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The Swiss European Mobility Program
Zurich, Lausanne and more: The Swiss European Mobility Program offers many opportunities for one or two semesters abroad in Switzerland. Photo: Marina Schreier / TUM

Study in Switzerland with the Swiss-European Mobility Programme

The Swiss-European Mobility Programme (SEMP) offers attractive funding opportunities for a study visit in Switzerland. The scholarships for students and doctoral candidates of TUM are provided by the participating Swiss universities.

Would you like to study a semester abroad in Switzerland? Then take advantage of the Swiss-European Mobility Programme. It offers financial support to study at major Swiss partner universities and gain valuable international experience. Just apply online for your preferred university. The participating Swiss universities can be found in our online database.

How it works

  • Choose a Swiss partner university via our online database
  • Apply online
  • Nomination by your TUM department
  • Apply for the scholarship at the partner university
  • Upload final documents to our online database for the record of your stay in the Diploma Supplement

Participation requirements for the Swiss European Mobility Programme

In order to apply for the Swiss-European Mobility Programme, the following requirements must be fulfilled:

  • Enrollment at the TUM
  • First year of study (Bachelor) successfully completed
  • Planned stay of at least two to a maximum of twelve months
  • Sufficient knowledge of the language of instruction at the host university

Note: Would you like to write your thesis in Switzerland? Further information can be found under Internship in Switzerland.

Contact persons for questions

International delegates at TUM Schools

The website of your TUM School/department and the international delegates at TUM Schools/departments will inform you about:

  • Application procedure at your department: application documents, language certificates, selection criteria, etc.
  • Suitable time/semester for your stay abroad during your studies
  • Partner universities
  • Recognition of courses (ECTS Credits)
TUM Global & Alumni Office

TUM Global & Alumni Office answers your questions regarding SEMP Program:

  • Administrative documents and deadlines for submission
  • Prolongation / shortening of your stay
  • Intercultural preparation (e.g. language courses)
  • Additional funding opportunities

Application procedure

  • Apply each year between December and January for the following winter and summer semester: Apply online for an exchange semester for the academic year 2024/2025 (WiSe 2025/26 and SoSe 2026) as of December 1st 2024. The application deadline in most departments is January 15, 2025 at noon. Please contact the Erasmus coordinator of your department to check if this is also applicable for your department and to check whether you need to hand in other additional documents. Departments using an additional application system to the Online Application Portal of TUM Global & Alumni Office are: Department of Architecture, Department of Informatics, Department of Landscape Architecture and TUM School of Management. Please contact these departments directly for further information.
  • Register in the Online Application Portal with your TUM ID.
  • Complete the application form "Application for Erasmus+ SMS, Switzerland, Double Degree and Departmental Program 2024/25". The new application form will be available under the link mentioned above as of December 1, 2023.
  • It is only possible to fill in one online application form.
  • Choose several destination preferences (combination with Erasmus countries possible).

Important:
Remember the password and e-mail address for post-processing of your stay abroad in the online portal.

The following documents must be uploaded with your application in the Online Application Portal:

  • Letter of motivation
  • CV
  • Language certificates
  • Academic records of previous semester
  • Preliminary study plan* at the host institution

 After submitting your application, you can download it as a PDF file for your records.

Based on your application, you will be nominated at the Swiss partner university by your TUM department.

After the selection and nomination by your TUM department, please inform yourself directly at the Swiss university about the scholarship procedure and how to apply for the funding.

Record of stay abroad in the degree certificate

After successful completion of your semester abroad, your stay can be printed in the Diploma Supplement of your degree certificate. To do so, upload the following documents in the Online Document Center after your return:

  • Confirmation of Stay, containing the start and end dates, signed by the host university
  • Experience report, template see Downloads

Use the form After Mobility Documents - Swiss European Mobility Program "Study" for the upload.

Please upload the documents for the registration of your stay as soon as possible after your return, in order to avoid any possible delay in receiveing you diploma once you conclude your course. Please keep the confirmation e-mail you will receive, for future reference. 

Downloads and Safety information

Confirmation of Stay (DOC, 697 KB)

Experience report template (DOC, 690 KB)

Learning Agreement (DOC, 461 KB)

Prolongation of Stay (DOC, 686 KB) 

Safety first: Travel and safety information for your stay abroad (PDF, 133 KB)

What is the Swiss-European Mobility Programme?

Following the vote on the mass immigration initiative on 9 February 2014, the European Commission has suspended negotiations with Switzerland for participation in Erasmus +. The funding of stays in Switzerland continues under the Swiss-European Mobility Programme.

General information about SEMP can also be found on the movetia website. The Swiss agency has been responsible for the program since 2017.

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