Visiting the University of Zurich (UZH) as a student or researcher provides insights into one of Europe's top-ranked universities, enriches your academic portfolio, and allows you to explore Zurich and the nearby Alps. There are different opportunities to explore UZH for a few months or a full year. Find out what fits to your situation.

Students from our partner universities can spend one or two semesters at UZH with one of the following programs:

Exchange within Europe

Exchange outside of Europe

 

If you are enrolled at a recognized foreign higher education institution (BA/undergraduate, MA/graduate, PhD/postgraduate) with no exchange agreement with UZH, you can study at UZH as a visiting student.

If you want to take courses for credit at UZH for one or at most two semesters, you find here further information for regular visiting students.

If you plan to pursue a project (research, write a thesis etc.) at UZH for at least two and at most twelve months, you find here further information for invited visiting students.

 

UZH International Summer Schools offer you a unique study experience - learn from world-leading experts, interact with students from all over the world, and enjoy summer at the lake of Zurich and the nearby Alps.

Check out our summer school programs and watch testimonials of former summer school students on our UZH International Summer Schools website.

Traineeships are a unique opportunity to get to know UZH and gain valuable research experience at the same time. The Swiss-European Mobility Programme (SEMP) offers financial support for these types of traineeships when you are  enrolled at a university in a European country other than Switzerland (Erasmus+ programme countries) during your traineeship

Find further information about how to apply for a SEMP traineeship.

Do you plan to visit UZH for a research project while you stay employed or enrolled at your home university? Find out more about our services and opportunities for visiting scholars / academic guests.

For detailed information on what you need to take into account before travelling to Switzerland, please refer to the Visa, Entry and Residence Permit and to our FAQs for international students and scholars pages for general information to the following pages for specific programs:

 

For exchange students and invited visiting students

For regular visiting students

For UZH International Summer School Students

For Traineeships

For Visiting Scholars/Academic Guests