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Please note that the application window for START! Study 2023/24 is closed. No further applications will be accepted.
"START! Study – University Integration Program at UZH" is a two-semester educational program at the University of Zurich (UZH) for refugees with the potential for pursuing higher education. The program helps participants prepare for the demands of studying in Switzerland: They receive support in improving language and organizational skills as well as their academic expertise. The START! Study program thus offers refugees the support that matches their potential and the chance to become long-lasting participants in the Swiss labor market.
The START! Study participants
Learn more about how START! Study supports participants on their way and what experiences they have had. Voices from START! Study
Duration Mid-August 2023 until beginning of June 2024 |
Costs 2500 CHF / Semester |
Application Applications for START! Study 2023/24 are accepted online from 1 February until 1 April 2023. |
Target Group Refugees ( N, F, B, S) with a good level of German and the potential of pursuing higher education. |
The START! Study program has a modular structure. It includes a wide range of courses as well as individual advice, information events and workshops. The range of courses include some which are exclusively for START! Study participants. START! participants also attend courses from the regular UZH curriculum. The structure of START! Study is thus very similar to a regular study program at UZH, and START! Study participants arrange their timetables – in consultation with the START! Study coordination office – individually and according to personal interests and needs.
Depending on the individual course selection, START! students attend approximately 12-20 lessons per week. For each lesson of instruction, one lesson of preparation and/or follow-up is also to be expected. This results in a weekly effort of approximately 24-40 plus participation in the accompanying program.
Please download here (PDF, 25 KB) an exemplary timetable for the Fall or Spring Semester.
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Language courses
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IT courses |
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Methodology course
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Additional program
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The fulfillment of the following criteria are an advantage:
Program fees
Applicants who are not (or no longer) in the asylum welfare structures and who are not entitled to integration support benefits should contact the Coordination Office START! Study.
Cancellation policy
Withdrawal of the registration is possible without any costs until the final admission to the program. After final admission, if the registration is cancelled or the program is discontinued by 15 September 2023 at the latest, the registration fees will be refunded minus a processing fee of CHF 100. If participants drop out of the program between 16 September 2023 and 15 March 2024 at the leatest, the fees for the fall semester are owed in full; the program fees owed for the spring semester will be refunded
Please note: The admission procedure to the START! Study program is not equivalent to an admission examination to a regular study program and does not entitle the applicant to a facilitated admission to a regular study program. Applications for Bachelor's, Master's or Doctoral degree programs must be submitted to the chosen university following the regular admission procedure.
1 February 2023 | Applications are accepted via the online application form |
1 March 2023, 12:15-13:00, or 16 March 2023, 17.00-18:00 | Online information event about START! Study for interested applicants or case managers |
1 April 2023 | Application deadline START! Study |
16 May 2023 |
Online information event (only for invited applicants, participation is mandatory) |
17/22/23 May & 5/6 June 2023 |
German assessment for invited applicants |
1 July 2023 |
Decision on admission to START! Study will be announced. |
10 August 2023 |
Start of START! Study |
18 Septemer 2023 | Start of Fall Semester 2023 |
22 December 2023 | End of Fall Semester 2023 |
19 February 2024 | Start of Spring Semester 2024 |
31 May 2024 | End of Spring Semester 2024 & end of START! Study |
Do you still have questions? Then go visit our FAQ page.
Contact: Please contact us with any questions regarding regular studies or START! Studium via contact form or visit our counter in the main building of the University of Zurich.
Opening hours of the counter: Thursday, 09:00-11:00 a.m.
Location: University of Zurich (main building), Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zurich, room KO2-F-156, (Kollegiengebäude 2, floor F, room 156).
Further contact details can be found here.
START! Study – University Integration Program at UZH is supported by:
Solidarity fund foundation for foreign students in Zurich
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