This course has started in autumn of 2005. It was established as a result of the Europe-wide Bologna process of reforming and coordinating academic programmes in European universities. As an element of this process, the Université de Lausanne, Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) [University of Lausanne] established the programme as a two-years Masters degree course, which, as a standard requires as a prerequisite an acknowledged bachelor degree.

The Social Protection Department has been invited to complement the programme by lectures focusing on social protection from an international perspective and providing international experience in actuarial practice and social policy analysis.

Lausanne is a French speaking town but the programme courses are taught in English. Academic and organizational responsibility for the programme lies fully with the Université de Lausanne, Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC). For further information see http://www.hec.unil.ch/hec/masters/msc/