Need help for school orientation

Hi everybody!
I'm a swiss student who is starting university next year and has to decide between two different kind of universities for my bachelor: One is the best university of engineering in Switzerland ( "Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne") and the other is the best university in business administration in switzerland ("HEC St-Gall").
I am interested in investment banking and corporate finance / M&A, therefore i would like to know what kind of education I should choose to maximise my chances to work in these financial activities.
Thank you for your advice.
Best regards.
Loïc

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Thank you for your reply. The reason of my question is that i have heard that the bank industry in london is looking more and more for people with a strong education in maths which is less the case in HEC St. Gall, this is why i am hesitating with a polytechnical school. I prefer staying in switzerland because the universities are very good and not so expensive if you are swiss.

 
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