Many international families are drawn to live and work in Switzerland and many put their children in international schools. Parents and former pupils give their views on whether the huge school fees are worth it.
International schools have a reputation for putting students in a "bubble" but Alex Kuznetsov explains how attending such schools in Zurich prepared him well for New York's prestigious Columbia University.
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-size: small;">International schools in Switzerland have seen their pupil numbers explode in recent years, mainly driven by demand from expatriate employees of multinational firms and international organisations.</span></span></p>