Mobility Outgoing

Have you ever thought about spending part of your studies at another Swiss university or abroad? Take the opportunity to gain valuable national or international experience. Mobility programs allow you to acquire new subject-specific and language skills, make new contacts, and enjoy unforgettable intercultural experiences.

At Bachelor level, the 5th semester and at Master level the 3rd semester is a particularly suitable time for a mobility stay. Any crediting of study achievements during the mobility semester is planned in advance with the person responsible for mobility and recorded in writing in a learning agreement.

SEMP (Swiss European Mobility Program) enables Swiss students to spend three to twelve months at a European university. The Institute of Education currently maintains several subject-specific SEMP contracts. In addition to the subject-specific agreements, there are also some exchange places that are open to students of all subjects (so-called “non-subject-specific agreements”).

The exchange opportunities can be found in the search portal by preselecting the program “SEMP SMS” and the field of study “Educational Science.” There you will also find further information, such as the number of available places or whether it is a subject-specific or non-subject-specific agreement. Please note that not all interdisciplinary agreements are suitable for all students, even if they appear in your search in the search portal. 

The University of Zurich has worldwide agreements with numerous non-European partner universities. These agreements are generally open to students from all disciplines. 
Before applying, please check whether the subject of education is offered at the partner university and whether exchange students are accepted at your level of study (during the exchange). You must make these clarifications yourself by consulting the fact sheets of the partner universities (see Mobility Online) and the respective websites.

If your university of choice is not one of UZH’s exchange partners, it is possible to organize your stay yourself.

If you would like to gain international experience but do not want to spend an entire semester abroad, there are also various short programs to choose from.

CH-Unimobil enables students of the University of Zurich to spend one or two semesters at another Swiss university.

The following criteria apply to the awarding of exchange places in the order listed:

1. Major before minor subject
2. Previous academic achievements
3. Completeness of the application
4. Academic motivation and exchange goals
5. Provisional study plan: obvious engagement with courses on offer and availability of creditable courses (Download Provisional Study Plan Template)
6. Sufficient knowledge of the language of instruction at the partner university

If you have any questions regarding credit transfer and study planning, please do not hesitate to contact our department coordinator for student mobility, Letizia Ventre (contact: e-Mail, tel.: +41 44 634 31 31).