Swiss programme (Swiss mobility)

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Duration

You can take part in a Swiss exchange for one or two semesters.

Partner universities

• Lausanne: Ecole polytechnique f¨¦d¨¦rale de Lausanne EPFL
  Basel: Universit?t Basel
  Bern: Universit?t Bern
  Fribourg: Universit¨¦ de Fribourg
  Genf: Universit¨¦ de Gen¨¨ve
  Lausanne: Universit¨¦ de Lausanne
  Lugano / Mendrisio: Universit¨¤ della Svizzera Italiana USI
  Luzern: Universit?t Luzern
  Neuch?tel: Universit¨¦ de Neuch?tel
  St. Gallen: Universit?t St. Gallen

A stay at a Swiss partner university involves significantly less effort compared to other universities due to the shared educational and legal framework. In particular, the EPFL and ETH curricula are easy to coordinate.

Language requirements

No language test is required, but you must be able to follow the courses in the respective lecture language.

The Student Exchange Office does not issue a language certificate, as the training or learning agreement signed by the ETH and the partner university is sufficient. Should you nevertheless require a letter, contact your departmental exchange coordinator.

Scholarship

All partners except EPFL

If you cross a language border, you will receive a scholarship of CHF 1,000 per semester. No additional application is required for this scholarship. You will receive the scholarship contract by email in due course.

EPFL

You receive a scholarship of CHF 1,500 per semester (independent of the effective number of months). This special funding highlights the importance and encouragement of exchanges between the two ETHs.

No additional application is required for this scholarship. You will receive the scholarship contract by email in due course.

Projects / papers / theses

Small projects (approx. 10 credits)

• These are possible as part of an exchange.
• The project and the courses combined must correspond to a minimum of 20 credits.
• The same conditions and deadlines apply as for exchanges for courses only.

Larger projects (at least 20 credits)

Application deadline

Two months before the start of your stay (regardless of the deadline for exchanges for courses)

Scope

• Research projects, Bachelor's and Master's theses
• Minimum duration: Three months

Conditions for participating

A project through Swiss mobility is subject to simplified conditions compared to exchanges for courses:

• You must organise the project yourself.
• You need supervisors at both the partner university and ETH.
• You must meet the minimum grade average set by the Student Exchange Office.
• You need approval from your departmental exchange coordinators.

Contact your departmental exchange coordinators

Application

Your application process is similar to applying for courses, except that the above-mentioned deadline and the simplified conditions apply to you.

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Accommodation in Lausanne

You can apply for accommodation from the foundation for student housing (FMEL). To do so, you need a confirmation from EPFL that mentions the exchange dates.

• Open the FMEL website