https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Foreign students pay a significantly higher tuition in Swiss universities than locals. There a reason why this is so. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210915/how-much-universities-in-switzerland-charge-foreigners-compared-to-locals Wed, 15 Sep 2021 14:44:30 +0200 how-much-universities-in-switzerland-charge-foreigners-compared-to-locals Tens of thousands of international students study at Swiss universities, but can they remain in the country once they finish? https://www.thelocal.ch/20250507/how-can-i-stay-in-switzerland-after-graduating-from-a-swiss-university Wed, 07 May 2025 16:00:08 +0200 how-can-i-stay-in-switzerland-after-graduating-from-a-swiss-university Swiss universities have been popular destinations for international students, but some new developments are in store for 2025. https://www.thelocal.ch/20241220/what-changes-for-international-students-in-switzerland-in-2025 Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:21:24 +0100 what-changes-for-international-students-in-switzerland-in-2025 In September, Swiss MPs approved the move by the Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich to triple the tuition for international students. https://www.thelocal.ch/20241206/how-much-will-foreign-students-have-to-pay-for-zurichs-top-university Fri, 06 Dec 2024 13:30:44 +0100 how-much-will-foreign-students-have-to-pay-for-zurichs-top-university After the National Council, the Council of States has also agreed on September 12th to significantly increase the tuition paid by international students at Switzerland’s two Federal Institutes of Technology — one in Zurich and the other in Lausanne. https://www.thelocal.ch/20240712/two-top-swiss-universities-triple-tuition-fees-for-foreign-students Fri, 12 Jul 2024 16:03:45 +0200 two-top-swiss-universities-triple-tuition-fees-for-foreign-students The number of students studying for a doctorate in Switzerland has doubled in the last 30 years, with international students driving this increase, a new report shows. https://www.thelocal.ch/20240725/why-switzerland-is-attracting-more-foreign-phd-students-than-ever Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:12:07 +0200 why-switzerland-is-attracting-more-foreign-phd-students-than-ever Switzerland’s two polytechnic institutes, the ETH in Zurich and EPFL in Lausanne, have been charging the same fee for all students — 730 francs per semester — regardless of their nationality. But this could soon change. https://www.thelocal.ch/20240530/foreign-students-at-switzerlands-two-big-polytechnics-could-face-higher-tuition-fees Thu, 30 May 2024 15:07:37 +0200 foreign-students-at-switzerlands-two-big-polytechnics-could-face-higher-tuition-fees Say you are considering enrolling in a Swiss university, but are not proficient enough in one of the country’s national languages. Can you still study here? https://www.thelocal.ch/20240201/do-you-need-to-speak-one-of-switzerlands-languages-to-study-here Thu, 01 Feb 2024 17:53:05 +0100 do-you-need-to-speak-one-of-switzerlands-languages-to-study-here Every year, thousands of international students pack their bags and travel to Switzerland in pursuit of further education. Here’s what you need to know about them. https://www.thelocal.ch/20230918/in-numbers-what-you-need-to-know-about-switzerlands-international-students Mon, 18 Sep 2023 18:47:37 +0200 in-numbers-what-you-need-to-know-about-switzerlands-international-students Switzerland’s higher education system attracts thousands of new students from abroad each year. Here’s what you should know about the admission process and Swiss universities in general. https://www.thelocal.ch/20220408/explained-how-can-foreigners-get-into-a-swiss-university Fri, 08 Apr 2022 15:19:54 +0200 explained-how-can-foreigners-get-into-a-swiss-university Zurich’s ETH technical institute has further consolidated its place as one of the world's best universities by leapfrogging the UK’s Cambridge University to take sixth place in the latest QS Quacquarelli Symonds global rankings for 2020. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190619/zurichs-eth-uni-overtakes-cambridge-in-new-global-rankings Wed, 19 Jun 2019 12:19:02 +0200 zurichs-eth-uni-overtakes-cambridge-in-new-global-rankings Switzerland's EPFL federal technology institute has been named the most international university in the world in the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) ranking. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180316/lausannes-epfl-named-most-international-university-in-the-world Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:45:39 +0100 lausannes-epfl-named-most-international-university-in-the-world