HES-SO Valais-Wallis

HES-SO Valais-Wallis is the university of applied sciences and arts of the canton of Valais and part of the HES-SO network of Western Switzerland. Its five schools cover art, management (including tourism), engineering, health sciences and social work. Its sites include Sion, with the Energypolis campus, and Sierre.

In the 2025–26 academic year it had 2,740 students. It also runs nine research institutes.

Since 2018 its School of Engineering has run the HEI Entrepreneurial Programme, which gives students and staff with a business idea access to infrastructure and possible co-funding. Innosuisse Business Ideas evenings, delivered by Venturelab, are also held there.