Outgoing Students
International Office – Schools of Technology / Computer Science / Architecture, Civil Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Spatial Planning
Whether studying, doing an internship or attending a summer school abroad: a stay abroad is an unforgettable experience! During a stay abroad, you can develop your professional, intercultural and language skills. The International Office supports you in all matters relating to your stay abroad.
«For me, studying abroad for a semester was an enormously important experience. Besides gaining new knowledge and independence, you can make an incredible number of international friends and also become aware of the cultural differences in the various countries.»
Outgoing, University of Stavanger, Computer Science, FS 2018
Why study abroad?
Studying Abroad
Funding and Costs
As an exchange student at an OST partner university, you do not pay tuition fees at the foreign host university.
The cost of living varies greatly from country to country. Find out in advance about the expected costs at your destination. The International Office at your host university can often provide information about expected costs of living.
If you stay at a European partner university, you will receive a scholarship of approximately CHF 2000 per semester from the Swiss-European Mobility Programme (SEMP). There are only limited scholarships for non-European destinations.
Students of Rapperswil campus can apply for a scholarship from the Albert Hausammann Foundation.
Some further possibilities for financial support can be found here:
- Swiss Universities
General Information about various scholarships - Rotary Foundation Scholarships
Various scholarships - ftal Mobilitätsförderung Master Studierende
Scholarship for Master Students - Stipendiensuchdienst