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International website https://www.fhnw.ch/en/degree-programmes/business/international- experience/exchange-students E-Mail: [email protected] International Office Name of University University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland – School of Business Fachhoschule Nordwestschweiz (FHNW) - Hochschule für Wirtschaft Erasmus Code CH Brugg02 Homepage https://www.fhnw.ch/en/degree- programmes/business Semester Dates Autumn: September - January Spring: February - June Accessibility Wheelchair accessible Course Offer Head of International Relations Prof. Robert Buttery [email protected] Executive Assistant International Relations Jeannette Merguin [email protected] Academic Coordinators Campus Basel Dr. Craig Thorrold [email protected] Campus Brugg - Windisch Paloma Baumann, MSc. [email protected] Information on courses: http://web.fhnw.ch/plattformen/iobusiness/ exchange/courses General Information Nomination and Application Procedure Applicants must have completed one academic year on a bachelor's level. Further students must be officially nominated by their home university. Once nominated students will receive an e-mail inviting them to apply. A study programme of at least 15 ECTS per semester is required by our university. 1. Step: Student nomination (only from partner universities) 2. Step: Online application Application deadline: Autumn semester: May 30 Spring semester: November 30 3. Step: Confirmation e-mail 4. Step: Letter of Acceptance 5. Step: SEMP/Allowance application 6. Step: Plan your arrival (all students are expected to arrive before the Info Session Day.) Head of International Office Prof. Sabine Künzi [email protected] International Office Coordinator Irene Diez, MSc. [email protected] Campus Olten Prof. Dr. Susan Göldi [email protected] International Office Administrators Campus Basel Mirjam Beer (IN&OUT) [email protected] Campus Brugg - Windisch Mira Jeggli (IN&OUT) [email protected] Campus Olten Pavel Somogyi (OUT) [email protected] Campus Olten Theo Whitwill (IN) [email protected] FACT SHEET STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMME FOR UNDERGRADUATES facebook.com/fhnwbusinessIO OLTEN BRUGG-W. BASEL

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International websitehttps://www.fhnw.ch/en/degree-programmes/business/international-experience/exchange-students

E-Mail: [email protected]

I n t e r n a t i o n a l O f f i c e

Name of UniversityUniversity of Applied Sciences and ArtsNorthwestern Switzerland – School ofBusiness

Fachhoschule Nordwestschweiz (FHNW) - Hochschule für Wirtschaft Erasmus CodeCH Brugg02 Homepagehttps://www.fhnw.ch/en/degree-programmes/business Semester DatesAutumn: September - JanuarySpring: February - June AccessibilityWheelchair accessible

C o u r s e O f f e r

Head of International RelationsProf. Robert [email protected]

Executive Assistant InternationalRelationsJeannette [email protected]

Academic Coordinators Campus BaselDr. Craig [email protected]

Campus Brugg - WindischPaloma Baumann, [email protected]

Information on courses:http://web.fhnw.ch/plattformen/iobusiness/exchange/courses

G e n e r a l I n f o r m a t i o n

N o m i n a t i o n a n dA p p l i c a t i o n P r o c e d u r e

Applicants must have completed one academic year on a bachelor's level. Furtherstudents must be officially nominated by their home university. Once nominatedstudents will receive an e-mail inviting them to apply. A study programme of at least 15 ECTS per semester is required by our university.1. Step: Student nomination (only from partner universities)2. Step: Online application

Application deadline: Autumn semester: May 30 Spring semester: November 30

3. Step: Confirmation e-mail4. Step: Letter of Acceptance5. Step: SEMP/Allowance application6. Step: Plan your arrival (all students are expected to arrive before the  Info Session Day.)

Head of International OfficeProf. Sabine Kü[email protected] International Office CoordinatorIrene Diez, MSc. [email protected]

Campus OltenProf. Dr. Susan Gö[email protected]

International Office Administrators Campus BaselMirjam Beer (IN&OUT)[email protected]

Campus Brugg - WindischMira Jeggli (IN&OUT)[email protected]

Campus OltenPavel Somogyi (OUT)[email protected]

Campus OltenTheo Whitwill (IN)[email protected]

FACT SHEETS T U D E N T E X C H A N G E P R O G R A M M E F O RU N D E R G R A D U A T E S

facebook.com/fhnwbusinessIO

O L T E N

B R U G G - W .

B A S E L

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To apply as an exchange student, students must fulfill ourlanguage requirements: For degree programmes and courses taught in EnglishEither a certificate from an acknowledged examiner (one ofCambridge First A-B, Cambridge Advanced, TOEFL iBT 79;paper based: 540; computer based: 213, TOEIC 780, IELTS 6,ELP B2, Bec Vantage) or a personally signed letter from alecturer or international coordinator confirming the student hasachieved a B2 level in English.

For degree programmes and courses taught in GermanEither a certificate from an acknowledged examiner (e.g.Goethe-Zertifikat B2, telc B2) or a personally signed letter froma lecturer or international coordinator from the home universityconfirming the applicant has achieved a B2 level in German.

V i s a

Non-EU/EFTA citizens will need to apply for a student visashortly after receiving their acceptance package, which will besent to their home coordinator. A residence permit is needed for EU and for non-EU/EFAcitizens. For further information, please check this website:https://www.studyinswitzerland.plus/visas-permits/

The International Office and/or the Accommodation Officerat the different campuses will assist exchange students tofind accommodation. Accommodation options can be found here:https://www.fhnw.ch/en/degree-programmes/business/international-experience/exchange-students/accommodation

L a n g u a g e R e q u i r e m e n t s

C o s t o f L i v i n g

G r a n t s a n d a l l o w a n c e s A c c o m m o d a t i o n

Approximate Expenses (all prices in Swiss Francs)

Accommodation 400-900 CHF/monthFood 300-400 CHF/month Transportation 200-300 CHF/monthHealth insurance (swisscare) 65-80 CHF/monthOther expenses 200-300 CHF/month

Total per month : 1,165-1,980 CHF

Contacts:

Erasmus+ Programme : exchange students from a Europeanpartner university studying and living in Switzerland may beeligible to receive a SEMP grant from the Swiss Government. Rest of the World: exchange students from a non-Erasmus+programme country partner university may be eligible toreceive an allowance of max. CHF 2200.- which is directlyused to support student exchange. Incoming students will receive further information after theacceptance procedure.

S t u d e n t C o u n c i l , E S N F H N W & B u d d y S y s t e m

At the FHNW there is a strong presence of student organisations. The FHNW has several student organisations such as the StudentCouncil and the Erasmus Student Network (ESN) FHNW. Local students run these organisations on a voluntary basis and organiseactivities, trips, the buddy system and social events for and with exchange students throughout their stay at our university.

Campus Brugg-WindischBahnhofstrasse 65210 Windisch

Campus OltenVon Roll-Strasse 104600 Olten

Campus BaselPeter Merian-Strasse 864002 Basel

L o c a t i o n s

Campus Olten Alexandra Yankam [email protected]

Campus Basel Mirjam Beer [email protected]

Campus Brugg - W.Mira Jeggli [email protected]