Lausanne, Switzerland
University of Lausanne Alumni
International Students
23.33
% of international students in the university
4000
Total International Students in the university
UNIL, founded in 1537 and restructured in 2012, is Switzerland’s second-largest university and a research powerhouse across social sciences, life sciences, business, law, and more. It has shaped global leaders, Nobel laureates, artists, and inventors.
|
Alumni Name |
Notable Achievement / Famous For |
Degree |
Graduating Year |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Jacques Dubochet |
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2017); cryo-electron microscopy pioneer |
Honorary Prof. at UNIL (PhD elsewhere) |
N/A |
|
Claude Nicollier |
First Swiss ESA astronaut; flew 4 Space Shuttle missions |
Studied physics |
N/A |
|
Jean-Claude Biver |
CEO and powerhouse executive in luxury watchmaking (TAG Heuer, Hublot) |
HEC Lausanne |
1975, Licence |
|
Louis C. Camilleri |
CEO of Philip Morris International |
HEC Lausanne |
1976, Licence |
|
Jean-Claude Gandur |
CEO of Addax Petroleum |
HEC Lausanne |
N/A |
|
Sepp Blatter |
Former FIFA President |
Licence (business) |
1959 |
|
Ignazio Cassis |
President of the Swiss Confederation (2022) |
Law/Political science studies |
N/A |
|
Pascal Couchepin |
Former President of the Swiss Confederation |
Law/Political science studies |
N/A |
|
İsmail Cem |
Turkish Foreign Minister |
Studied political science |
N/A |
|
Jean-Pascal Delamuraz |
Swiss Federal Councillor & President of Confederation (1989, 1996) |
BA Political Science |
1960 |
|
Paul Cérésole |
19th‑century President, Swiss Confederation |
Studied law/administration |
Mid‑1800s |
|
Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) |
King of Thailand (1946–2016) |
Studied sciences/law |
1940s |
|
Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII) |
King of Thailand (1935–1946) |
Studied sciences/law |
1930s |
|
Princess Galyani Vadhana |
Thai Princess & humanitarian |
Studied sciences/law |
1930s |
|
Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands |
Royalty, World War II resistance figure |
Studied at UNIL |
1930s |
|
Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh |
Founder of modern Persian prose |
Literature studies |
Mid‑1900s |
|
Philippe Jaccottet |
Esteemed Swiss poet |
Literature studies |
Mid‑1900s |
|
Charles Ferdinand Ramuz |
French‑Swiss novelist |
Literature studies |
Early 1900s |
|
Vilfredo Pareto |
Economist & sociologist; co‑founder of Lausanne School of Economics |
Economics studies |
Late 1800s |
|
Léon Walras |
Founding mathematical economist; marginal‑utility theory |
Economics studies |
Late 1800s |
|
Georges de Rham |
Mathematician renowned for de Rham cohomology |
Mathematics studies |
Early 1900s |
|
Alexandre Yersin |
Co‑discoverer of plague bacterium; Explorer and doctor |
Medicine / Natural sciences |
Late 1800s |
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