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| name              = Lucerne School of Computer Science and Information Technology
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| type              = Public university
| established       = {{start date|2016}}
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| parent            = [[Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts]]
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| city              = [[Rotkreuz]]
| state             = [[Rotkreuz]] in [[Kanton Zug]]
| country           = Switzerland
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| website           = {{URL|https://www.hslu.ch/en/lucerne-school-of-information-technology/}}}}
The '''Lucerne School of Computer Science and Information Technology''' ('''Hochschule Luzern – Informatik''') is a professional school for [[information  technology]] (IT) in Switzerland. Often called just '''School of Information Technology''', it is a division of the [[Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts]]. The campus is in [[Rotkreuz]] in [[Kanton Zug]].

== History ==
The Lucerne School of Computer Science and Information Technology was formed in 2016 as a separate department of the [[Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts]]. The department was merged from the IT department of the [[School of Engineering and Architecture]] and the institute of business informatic of the [[Business School and Management]]. The campus is [[Rotkreuz]] in [[Kanton Zug]].<ref name="Greater Zurich" /> A new building there, used jointly with the Institute of Financial Services, was opened in 2019.<ref name="Greater Zurich" /> All study programs are offered at one location.<ref name="Zug" />

== Study programs ==
Research at the School of Information Technology includes studies of [[constraint satisfaction]] and [[Discrete optimization|discrete optimisation]], [[digital image processing]], [[machine learning]], [[mobile computing]], and [[natural language processing]].<ref name="Swisstext" />

The school offers [[bachelor's degree]]s and [[master's degree]]s. The six bachelor study programs are:<ref name="Bachelor" /><ref name="Lucerne" />
* Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
* Digital Ideation
* [[Computer science|Computer Science]]
* Information and Cyber Security
* International IT Management
* Business Information Technology.

The study program for cyber security was installed in 2018, as the first such course at a university of applied sciences in [[Switzerland]]. [[Guy Parmelin]] who was then [[Federal Council (Switzerland)|Bundesrat]] responsible for [[Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport|defence and security]], and is now [[President of the Swiss Confederation|president of Switzerland]], inaugurated the program that he had promoted.<ref name="Camenzind" />

The master's study courses are:<ref name="Masters" />
* [[Master of Science in Engineering]]
* Master of Science in Business Information Technology
* Master Digital Ideation

A joint master's degree is offered in the field of Specialized Media.<ref name="Masters" />

== Impact ==
In international collaboration, the school works with universities such as [[Purdue University]].<ref name="Purdue" /> It is a partner in international conferences, such as the Swisstext 2016, a conference for [[Text mining|text analytics]].<ref name="Swisstext" /> The school and the division of innovation and technology launched a project in 2017 aiming at a connection and collaboration between [[small and medium-sized enterprises]] (SME) and start-ups.<ref name="TIMR" /> In 2018, scientists from the [[Lucerne School of Information Technology]] participated in an international research network project to advise politicians of the [[European Union]] (EU) regarding [[Blockchain|blockchain technology]].<ref name="Zurich Area" />

The school is sponsored by large companies in the region such as [[Siemens Building Technologies]] and [[Roche|Roche Diagnostics]], and smaller companies. The companies expect qualified personnel and a collaboration in education and research.<ref name="IT Magazine" />

== References ==
{{reflist
| refs =

<ref name="Camenzind">{{cite news
| last = Camenzind
| first = Barbara
| url = https://www.netzwoche.ch/news/2018-10-19/cyber-security-ist-eine-sache-von-wissen-und-nicht-von-macht
| title = Neuer Studiengang "Information & Cyber-Security" / Cyber-Security ist eine Sache von Wissen und nicht von Macht
| publisher = {{ill|Netzwoche|de}}
| date = 19 October 2018
| language = de
| access-date = 26 February 2019
}}</ref>

<ref name="Bachelor">{{cite web
| url = https://www.hslu.ch/en/lucerne-school-of-information-technology/degree-programs/bachelor/
| title = Bachelor's degree programs
| date = 2021
| website = hslu.ch
| access-date = 9 November 2021
}}</ref>

