Going Abroad

As a highly international institution, the University of Zurich has student exchange agreements worldwide with around 300 partner institutions. This enables several hundred UZH students per year to travel abroad for exchange semesters or traineeships.

Global Student Experience supports these students and makes these stays abroad possible.

Exchange Programs

Exchange programs offer students at the University of Zurich the opportunity to study abroad for one or two semesters.

Exchange within Europe

Exchange outside of Europe

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Traineeships

A traineeship abroad offers an alternative to an exchange semester at a university.

Traineeships abroad

Short Programs

UZH students also have the opportunity to participate in a wide range of Summer and Winter schools, Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP) and Programs from our networks and Una Europa.

Short Programs

Areas of Responsibility

Weiterführende Informationen

There are still some available places for exchanges in the spring semester 2026. Applications open on June 1.

The list of available places under the university-wide agreements will be published here below on June 1.

Also get in touch with your departmental coordinator to find out which places are still available for subject spcific agreements in the spring semester 2026.

Would you like to study one or two semesters abroad? You can find more information about the exchange possibilities of UZH and search for partner universities in your subject here:

Search for exchange possibilities

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Enhance your exchange experience and profit from discounted train travel with the Interrail Pass for stundents, created by Eurail and the Erasmus Student Network!