Information for New Students
Welcome to the ZHAW School of Management and Law!
In September, you will begin your studies. We are pleased that you have decided to study at the ZHAW School of Management and Law and hope you will do well and enjoy your studies.
We have created this site to make the start easier for you and to help you complete all the administrative matters you will have to deal with. Here you will find all the information, links, and documents you will need to get started.
Welcome Days
Bachelor's Degree Programs
Your studies will begin with a Welcome Day in calendar week 37. Two consecutive Welcome Days will be held for the International Management degree program.
Orientation will help you deal with administrative and organizational matters and allow you to get to know the campus, your fellow students, and how various processes work before the official start of classes. You will find the detailed program on the intranet from mid-August under the heading "Welcome Day(s)". The regular semester start is on Monday, in calendar week 38, which is when your classes will begin in accordance with the timetable.
Master's Degree Programs
You will begin your studies with a Welcome Day in calendar week 37. For students of International Business, the orientation day is in calendar week 35.
Orientation will help you deal with administrative and organizational matters and allow you to get to know the campus, your fellow students, and how various processes work before the official start of classes. You will find the detailed program on the intranet from mid-August under the heading "Welcome Day(s)". The regular semester start is on Monday, in calendar week 38, which is when your classes will begin in accordance with the timetable.
Important: Bachelor’s Degree Certificate
As one of the conditions for admission to the program, you will have to submit your Bachelors degree certificate (original copy). The submission deadline is Friday, in calendar week 37, 4.00pm, with the exception of MSc International Business, in this case the Bachelors degree certificate must be submitted by Friday, calendar week 34, 4.00pm at the latest. If you are unable to comply because you will not receive your degree certificate on time, please use our form Confirmation of Successful Completion of BSc Program (except MSc IB)(DOC 18,2 KB) and for the MSc International Business the following form Confirmation of Successful Completion of BSc Program (MSc IB).(DOC 18,2 KB)
IT
We have created a step-by-step guide for the registration of our key services (user account, notebook configuration und software download). You can find the guide in our Self-service-portal servicedesk.zhaw.ch. Click on Students, then New Student Orientation.
You will need a personal notebook for your studies. The minimum requirements (hardware, operating system) are also documented in the self-service portal under New Student Orientation.
Organizational matters
As of mid of August, all the information you will need to get started, such as the class to which you have been assigned and the links to the timetable tool and your book list will be available on the SML Intranet site. The links you need can also be found on this page.
To enable us to determine which Swiss canton is liable to pay for your studies, you need to complete the personal data sheet. You will receive more information by e-mail in June resp. November.
Documents and Links
Attendance for Part-Time Students
- Applied Law(PDF 113,1 KB)
- Banking and Finance(PDF 117,3 KB)
- Banking and Finance FLEX(PDF 118,6 KB)
- Business Information Systems / Data Science(PDF 89,7 KB)
- Business Law(PDF 88,1 KB)
- Financial Management(PDF 116,4 KB)
- General Management / Marketing(PDF 88,9 KB)
- General Management FLEX (PDF 90,7 KB)
- Politics and Management(PDF 88,2 KB)
- Risk and Insurance
Academic Regulations
Academic Schedule
CampusCard
All students receive a new CampusCard at the beginning of their studies. This also applies to students who studied at ZHAW before.
Campus Maps
Exchange Programs
- Bachelor's Degree Programs: Guidelines for Student Exchanges(PDF 40,0 KB)
- Master's Degree Programs:
- For details, please visit the SML Intranet sit (login required): Exchange Programs for Master’s Students
- If you have any questions, please contact the Head of Program.
- Quick Start for Outgoing Students
Financial Information
Library
Presentations to Get You Started - Bachelor's Degree Programs
- Applied Law (in German)(PDF 6,7 MB)
- Applied Law Handout (in German)(PDF 229,2 KB)
- Business Administration (in German)(PDF 5,5 MB)
- International Management(PDF 5,0 MB)
- Business Information Technology (in German)
- Business Law (in German)
Presentations to Get You Started - Master's Degree Programs (in German)
- Accounting and Controlling (in German)(PDF 3,2 MB)
- Banking and Finance (in German)(PDF 14,8 MB)
- Banking and Finance (Program in Englisch)(PDF 4,2 MB)
- Circular Economy Management Part 1(PDF 687,8 KB) Part 2(PDF 425,2 KB)
- Enterprise Development (in German)(PDF 6,4 MB)
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship (in German)(PDF 6,4 MB)
- International Business(PDF 3,7 MB)
- Management and Law (in German)(PDF 5,3 MB)
- Marketing (in German)
- Public Management / Health Economics and Heathcare Management (in German)
Literature lists
Reading lists for the coming semester are posted on the SML Intranet in Calendar Weeks 7 (spring semester) and 37 (fall semester).
Disadvantage Compensation
To apply for disadvantage compensation, please check the website of the ZHAW Advisory Office for Disadvantage Compensation (Beratungsstelle Nachteilsausgleich). You will find details about the requirements, procedures, and required certificates.
Deadlines
Please note the deadlines below for submitting your application for disadvantage compensation each semester. These vary by ZHAW school and scope (admission, performance assessments during the semester, end-of-module exams, etc.).
For the School of Management and Law, the following deadlines apply:
→ Spring semester, classes: CW (calendar week) 03
→ Spring semester, exams: CW 18
→ Fall semester, classes: CW 33
→ Fall semester, exams: CW 48