Special Students “University of Zurich (UZH)”

Pursuant to the agreement of 20 October 1997 between ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich all undergraduate and graduate students fully enrolled for the semester at UZH may also attend courses at ETH Zurich which are connected with their study programmes 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

You may register directly via www.mystudies.ethz.ch (lower part of the page).

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 all UZH undergraduate and graduate students fully enrolled for the semester at UZH.

Information sheet

On the information sheet for Special Students (PDF, 74 kB) will find 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