Study abroad

To apply for the ETH exchange program, all applicants should:

• be a currently enrolled D-MAVT student;
• be in good academic standing (~ 5.0);
• be in the normal cycle/standard period of the study program.

From the third semester of Bachelor's study, you can apply for one exchange semester and go on exchange during the third year of Bachelor’s study or the first year of Master’s study at D-MAVT. However, D-MAVT Student Exchange recommends an exchange semester during the first year Master’s study. The applicants who best fit our ideal student exchange profile have priority when places are allocated.

Please inform yourself about the exchange programs before registering on the Mobility-Online platform for application.

Preselection

D-MAVT holds a preselection for the worldwide departmental program. Students who are interested should apply to it by 1 December for the following academic year via the Mobility-Online platform under this link.  

Bachelor: The credits from the exchange can be recognized in the category “Focus Specialization” or in the category “Electives” for the Bachelor’s study, but the approval of the respective Focus coordinator or the approval of the lecturer of Elective courses is required.

Master: D-MAVT requires that at least 18 credit points in the category Core Courses (36 ECTS) must be achieved at ETH Zürich. The remaining credit points for the category Core Courses may be acquired with the credit points from the exchange semester, provided that this has been agreed with the tutor and is listed in the Learning Agreement.

Science in Perspective: Prior to an exchange semester, it is necessary to obtain the approval from D-GESS to transfer credits in the category Science in Perspective. Contact person for an inquiry about the approval: Ms. Caroline Holck at D-GESS.

Prepare a provisional study plan based on the course catalogue of a host university.

Update the study plan in Mobility Online at the beginning of an exchange semester.

The exchange reports of former ETH Zurich exchange students are found in the International Knowledge Base (IKB). After registering via your nethz login you may conduct searches according to university location or name. Select the university name and scroll to the bottom to find the respective student exchange reports.

Information about scholarships for exchange programs is given on the different websites.

Furthermore the external page Heyning-Roelli Foundation grants scholarships to students.

Students who participate in an exchange program offered by ETH Zurich remain matriculated during their absence and continue to pay the ETH Zurich tuition fee. Freemovers who organize an exchange independent of the ETH Zurich can apply for a leave of absence.

• It is your responsibility to ensure that your host institution will share a copy of your official academic transcript from exchange with D-MAVT Student Exchange.
• The credits acquired from your exchange will be converted according to the rule of D-MAVT and the grades according to the grading table of ETH Zurich.
• The credits from the exchange can be recognized in the category “Focus Specialization” or in the category “Electives” for the Bachelor’s study, but the approval of the respective Focus coordinator or the approval of the lecturer of Elective courses is required.
• For a Master’s study, a Learning Agreement (LA) is required for the category “Core Courses” and language courses can’t be recognized for the category “Multidisciplinary Courses”.
• Science in Perspective: Prior to an exchange semester, it is necessary to obtain the approval from D-GESS to be recognized in the category Science in Perspective.

Otherwise, the courses will be listed without categories on your ETH transcript and will not count towards the degree.

Without the necessary information and works above, your transfer credits will be delayed.