Application ZHAW for Refugees | ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences

(Prospective) refugee students can be admitted to the ZHAW as auditors, mobility students or regular students.

Please complete the application form and tell us which study option you are interested in. The responsible office will contact you as soon as possible.

Option(s) at the ZHAW

I am interested in participating in the degree programme as:*

an auditor

a mobility student

a regular student (your application to be admitted to the degree programme must be made directly via the relevant School. Should you require general support from the point of contact for refugees, you are welcome to submit this application form.)

I am unsure and would like to seek advice.

Personal details

First name *

Last name (as written in your Swiss permit) *

E-mail address *

Mobile number (including country code, for example +41) *

Current residential address*

Will your place of residence change before the end of January 2024?*

No

Yes

If yes: Where will your new place of residence be?

Please select the permit category that applies to you. This can be found on the Swiss document (permit) that was issued for you.*

Recognised refugees (B permit)

Temporarily admitted persons (F permit)

Asylum seekers (N permit)

People in need of protection (status S)

Please upload a copy of the aforementioned Swiss document or permit here. (PDF or image file)*

Please upload a qualification or academic certificate that confirms your entitlement to be admitted to a university in your country of origin. (PDF or image file)*

Are you currently or have you previously been matriculated at a university?

Please select the answer that applies to you.*

Yes, I am currently matriculated at a university.

Yes, I was previously matriculated at a university. However, I am not currently matriculated at a university.

No, I have never been matriculated at a university. (Please go directly to the section “If you have never been matriculated at a university”.)

If you already are or were matriculated at a university:

Name of the university at which you are or previously were matriculated:

Please upload documents confirming your matriculation here. (PDF or image file)

Possible additional document (PDF or image file)

Name of the degree programme attended

At what level did you most recently study?

Bachelor’s level

Master’s level

PhD level

Other

How many semesters have you studied so far?

Please upload here any documents in English or German that describe the content of your previous studies and your professional experience (if available):

Please upload documents such as a short CV detailing your academic achievements and professional experience (or a list of the courses or examinations you have attended or completed, including any professional experience). (PDF or image file)

If you have never been matriculated at a university:

Please upload here any documents in English or German that describe the content of your previous education and your professional experience (if available):

Please upload documents such as a short CV detailing your school achievements and professional experience (or a list of the courses or examinations you have attended or completed, including any professional experience). (PDF or image file)

Language skills and level

In which languages have you been taught so far?*

Please select the level that best reflects your German language skills in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

My level of German language skills is:*

A1

A2

B1

B2

C1

C2

Please select the level that best reflects your English language skills in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

My level of English language skills is:*

A1

A2

B1

B2

C1

C2

Please upload any German or English language certificates if available.

Which degree programme at the ZHAW are you interested in?

See Bachelor's degree programmes at the ZHAW and Master's degree programmes at the ZHAW

First choice *

Second choice

Brief explanation for your decision*

Please provide a brief explanation of what goal you would like to achieve at the ZHAW (for example: continue your studies, obtain a degree, get to know the university environment, make contacts, improve your knowledge of German or English)*

Completion of application

I hereby confirm*

that I have provided all the information truthfully.

I hereby confirm*

that I have acknowledged the provisions of the data protection notice (see below).

See data protection notice

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