The University of Lausanne in Lausanne,Switzerland was founded in 1537 as a school of Protestant theology,before being made a university in 1890. The university is the second oldest in Switzerland,and one of the oldest universities in the world to be in continuous operation. As of fall 2017,about 15,000 students and 3,300 employees studied and worked at the university. Approximately 1,500 international students attend the university,which has a wide curriculum including exchange programs with other universities.
Vaud,more formally the Canton of Vaud,is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts;its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat of arms bears the motto "Libertéet patrie" on a white-green bicolour.
Morges is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud and the seat of the district of Morges. It is located on Lake Geneva,west of Lausanne.
Chillon Castle is an island medieval castle located on Lake Geneva,south of Veytaux in the canton of Vaud. It is situated at the eastern end of the lake,on the narrow shore between Montreux and Villeneuve,which gives access to the Alpine valley of the Rhône. Chillon is amongst the most visited medieval castles in Switzerland and Europe. Successively occupied by the House of Savoy,then by the Bernese from 1536 until 1798,it now belongs to the canton de Vaud and is classified as a Swiss Cultural Property of National Significance.
Palais de Beaulieu is the historical and emblematic building of the Lausanne convention and exhibition center,located in Lausanne,in the Vaud Canton,Switzerland. The Palais is a convention centre that welcomes mainly conventions and events.
The Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Vaud is a Reformed cantonal state church in Vaud.
Guy Bernard Parmelin is a Swiss Federal Councillor and head of the Department of Economic Affairs,Education and Research. A member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC),he has been a member of the Federal Council since 2016,and has led the Department of Economic Affairs,Education and Research since 2019. He previously led the Department of Defence,Civil Protection and Sports between 2016 and 2018. He served as president of Switzerland in 2021,having previously served as vice president of Switzerland in 2020.
Lucienne Peiry,born in Lausanne on 4 September 1961,holds a doctorate (PhD) in the history of art;she is a specialist in Outsider Art,an exhibition curator,a lecturer and the author of several publications. She gives lectures in both Switzerland and elsewhere in Europe,and has been teaching Outsider Art at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne since 2010. Since 2016,she has also been teaching at the University of Lausanne
Isabelle Moret is a Swiss politician who served as President of the National Council from 2019 to 2020. A member of FDP.The Liberals since its foundation in 2009,she first entered the National Council in 2006 as a member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD). Moret is a resident of Yens-sur-Morges in the canton of Vaud.
Cossonay-Penthalaz railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Penthalaz,in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on multiple standard gauge lines of Swiss Federal Railways. The station is adjacent to the valley station of the Cossonay–Gare–Ville funicular.
Grandson railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Grandson,in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Jura Foot line of Swiss Federal Railways.
Géraldine Savary is a journalist and politician of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP),former member of the National Council and the Council of States and the current director of the Federal Commission of the Swiss postal services,PostCom.
Léonore Porchet,is a Swiss politician. A member of the Green Party of Switzerland,Porchet has represented Vaud canton in the National Council since the 2019 Swiss federal election.
The R4 is a railway service of RER Vaud that provides hourly service between Le Brassus and Aigle in the Swiss canton of Vaud. A limited number of trains continue from Aigle to St-Maurice. On weekdays,a section of the train operates from Le Day to Vallorbe. Swiss Federal Railways,the national railway company of Switzerland,operates the service. The service was previously known as the S4.
The R5 is a railway service of RER Vaud that provides hourly service between Allaman and Palézieux in the Swiss canton of Vaud. Swiss Federal Railways,the national railway company of Switzerland,operates the service. The service was previously known as the S5.
The R6 is a railway service of RER Vaud that provides hourly service between Allaman and Palézieux in the Swiss canton of Vaud. On weekdays,rush-hour services continue from Palézieux to Romont,in Fribourg. Swiss Federal Railways,the national railway company of Switzerland,operates the service. The service was previously known as the S6.
Samuel Bendahan is a Swiss Socialist Party politician and member of the National Council elected from Canton of Vaud in 2017. He previously served in Vaudois Grand Council.
By-elections to the Swiss Federal Council were held on 7 December 2022,after federal councillors Ueli Maurer (SVP-ZH) and Simonetta Sommaruga (SP-BE) announced they would leave the Council effective 31 December of the same year. The parliament elected Albert Rösti and Élisabeth Baume-Schneider respectively to replace them.
Jacqueline Denise de Quattro is a Swiss-Italian politician,lawyer,and former judoka. As a member of the FDP.The Liberals,she was elected to the Council of State of Vaud in 2007. In 2019,she was elected to a seat in the National Council of Switzerland.
Christelle Luisier is a Swiss politician and lawyer. Since 2022,she has served as the President of the Council of State of Vaud.
