HESAV

What HESAV does

HESAV (Haute École de Santé - Vaud) is a Swiss public University of Applied Sciences headquartered in Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, operating under the authority of the Canton of Vaud and as a member institution of the HES-SO (Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale) consortium. The institution delivers higher education in five healthcare disciplines — Nursing (offered full-time, part-time, and in-employment), Physiotherapy, Midwifery (full-time and part-time), Medical Radiology Technology, and Occupational Therapy (launching in 2026) — alongside a Health Preparatory Year (Année propédeutique santé), certifying continuing education and postgraduate programs, short courses and modular training, and a multidisciplinary Research & Innovation division with doctoral training tracks and three named expertise poles (Interprofessionality, Humanities in Care and Health, Health and Technologies).

The core operating model is direct institutional enrollment: prospective students apply through the HESAV website and admissions portal and attend on-campus programs at the Lausanne facility. HESAV's underlying technology stack is conventional higher-education infrastructure (institutional website, student mobile application, intranet, library portal, webmail, and Microsoft 365 integration), with no proprietary platform, AI/ML systems, or API surface disclosed. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; as a public institution, HESAV is primarily funded through cantonal appropriations from the Canton de Vaud and federal subsidies, supplemented by continuing education and ancillary fees.

HESAV's go-to-market is institutional rather than commercial: it relies on its official website, the HESAV Plus newsletter, and its affiliation with HES-SO and the Canton de Vaud for student acquisition and visibility. There are no third-party channel partners, resellers, or enterprise sales motions. Strategic differentiation rests on cantonal regulatory accreditation, the breadth of its five healthcare degree programs, its Campus Santé housing and campus infrastructure project, and its interprofessional education approach.

Name

HESAV

Legal name

HESAV - Haute École de Santé - Vaud

Website

https://hesav.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

HESAV is a Swiss public university of applied sciences in Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, offering accredited Bachelor programs in nursing, physiotherapy, midwifery, medical radiology, and occupational therapy (from 2026), plus preparatory, continuing education, and multidisciplinary research services for healthcare students and professionals.

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Product category

Higher Education (Healthcare)

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Higher Education Governance & Quality Policy Research (EDADADAI)

Keywords

• Healthcare education
• Nursing bachelor programs
• Physiotherapy degree programs
• Medical radiology training
• Continuing health education

Headquarters

HQ city

Lausanne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

HESAV is a public Swiss University of Applied Sciences that delivers accredited higher-education programs in health sciences, including five Bachelor degrees (Nursing, Physiotherapy, Midwifery, Medical Radiology Technology, and Occupational Therapy launching in 2026), a preparatory Health Propaedeutic Year, continuing education and postgraduate certifications, short courses and modular training for professionals, and a Research & Innovation division. All programs are delivered on the Lausanne campus and supplemented by the Campus Santé student housing initiative.

Product overview

HESAV (Haute École de Santé - Vaud) is a Swiss university of applied sciences offering a portfolio of five Bachelor programs in health sciences: Nursing, Physiotherapy, Midwifery, Medical Radiology Technology, and Occupational Therapy (launching 2026). The institution operates a unified educational platform with an introductory preparatory year (Année propédeutique santé) that feeds into the Bachelor programs, supplemented by continuing education certifications, short courses, and modular training for working professionals. Research & Innovation services and student housing (Campus Santé) support the core educational offerings.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• Soins infirmiers (Nursing) Bachelor program Accredited Swiss Bachelor program in nursing offered in three modalities (full-time, part-time, in-employment), preparing students for professional nursing practice.
• Physiothérapie (Physiotherapy) Bachelor program Accredited Swiss Bachelor program training students to become licensed physiotherapists.
• Sage-femme (Midwifery) Bachelor program Accredited Swiss Bachelor program in midwifery offered in full-time and part-time formats, preparing students for professional midwifery practice.
• Technique en radiologie médicale (Medical Radiology Technology) Bachelor program Accredited Swiss Bachelor program training students in medical radiology technology and imaging techniques.
• Ergothérapie (Occupational Therapy) Bachelor program Accredited Swiss Bachelor program in occupational therapy, launching in 2026, preparing students to help patients recover or develop daily living and work skills.
• Année propédeutique santé (Health Preparatory Year) Preparatory year providing foundational knowledge and skills for students wishing to access Bachelor programs in health sciences at HESAV.
• Formation continue et postgrade (Continuing Education and Postgraduate programs) Certifying postgraduate programs for working professionals seeking to develop expertise and advance their careers in healthcare.
• Recherche & Innovation (Research & Innovation) services Multidisciplinary research services conducted in collaboration with institutions, aimed at improving population health, care practices, and informing public health policy; includes doctoral research tracks.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• HES-SO (Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHESAV is a member institution of HES-SO, the largest network of universities of applied sciences in Western Switzerland. This affiliation provides institutional accreditation, cross-institutional collaboration, and recognition of degrees across the HES-SO network.
• Canton de VaudcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHESAV operates under the authority and funding of the Canton de Vaud, Switzerland. The cantonal affiliation provides institutional legitimacy, public funding, and alignment with regional healthcare policy objectives.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• HES-SO (Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale): Parent network of HESAV and other Western Swiss UAS institutions. Broad incumbent in the same Swiss UAS ecosystem, providing accreditation, coordination, and cross-institutional collaboration to HESAV and other member schools.

Direct peers

• Kalaidos Fachhochschule: Swiss UAS offering health-related programs (including nursing) under a private accreditation structure. Comparable in applied health education mandate, differing principally in ownership structure.
• FHNW (Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz): Swiss University of Applied Sciences with a School of Life Sciences and health-related Bachelor's programs. Direct peer in Swiss UAS structure, public funding model, and healthcare education offerings.
• Berner Fachhochschule (BFH): Swiss University of Applied Sciences with a health division providing Bachelor programs in nursing, physiotherapy, midwifery, and nutrition/dietetics. Operates under similar cantonal UAS governance with parallel program offerings.
• Careum Hochschule Gesundheit: Private Swiss university of applied sciences focused exclusively on health sciences, offering nursing and allied health programs. Mirrors HESAV's health-only focus but operates with a private, not cantonal, governance model.
• SUPSI (Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana): Italian-language Swiss University of Applied Sciences with a Department of Business, Health and Social Work offering health sciences programs. Direct peer in UAS structure and applied health education mandate.
• Ostschweizer Fachhochschule (OST): Swiss University of Applied Sciences (formerly FHS St.Gallen) offering health and social-services Bachelor programs. Comparable UAS with similar funding model and program catalog in Eastern Switzerland.
• ZHAW (Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften): Swiss University of Applied Sciences with a Department of Health Sciences offering Bachelor's programs in nursing, physiotherapy, midwifery, and other health disciplines. Direct peer in mandate, governance structure (UAS), and student target group.
• Haute École de Santé de Genève (HEdS): Geneva-based health sciences university of applied sciences offering nursing, physiotherapy, midwifery, and radiology programs. Direct peer in mandate, French-language curriculum, and Swiss UAS structure.

Regional players

• Fachhochschule Vorarlberg: Austrian University of Applied Sciences with health sciences programs. Comparable applied-health education model, but operating in a different national/regulatory environment and not directly competing for Swiss students.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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