Haute école pédagogique du canton de Vaud (HEP Vaud)

Higher EducationVaud, Switzerland501-1000 Employees

HEP Vaud is a higher education institution based in Lausanne, in the Vaud canton of Switzerland, focused on teacher education. It is one of the few French-speaking institutions in Switzerland offering the full spectrum of initial and continuing teacher training, embedded in the Lake Geneva academic community and contributing to the national research landscape in education sciences. The school emphasizes rigorous theoretical and practical preparation to support students’ development and facilitate their entry into professional teaching. Its two primary objectives are to provide university-level initial teacher education and postgraduate training for teachers and other school professionals, while advancing research and development in education sciences through international collaborations and by offering educational resources to practitioners. Its program portfolio spans undergraduate and graduate degrees, including a Bachelor in Preschool and Primary Education, Master programs in Secondary Education I, a Diploma/MAS in Secondary II, a Master in Mathematics for Teaching through a joint EPFL-HEP program, a Master in Special Education, a Master in Early Childhood Education, a Master in Education Sciences (HEP/UNIL), and a Master in French Didactics; it also encompasses numerous post-graduate certificates and diplomas and a broad range of continuing education courses.

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