Special Students “University of Basel (UBa)”

Pursuant to an official agreement between ETH Zurich and the University of Basel, students fully enrolled for the semester at the University of Basel may also attend courses of the ETH Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE) and undertake the corresponding performance assessments.

In order to do so they must register at ETH Zurich as Special Students.

Registering for the first time or after a break

Please fill out the registration form (PDF, 78 kB) in full and submit it at the latest by the end of the first semester week to the Study Administration Office of the ETH Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE) by post or (in scanned form) by e-mail (see form for addresses).

The ETH Zurich Registrar’s Office will confirm your registration and first-time/post-break semester enrolment by post.

Registering for a succeeding semester

Special Students whose registration is active will automatically receive an e-mail (sent to their ETH e-mail address) in January (for the Spring Semester) or August (for the Autumn Semester)  from the Registrar’s Office informing them that they may register for a succeeding semester.

Tuition fee

Registration as a Special Student, attendance of ETHZ courses and the sitting of examinations are free of charge for University of Basel students who attend courses of the ETH Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE).

Information sheet

Please see the information sheet for Special Students (PDF, 73 kB)  for further information on registering as a Special Student:

• — Registration: Period of validity, Procedure, Deadlines
• — Semester enrolment
• — Electronic registration for course units
• — Performance assessments: Types, Registration/Deregistration, Deadlines
• — Issuing of examination results / Transcript of records
• — Recognition of academic achievements
• — Basic IT services / Communication / Technical problems