Mobility - Out

Students can do an exchange of one or two semesters in another university in Switzerland. All universities in Switzerland participate in this programme.

For a mobility stay in Switzerland the application deadlines are :

• April 1 for an exchange beginning the following Autumn semester;
• October 15 for an exchange beginning the following Spring semester

General informations on studies in Switzerland

• Studying in Switzerland.ch
• Study in Switzerland - CRUS
   

There are three types of agreements allowing students to do an exchange stay abroad:

The procedure to accees to one of these exchange possibilities is given on the website of "International exchange for the UNIL community".

There are two possibilities to do an internship abroad: Internship SEMP (Swiss-European Mobility Program that replaces the Erasmus internship program) or internships independent.

Procedure

1. What are the agreements between UNIL and other universities?

-> See this link

2. Choose your destination : a complete and up-to-date list of the partner universities, please consult the website Relations internationales.

3. Discuss your plans with the greatest possible number of instructors within the Faculty of Biology and Medicine. Each of them will be able to aid you, according to their scientific speciality and their possible relationships with one or another university.

4. Make a 1^st and a 2^nd choice of host universities

A. Prepare a list of courses and corresponding ECTS credits for each of your chosen destinations

B. Write a letter of motivation

C. Contact the School of Biology

5. After an interview with the Mobility Referent

-> modifications or not in the study programme, the student and the Mobility Referent sign the learning agreement

6. Submission to the concerned authority (different form depending on the type of agreement)

Application deadlines

The deadlines vary depending on the type of institutional accord. It is therefore important to consult the information made available in the International Relations database.

Warning ! The course plan must be approved by the Mobility Referent of the School of Biology at the latest a week before the submission of applications.

Information on assistance and insurance while abroad.