International Office
"Today's engineers work in international, multicultural teams and are globally networked. A stay abroad during a study programme enables them to gain intercultural experience and to establish an international network of contacts."
Dr. Wolfgang Kickmaier, Head of International Relations
Student Exchange Programme
Basic information related to COVID-19 situation and countermeasures at the ZHAW is compiled on our website https://www.zhaw.ch/de/ueber-uns/international. Below you find specific information important for an exchange semester.
Student exchanges will continue to take place under the condition that all of the regulations issued by our Executive Board and the Swiss authorities and those in the countries of our partner universities are observed.
The International Relations Office will support incoming and outgoing students as much as possible to ensure that you can successfully complete your exchange semester. Whenever necessary, we work out individual solutions for students.
Remain in contact with the International Relation Office (IRO) exchange.engineering@zhaw.ch before and during your semester abroad. Keep up to date about the situation in your host country. We recommend that you organise your travel or flight plans and accommodation as close to your departure date as possible and that you take out travel cancellation insurance.
If you do the exchange partly or completely online from your home country please contact the IRO and inform us about the plans for your mobility semester. There could be consequences for your grant if you do your mobility semester virtually from your home country or discontinue it part-way through.
The circumstances of the pandemic can change quickly, so the guidelines and requirements from the authorities might be modified at short notice. We therefore ask you to check this website regularly.
Please feel free to contact the International Relations Office School of Engineering exchange.engineering@zhaw.ch or the Head International Relations wolfgang.kickmaier@zhaw.ch.
Globally networked
The ZHAW School of Engineering has supported and promoted national and international student exchanges for many years. With around 60 partner universities worldwide, it commands an extensive international network which it strives to extend. The agreements with our partner universities make it possible for students to benefit from a stay abroad without extending the length of the study programme. Double degree agreements with foreign universities are in place for some degree programmes. At the same time, the ZHAW School of Engineering offers guest students an attractive range of specialist modules taught in English (PDF 653,1 KB).
International Blog
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It was an easy decision for me
My Name is Pascal D’Andrea and I am studying Mechanical Engineering at the ZHAW School of Engineering in Winterthur. I spent my 4th semester at the Aarhus University in Denmark as an exchange Student. ...
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The ideal opportunity to get to know this part of Europe
My name is Linda Eggenberger, I am from Switzerland and currently studying at the ZHAW School of Engineering for my Bachelor’s degree of science in Aviation. I am a passionate gymnast and love to ...
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“I haven’t spent a single weekend at home”
When I started my search for a cool and challenging internship about a year ago, most companies I approached either cancelled their vacancies due to Covid‐19 or stopped sending out internships offers ...
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My name is Choi Serena Kai Xin. I am currently a student in the programme, Aviation Engineering in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. I am an energetic person who likes playing table tennis very ...
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“It was the first time I saw snow in my life”
Last winter Man Ho Chong came from Hong Kong to Winterthur for a semester in Aviation. A big plus of studying in Switzerland? The snow! My name is Man Ho Chong. I am a year 2 student studying ...
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“This was probably one of the best decisions I have ever made.”
Raphael Emberger spent a semester in Nagaoka. Here he recalls his experiences in the land of the rising sun. Nagaoka is a moderately small Japanese city, almost two hours away from Tokyo. It is ...
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Studying abroad means studying life
My name is Banthita Ritbandhit and I am a senior student at Thammasat University from Thailand. During this exchange at the ZHAW School of Engineering, my field of study was Information and ...
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Making ZHAW research internationally known
Two energy researchers from the ZHAW School of Engineering travelled to China and New Zealand at the end of November. The purpose of the trip was to present their research activities at several ...
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From Grand Rapid to Winterthur
Andrew from the Grand Valley State University (Michigan, USA) decided to spend a semester abroad in Switzerland. He has chosen the ZHAW School of Engineering in Winterthur.
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Sommerferien mal anders: Praktikum in Cincinnati
Mein Name ist Daniel Wyder und ich studiere Systemtechnik im fünften Semester. Letzten Sommer hatte ich die Chance, ein achtwöchiges Praktikum am Novel Device Lab der Universität von Cincinnati zu ...
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Stop the clocks in Ireland
Roger Linder stayed in Ireland for a semester. Students and lecturers there seem to be quite similar in one aspect. My name is Roger Linder, I am from Switzerland and I study Aviation. My ...
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Adapting under the Californian sun
I am Cyril Hottinger, a Computer Science student at ZHAW School of Engineering. I spend a semester abroad at San Jose State University. The primary reasons of why I decided to study at San Jose ...
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Broaden your horizon to the east
My name is David Dysli, I live in the German speaking part of Switzerland. I am currently in my last year of my Mechanical Engineering bachelor studies. I am interested in lots of different sports. I ...
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Ein Flugzeug ohne Pilot – machbar, aber auch erwünscht?
«Wer würde ein Flugzeug besteigen, das nur noch von einem Robopilot geflogen wird?» Auf die Frage von Peter Lenhart, Leiter der Forschungsgruppe Mensch-Maschine-Systeme vom Zentrum für Aviatik ...
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Ein Semester im Süden… von Norwegen!
Hello! Before I write about my semester abroad, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Jérôme von Gunten and I am from Switzerland. I am studying the BSc in Systems Engineering at the ZHAW in ...
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Engineering practice within Chinese and Swiss culture
Masterstudierende sind im Rahmen des MSE China-Moduls für drei Wochen ins Reich der Mitte gereist. Unter ihnen auch Melanie Muser und Amarin Pfammatter, die uns mit persönlichen Berichten an ihren ...
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Von den Zagros-Bergen in die Alpen – Teil 2: Vorsichtige Roboter
Fatemeh und Maryam forschen in ihrer Heimat Iran auf dem Gebiet der Robotik. Für ein Kooperationsprojekt ihrer Hochschule mit der ZHAW School of Engineering haben sie drei Monate in Winterthur ...
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Von den Zagros-Bergen in die Alpen – Teil 1: Wo geht’s hier nach Heidi-Land?
Fatima und Maryam forschen in ihrer Heimat Iran auf dem Gebiet der Robotik. Für ein Kooperationsprojekt ihrer Hochschule mit der ZHAW School of Engineering haben sie drei Monate in Winterthur ...
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Same same, but different – a semester in Berlin
My name is Naxhije Rexhepi. I live in Zurich in Switzerland where I am studying Industrial Engineering, with a focus on Economics and Finance. In my free time I like to eat and do sport. When I’m not ...
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Florian Baertsch, from Winterthur, Switzerland, recently gained his double master’s degree with Washington State University and the Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW. The program is ...
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