
Research & Development
The Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts is involved in conducting application-oriented Research & Development. These research activities concentrate on the main focus areas of each of our five Schools: Engineering and Architecture, Business, Social Work, Art and Design, and Music. The main goal of R&D at the HSLU is to provide scientifically-based solutions for technical, economic, social, or artistic problems arising not only in Central Switzerland but in the rest of the country and even worldwide. It focuses on creating direct advantages for enterprises, public administrations, associations and our society in general.
Research & Development (in German)
Every School covers their research areas independently. There are competence centers in the following research areas:
Research & Development (in German)
Every School covers their research areas independently. There are competence centers in the following research areas:
Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture
The school is home to the following centres of excellence:
Architecture
Architecture
Civil and Structural Engineering
Building Technology
Electrical Engineering
- Center of Excellence for Embedded Systems Applied Research
- Integral, Intelligent and Efficient Energy Systems
- Electronics
Information and Communications Technology
Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical Systems
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydro Machines
- Thermal Energy Systems and Process Engineering
Business Engineering | Innovation
Lucerne School of Business
Management, Finance and Banking, Economics, Regional Economics, Tourism and Mobility, Communication and Marketing, Business Information Technology, Controlling and Accounting
Lucerne School of Social Work
Lucerne School of Social Work
Social Work and Rights, Prevention and Health, Social Planning and Social Politics, Social Work and Economics, Social Culture and Interculture
Lucerne School of Art and Design
Lucerne School of Art and Design
The school is home to the following centres of excellence:
Design
Fine Arts
Lucerne School of Music
Wind Instruments, Jazz/Improvised Music, Church Music/Organ, Music and Body, Music Pedagogy, Theory.

