Location advantages
BASELLAND- SURROUNDED BY VARIOUS CULTURAL CENTERS AND WORLD-CLASS LEISURE ACTIVITIES
The city of Basel is on Baselland’s doorstep and offers world-class museums, art and trade fairs. Together with the unique carnival and successful competitive sports in football, tennis, etc., the urban center of Basel radiates far beyond the economic region.
City of Basel as an urban center - with an impact on the entire economic region
The city of Basel is the urban center of the Basel region. With the University of Basel and the University Hospital with its cutting-edge medicine, it provides part of the education and healthcare for the entire economic region. At the same time, with its famous shopping street Freie Strasse, top gastronomy with around a dozen GaultMiIlau restaurants, the zoo, the Rhine with its swimming and recreational facilities and numerous other excursion destinations, it radiates throughout the region.
World-class museums, art and trade fairs
The city of Basel offers world-class museums, art and exhibitions: 40 museums on just 37 km2, from the internationally renowned Fondation Beyeler to the Kunstmuseum Basel, the Museum Tinguely, the Kunsthalle and the Vitra Design Museum. The range is complemented by national and international trade fairs such as Art Basel, Swissbau and Fantasy Basel. Every year, Basel’s museums receive around 1.3 million visitors from all over the world, while the trade fairs attract a good 660,000 visitors.
Carnival and sport
Two special Basel highlights shine beyond the region. Firstly, the Basel Carnival, which was added to UNESCO’s cultural heritage list in 2017. For three days between mid-February and mid-March, around 18,000 enthusiastic carnival revellers parade through the streets with costumes and instruments. They are accompanied by more than 180 lanterns and the traditional supporting program, reflecting the critical and humorous spirit of the city’s population.
The second is sports entertainment with the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament.
Facts and figures (2023)
UNIVERSITY OF BASEL
- Around 13,000 students, of which more than 3,300 are international
- Baselland forms the majority with around 2,700 students
- Academic Ranking of World Universities 2023: Rank 81 out of 1000 universities
- CWTS Leiden Ranking 2023 (2018-2021): Rank 281 out of 1411 universities
- QS World University Rankings 2024: Rank 124 out of 1498 universities
- Times Higher Education / The World University Rankings 2020: Rank 123 out of 2673 universities
MUSEUMS, ART AND TRADE FAIRS
- Almost 40 museums on just 37 km2
- Around 1.3 million museum visitors
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