Welcome to the University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur
The University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur was founded in 1963, as an institute of technology. It was converted to its current form, as a University of Applied Sciences, in the year 2000. 1,400 students are currently studying there in five Bachelor study courses and several master programmes. The seven institutes at the university are actively involved in applied research and development to guarantee the knowledge and technology transfer to the Swiss economy.
The HTW Chur offers the following fields of study:
- Tourism and Hospitality
- Management/Entrepreneurship,
- Information Studies,
- Telecommunication/Electrotechncis,
- Construction and Design,
- Media.
The University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur is small in size but still offers all the advantages of a University. Classes are of manageable size, where students can contribute actively and learn efficiently.
Switzerland
Switzerland is a confederated state in Central Europe with a total area of 41,293 square kilometres and a population of 7,5 million. In the North, it borders on Germany, in the East on Austria and the Principality of Liechtenstein, in the South on Italy and in the West on France. Berne is the capital city.
Switzerland was supposedly born on 1 August 1291, when the valley communities (later called cantons) of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden formed a loose alliance. Other cantons joined over the years and in 1848, these sovereign cantons formed a federal state. The state has democratically elected public authorities, a two chamber parliamentary system, direct political participation and an equal standing of the four of.cial languages (German, French, Italian and Romansh) and their associated cultures.
Region of Grisons and Chur
Arosa, Davos and St. Moritz are some of the resounding names in the tourism industry. They are all situated in Grisons, which is the largest holiday region in Switzerland. Grisons is also home to the famous children’s book character Heidi. Johanna Spyri, the book’s author, here found the inspiration for her world-famous Heidi stories.
Chur has a history of human settlement reaching back over 5,000 years and is therefore the oldest city in Switzerland. With a population of approximately 35,000, it is also the capital of the holiday canton of Grisons. Chur is also the only Swiss city with its own summer and winter sports region called Brambruesch, which lies 1,100 to 2,176 metres above sea level. The local mountain Dreibuendenstein is reachable by gondola straight from the historical part of the city. Due to its favoured location, Chur enjoys sunshine even when other Swiss cities are covered in fog.
