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| Greetings from ZHAW School of Engineering, Switzerland! |
Dear Collaborators and Friends,
We hope this message finds you well. As universities with an international focus, we are currently affected by the recent changes in higher education in the USA. The suspension of student exchange visa processing earlier this year created uncertainty for us all.
In Switzerland, this issue has been resolved, but the high tariffs of 39% on our exports to the USA remain a significant challenge. This affects especially our R&D projects in collaboration with industry partners. These tariffs hinder investment and innovation and ultimately economic growth.
Despite these difficulties, our partnership with you and over 120 other allies remains strong and valued. It’s this connection that drives us to keep student exchange programs thriving.
Patricia will participate in the EAIE conference (Sept 9th -12th, 2025, Gothenburg) and the APAIE conference (Feb 23rd - 27th, 2026, Hong Kong). She would love to connect — please contact her at patricia.heuberger@zhaw.ch to arrange a meeting.
Thank you for your ongoing support and collaboration.
Kind regards from the International Office,
ZHAW School of Engineering
Patricia, Jeannine, Claudia, Livia, Prisca and Tina
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| Nomination for Spring Semester 2026 |
| We are pleased and prepared to accept your nominations for all exchange programmes for the spring semester 2026. |
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Nomination deadline:
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October 15th, 2025
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Application deadline:
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November 1st, 2025
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Exchange period Bachelor:
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February 16th, 2026 - June 23rd, 2026
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Exchange period Master:
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February 16th, 2026 - July 3rd, 2026
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Orientation week:
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February 9th - 13th, 2026
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Fact Sheet ZHAW School of Engineering
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Our fact sheet contains information about language requirements, grading system, scholarship, accomodation and much more. |
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Bachelor courses Spring Semester 26
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Spring Semester courses take place in Winterthur. Please note that Bachelor’s students are not permitted to attend Master’s courses.
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Master courses AY 25/26
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Visa Application Process
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Non-European exchange students must start their visa application immediately after receiving the Letter of Acceptance, as the process can take 8–10 weeks. Please highlight the urgency of this step to your students to ensure a smooth start. |
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| Special Experiences of Incoming Exchange Students |
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| Former Incoming Exchange Student Prissha Chawla Presents Research at International Symposium in Prague |
In fall semester 2024, the ZHAW School of Engineering had the pleasure of welcoming Prissha Chawla from the University of Cincinnati, USA, where she is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Statistics, for her exchange semester.
During the spring semester of 2025, while completing a co-op at Delta Air Lines, Prissha conducted research under the guidance of Dr. Manuel Arias Chao and Dr. Chetan Kulkarni (NASA Ames Research Center) at ZHAW School of Engineering. Her research, titled “Ensuring UAS Airworthiness: Deep Learning-Based Acoustic Health Monitoring of Motor Health", was accepted for presentation at the prestigious US-Europe Air Transportation Research & Development Symposium 2025 in Prague, Czech Republic.
The paper is featured in the ‘Safety, Resilience and Security’ section of the symposium and explores innovative approaches for monitoring unmanned aerial systems (UAS) using deep learning and acoustic data.
This achievement underscores the value of international academic collaboration and the far-reaching impact of student-led research.
The International Office of ZHAW School of Engineering warmly congratulates Prissha Chawla on this outstanding accomplishment and looks forward to seeing where her journey leads next.
Prissha and Dr. Manuel Arias Chao are continuing their research collaboration in this exciting and important area of study. |
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| ERASMUS (ESN) Generation Meeting in Ancona / Italy |
At this year's Erasmus Generation Meeting, Europe‘s biggest student-led conference on student mobility, ESN Winterthur members Sarina and Hannes represented the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW). One of the main goals was to inform potential future incomings about ZHAW‘s study programs.
In the Italian city of Ancona, over 850 ESN volunteers, stakeholders and representatives of universities and alliances gathered to talk about various topics, such as student mobility in general, sustainability and the role of internationalisation in today‘s world. |
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| Changes within the International Office |
After 12 wonderful years as part of our team, Tina will be taking on a new role within the ZHAW, joining the Finance Department as of October 1st.
While we are truly sad to see her leave our team, we are also happy for her and grateful that she will continue contributing her talents within the school — meaning we won’t be far apart!
Tina’s dedicated management of agreement administration has been a key factor in supporting and advancing our work. We would like to express our sincere thanks for her tireless dedication, valuable contributions, and strong team spirit over the years.
We wish her all the very best in this next chapter and look forward to staying in touch!
At the same time, we are pleased to announce that Tina’s successor will soon join our team and will be introduced in the next newsletter. |
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| Welcome to our new partner universities |
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We are excited to expand our partner university community and welcome the following institutions:
• La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
• Universität Konstanz, Germany
• Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy
• Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Italy
• UTHM Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat, Malaysia
• UPM Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Informáticos ETSIINF, Madrid, Spain
• Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
• University of West Florida, Pensacola, United States of America
We have extended our agreements with the following universities for the next period. Thank you for the fruitful and continuous collaboration.
• North Carolina State University, Raleigh, United States of America
• University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechancal Engineering and Naval Architecture, Croatia |
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