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# [Brillantmont students head to the world's top universities](https://info.brillantmont.ch/international-boarding-school-blog/bid/321619/brillantmont-students-head-to-the-world-s-top-universities)

 Written by [Sarah Frei](https://info.brillantmont.ch/international-boarding-school-blog/author/sarah-frei) | 22-Oct-2013 10:24:00

A Swiss education really does open doors to the world’s best universities. Here’s a rundown of where this year’s graduates are headed, with links to previous articles and testimonials from our worldwide family of alumni.

July was a time of great celebration – and a few tears – as we said good bye to a class of graduating students, thus completing many fulfilling years attaining a Swiss education, with a distinct international aspect, here at Brillantmont. 

We said good bye to Ekaterina Dopiro from Russia, who also received the Brillantmont Prize of Excellence. Opting to stay in Lausanne – as many of our alumni have done in the past – Ekaterina secured a place at the prestigious **[École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne](http://www.epfl.ch/)**  (EPFL). [Read more »](https://info.brillantmont.ch/international-boarding-school-blog/bid/304948/Congratulations-our-award-winning-students)

Koffi from France, who is now studying at the **[Glion Institute of Higher Education](http://www.glion.edu/glion_education/en/en-en/index.cfm)** here in Switzerland – and one of the top three hospitality management schools in the world – said of his three years at multicultural Brillantmont: "Today, after having met all these nationalities here in Brillantmont, I feel myself to be a citizen of the world. I’ve learned so much from each person that I met here. You are all parts of me and I will never forget you." [Read more »](https://info.brillantmont.ch/international-boarding-school-blog/bid/301415/Life-after-Brillantmont-Reflections-from-Leavers)

Jordi Godayol from Spain, another recent graduate, said: “I chose to study here in Lausanne at the Mechanical Engineering at the **[École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne](http://www.epfl.ch/)** (EPFL) because it’s in the top 25 universities in the world; invests heavily in each of its students; and it is in Lausanne that I feel most at home. Being able to continue my hobbies, and the presence of an international airport, were also significant factors.” [Read more »](https://info.brillantmont.ch/international-boarding-school-blog/bid/302607/Alumnus-Jordi-Godayol-on-life-at-Brillantmont-and-university)

Fernando Baptista from Brazil was accepted by no less than five top UK universities. He picked Business Studies and Economics at the [**University of Mancheste**r](http://www.manchester.ac.uk/), one of the UK’s most respected educational institutions. Fernando graduated with A Levels, which are accepted at all UK universities – it is the diversity of educational programmes in Switzerland that made this possible. [Read more »](https://info.brillantmont.ch/international-boarding-school-blog/bid/303619/School-s-out-Brillantmont-Graduation-news)

The buzz of London life always proves attractive to our students and this year several of our graduates headed there. Rafael Bodega is studying Theoretical Physics at top-ranking **[University College London](http://www.ucl.ac.uk/)**; Audrey Frei is enjoying the challenges of Philosophy, Politics and Law at **[Kings College London](http://www.kcl.ac.uk/index.aspx) **and David Musujenko has embarked on Economics with Politics and International Relations at the recently founded, prestigious private university **[The New School of the Humanities, London](http://www.nchum.org/)**. [Read more »](https://info.brillantmont.ch/international-boarding-school-blog/bid/303619/School-s-out-Brillantmont-Graduation-news)

Of course not all our alumni stay in Switzerland or head to the UK. **[Northeastern University](http://www.northeastern.edu/)** was perhaps our best-attended US university from our most recent graduating year. We also have former Brillantmont students at **[New York University (NYU)](http://www.nyu.edu/)**, **[Boston University](http://www.bu.edu/)** and the **[American University, Washington](http://www.american.edu/)**. Not to feel left out, universities in France, Japan, Brazil, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Korea, all welcomed Brillantmont graduates.

**Now that you’ve read about just some of the excellent universities our students were able to attend thanks to their time at a Swiss international school, why not learn more about the country, why it is so great for developing young minds, and what’s on offer here at Brillantmont? ****Speak to us about schooling in Switzerland? Feel free to contact us or [book a tour of the campus](https://info.brillantmont.ch/brillantmont-private-school-tour/) when you are next in Lausanne, Switerland. **

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