Planning a Mobility Stay (Incomings, not for BAES students)
Are you interested in studying at the UZH Faculty of Law for one or two semesters? We are happy to provide you with an overview of the most important information and links below. You will also find these in the following documents:
Video presentation Incoming exchange students, fall semester 2025 (MP4, 77 MB)
Welcome presentation Incoming exchange students, fall semester 2025 (PDF, 1 MB)
Welcome presentation Incoming students, spring semester 2025 (PDF, 1 MB)
Cooperation agreements
Contact your home university to find out more about existing cooperation agreements with the University of Zurich.
The following options are available amongst others:
- SEMP (Swiss-European-Mobility-Programme, formerly ERASMUS)
- Faculty Agreement
- University-wide agreement
- Swiss Mobility Program (CH-Unimobil)
The website of the Global Student Experience provides an overview of the international exchange programs and partner faculties of the UZH.
No Existing Agreement?
If your home university does not have a program or agreement with the UZH or our faculty, you also have the option of organizing your stay with us independently as a visiting student. Information on self-organized exchanges at the UZH can be found on the website of the Global Student Experience.
Application for an exchange via a Faculty Agreement
The complete application documents must be uploaded to Mobility Online by March 30 (for an exchange starting in the fall semester or for a full academic year) or September 30 (for an exchange starting in the spring semester) at the latest.
The application is made via the responsible office at your home university. If you have received an exchange place from your home university, you will receive an e-mail from the Global Student Experience office with a link to the online application portal, called Mobility Online. Complete the form and also upload the following application documents to Mobility Online:
- CV or resumé
- Letter of motivation (1 page maximum in A4)
- Proof of registration at your home university
- Current transcripts
- Language Certificate (CEFR B2)
- Bachelor of Law diploma (if available)
- 1 passport-sized photo
- A copy of your passport (page with identification information)
- Visa application form (if you need a visa for your stay in Switzerland).
- Tentative course list (we recommend at least 12 ECTS Credits per semester). Use the online course catalogue as a reference to fill out the template Tentative Study Plan (PDF, 67 KB).
Please note that you can submit these documents in PDF format only.
Selection procedure
Your home university makes the initial selection and forwards the nomination to the exchange coordinators at the Faculty of Law UZH and the Global Student Experience office at the University of Zurich. If you are accepted as an exchange student by the Faculty of Law UZH, you will receive a letter of confirmation from the Global Student Experience office as well as further information about studying at the University of Zurich.
Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships for Foreign Researchers and Artists
The Swiss Confederation awards Master's and doctoral scholarships to foreign researchers via the Federal Commission for Scholarships for Foreign Students (ESKAS). Detailed information on the application procedure can be found on the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships website.
Semester dates, deadlines and welcome event
All semester dates can be found on the dates and deadlines page.
You can find the date of the welcome event on the Information Events / Faculty of Law / UZH page.
Courses
General
You can devise your individual study plan from these lectures as you see fit. The Faculty of Law UZH does not define any requirement in this regard, there are
- no minimum number of ECTS credits and
- no compulsory modules.
We recommend completing a minimum of 12 ECTS credits per semester. Mobility students may attend no more than one seminar per semester.
Mobility students are, however, subject to the regulations and obligations of their home universities. It is, therefore, of the utmost importance that students allied their study plan with their home faculty prior to their stay at UZH.
As a mobility student, you are able to attend modules from various study semesters or levels. Collisions may occur with regard to lectures, examinations, etc
Attention: You are responsible yourself for arranging a course and examination schedule that is free of collisions!
If you want to book modules or register for examinations offered by other faculties at the University of Zurich, please contact the departemental coordinator of the respective faculty/departement.
Please be aware: If elective or core elective modules were completed during a mobility stay at UZH RWF, they cannot be recognized (again) towards any regular degree program at RWF upon subsequent admission (prohibition of double use). Mobility students remain enrolled in their study program at their home university during the mobility stay, thus academic achievements at UZH are not completed within the framework of a RWF study program acc. to § 44 (4) StudO RWF
Courses offered in English
The majority of courses on the Bachelor's degree program are offered in German. Since fall semester 2009, courses in the Master's study program have also been offered in English. There is also a Master's study program entirely in English:
MLaw UZH International and Comparative Law
Lectures offered in English: Fall Semester 2025 (PDF, 258 KB)
Lectures offered in English: Spring Semester 2026 (PDF, 249 KB)
All Courses
Lectures offered can be found in the online course catalogue.
Mobility examinations
In addition to the regular examinations, the Faculty of Law offers mobility examinations that may only be taken by mobility students. The offer is determined per academic year and is binding. Information on the mobility examinations can be found on the websites of the relevant professorial chairs. A final list of mobility examinations per semester is published in our course catalog in the section "Further Courses". General information on booking modules and mobility examinations can be found in our video tool.
Living and housing in Zurich
Information about living and studying in Zurich can be found on the Global Student Experience website.
The Faculty of Law offers 16 rooms in the Ius Alumni-House.
Alternatively, you can organize your own accommodation, whereby the Housing Office der UZH/ETH can support you.