<ref name="Greater Zurich">{{cite web
| url = https://www.greaterzuricharea.com/en/news/lucerne-university-opens-zug-rotkreuz-campus
| title = Lucerne University opens Zug-Rotkreuz campus
| website = greaterzuricharea.com
| date = 22 August 2019
| access-date = 9 November 2021
}}</ref>

<ref name="IT Magazine">{{cite journal
| url = https://www.itmagazine.ch/artikel/59378/Departement_fuer_Informatik_der_Hochschule_Luzern_erhaelt_namhafte_Unterstuetzung.html
| title = Departement für Informatik der Hochschule Luzern erhält namhafte Unterstützung
| journal = Swiss IT Magazine
| date = 24 March 2015
| language = de
| access-date = 16 November 2021
}}</ref>

<ref name="Lucerne">{{cite web
| url = https://www.lucerne-business.com/en/industries-technologies/information-technologies-ict
| title = ICT competence centers and knowledge transfer
| date = 2021
| work = [[Lucerne]]
| access-date = 10 November 2021
}}</ref>

<ref name="Masters">{{cite web
| url = https://www.hslu.ch/en/lucerne-school-of-information-technology/degree-programs/master/
| title = Master's / Further your knowledge in three different areas
| date = 2021
| website = hslu.ch
| access-date = 10 November 2021
}}</ref>

<ref name="Purdue">{{cite web
| url = https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/office-of-globalization/lucerne-university-of-applied-sciences-and-arts-lucerne-switzerland
| title = Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Lucerne, Switzerland
| work = [[Purdue University]]
| date =
| access-date = 9 November 2021
}}</ref>

<ref name="Swisstext">{{cite web
| url = https://www.swisstext.org/docs/2016/swisstext-2016-program.pdf
| title = Lucerne School of Information Technolog
| work = Swisstext 2016
| date = 2016
| page = 30
| access-date = 16 November 2021
}}</ref>

<ref name="TIMR">{{cite web
| url = https://timreview.ca/article/1125
| title = Innovation by Collaboration between Startups and SMEs in Switzerland
| work = Technology Innovation Management Review
| date = December 2017
| access-date = 16 November 2021
}}</ref>

<ref name="Zug">{{cite web
| url = https://www.zg.ch/behoerden/direktion-fur-bildung-und-kultur/amt-fur-gemeindliche-schulen/inhalte-ags/themen-school-system-zug/universities-of-applied-sciences
| title = Universities of applied sciences
| date = 2021
| work = [[Kanton Zug]]
| access-date = 10 November 2021
}}</ref>

<ref name="Zurich Area">{{cite web
| url = https://www.greaterzuricharea.com/en/news/swiss-researchers-advise-eu-blockchain
| title = Swiss researchers advise EU on blockchain
| date = 20 February 2018
| website = greaterzuricharea.com
| access-date = 16 November 2021
}}</ref>

}}

== External links ==
* {{official|https://www.hslu.ch/en/lucerne-school-of-information-technology/}}
* [https://www.auviso.ch/en/references/systems/lucerne-school-of-information-technology-en Lucerne School of Information Technology] auviso.ch
* [https://www.ausbildung-weiterbildung.ch/Detail.aspx?schoolID=4007 Porträt Hochschule Luzern – Informatik] (in German) ausbildung-weiterbildung.ch
* [https://www.buerokonstrukt.ch/projects/neubau-hochschule-luzern-campus-zug-informatik-u-wirtschaft-zug/ SUUR / Neubau Hochschule Luzern – Campus Zug – Informatik u. Wirtschaft, Zug] (in German) buerokonstrukt.ch
* {{YouTube|ffrFKHIV2qs|Master of Science in Engineering an der Hochschule Luzern – Informatik (2020)}}
* [https://netclose.ch/downloads/eroffnung-studiengang-bsc-information-cyber-security-18-oktober-2018/ Eröffnung Studiengang BSc Information & Cyber Security 2018] (in German) netclose.ch

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[[Category:Education in Lucerne]]