total Number of Applications Headcount: 3,288

Total number of applications your institution received in the last 12 months for all undergraduate and postgraduate courses

Careers Support

Number of Full-Time Careers Advisors Headcount: 10 FTE: 10

Total number of staff employed by your institution on a full-time basis who are exclusively responsible for career support for your students (undergraduate and/or postgraduate)

Student Satisfaction

Overall Student Satisfaction Rate Headcount: 91 %

Percentage of all first year undergraduate students who are satisfied with the overall quality of their course

Teaching Student Satisfaction Rate Headcount: 91 %

Percentage of all first year undergraduate students who are satisfied with the overall teaching on their course

Internationalisation

Number of University Collaborations or Partnership Agreements Headcount: 250

Number of universities your institution has collaborations or partnership agreements with. These partnership agreements may include student and teaching exchanges, as well as collaborative research projects, exchange of academic materials and other information, and jointly offered executive development programmes. This includes collaborations at either a university or faculty level. Please also state the names of these institutions in the Submission Notes box.

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Graduate School Image and Time . 12 available @ USD 2,400
eikones, the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Iconic Criticism based at the University of Basel, is engaged in scientific investigation of images and unites more than thirty young scholars in mutual endeavour. As of 1 January 2009, twelve scholarships will be granted to doctoral candidates who are interested in composing their scientific dissertations within the scope of the Graduate School Image and Time.
The scholarships will be granted – upon successful intermediate evaluation – for up to three years.
The objectives of the Graduate School Image and Time are,
- to examine the various layers and structures in which time is constitutive for an image
- to analyse the temporality of the image itself
- to question the extent to which time itself bears iconic quality
(see a detailed description at http://www.eikones.ch/starte.html (english) and http://www.eikones.ch/startstellen.html (german))
The announcement is directed towards
- doctoral candidates from the disciplines of philosophy, sociology, art history, studies of literature, culture, film and media, of Egyptology, Islamic Studies (or other cultures of writing), of history, science studies, theology as well as related subjects, psychology, natural and technical sciences
- researchers in the areas of visual arts and theory of design
- applicants inland and abroad, including from outside of Europe