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Independent Summer Program: ETH-Zurich Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

ETH Zurich provides Summer Research opportunities in Robotics and Computer Science. For more information, please visit Summer Research Projects. Transfer Credits: To qualify for and receive academic credits, you must follow your home faculty’s transfer credit procedures. It is your responsibility to consult with your Faculty Registrar’s office regarding transfer credits for independent summer programs. There […]

Exchange: Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (GIIDS)

The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies is an institution of research and higher education dedicated to the study of world affairs, with a particular emphasis on the cross-cutting fields of international relations and development issues. Credit Equivalency: 60 Credits = 5.0 UofT FCE Available Courses: Check here. Restricted Programs: Compulsory courses or workshops Housing: […]

Peter Wen

What are the specific skills that you learned or developed? Learned to survive with fewer possessions Learned to be content eating vegetarian (Swiss meat is $$$) Learned a lick of German Learned the consequences of mistaking a non-Schengen country with one in the pact What benefits did you get from the experience? Mostly personal. First […]

Exchange: ETH-Zurich Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

ETH Zurich is one of the leading international universities for technology and the natural sciences. It is well known for its excellent education, ground-breaking fundamental research and for implementing its results directly into practice. Students have participated in research programs as well as taken courses in fields such as Biology and Chemistry. Credit Equivalency: 60 […]

Exchange: University of Geneva

Founded in 1559, the University of Geneva (UNIGE) is dedicated to thinking, teaching, dialogue and research. With 16’000 students of more than 140 different nationalities, it is Switzerland’s second largest university. Just like the city of Geneva itself, the university enjoys a strong international reputation, both for the quality of its research (it ranks among […]

Exchange: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

EPFL is located in full view of the Alps, on the north side of Lake Geneva. It is ranked top 15 worldwide in engineering, technology and computer science. EPFL brings together a campus of 14,000 people including over 10’000 students. With over 110 nationalities on campus, more than 50% of faculty recruited internationally and half […]

Summer Research Exchange: ETH-Zurich Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

ETH Zurich is one of the leading international universities for technology and the natural sciences. It is well known for its excellent education, ground-breaking fundamental research and for implementing its results directly into practice. Summer Research Credit Applied Science and Engineering: There are 2 options. Please indicate which option you are pursuing in the Study Plan […]

Summer Research Exchange: EPFL Excellence Research Internship Program

EPFL (The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne) is one of the world’s most cosmopolitan technical university with students, professors and collaborators of over 120 nationalities. Located in full view of the Alps, on the north side of Lake Geneva, it is ranked among the top European Engineering Institutions. EPFL brings together a campus of […]