Basel is the home of Switzerland's oldest university, dating from 15th century. Some of greatest scientists of all time have finished their schooling there – let's just mention Paracelsus, Bernoulli, Erasmus, Euler and Nietzche. It's not all about the old fame – they are still producing great scientists and patents.

Business administration deals with the activities that need to be completed in order to maintain a certain standard of operations in an organization. Students studying this field can learn about management, decision-making, finance, marketing and productivity.

Switzerland (German: Schweiz, French: Suisse, Italian: Svizzera, Romansch: Svizra. Switzerland has some of the world renown universites like ETH in Zurich, EPFL in Lausanne, IHEID in Geneva, University of Lausanne or the University of St. Gallen. Keep in mind, it's much better to speak the local language, so if you can't speak either French, German or Italian, better go for a language course first.

A masters is earned after students complete an undergraduate degree program. To obtain a masters, you usually need to complete 12 to 18 college courses that often involve completing comprehensive tests and/or a thesis.