DeSales Signs New Partnership Agreement with Swiss University

Attention students: Switzerland is calling!

Father James Greenfield, OSFS ’84, Ed.D., president of DeSales, signed a new international partnership agreement on July 24 with Bruno Staffelbach, Ph.D., president of the University of Lucerne.

Starting in the spring semester of 2025, full-time traditional day students in good disciplinary standing will have the chance to study abroad at Lucerne, which is located in central Switzerland. The agreement also allows students from Lucerne to study at DeSales.

Brian MacDonald, executive director of international learning at DeSales, surveyed students in the 2022-2023 academic year asking where they’d like to study abroad. Switzerland was near the top of the list.

“I reached out to a number of schools through an association that we’re part of, and the University of Lucerne immediately was interested. It’s a similar school in terms of mission and it has similar programs. I think it will be a really good partner for us.” -Brian MacDonald, executive director of international learning

DeSales has similar partnerships in place with universities in Japan, Australia, and across Europe. MacDonald is also working to secure agreements with universities in the Netherlands and New Zealand.