CUSO Doctoral Programs

The Association of Universities in Western Switzerland (Conférence universitaire de Suisse occidentale, CUSO) is an association of the universities of Geneva, Lausanne, Neuchatel and Fribourg. It jointly funds and organizes structured doctoral programs in western Switzerland. The University of Bern has signed a cooperation agreement with CUSO which allows its doctoral candidates to participate in individual academic disciplines of CUSO doctoral programs.