Exchange Programmes
Exchange semester(s)
For 1 or 2 semesters, students from partner Institutions of HEIG-VD enroll in regular classes and take exams. Students need a good working knowledge of French (B2 level), except if they are here for the International Business programme taught in English (B2 level also).
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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Preferred Arrival Date | September 15th, 2022 | February 17th, 2023
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Classes start | September 20th, 2022 | February 20th, 2023
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End of Exams
| February 12th, 2023
| July 2nd, 2023
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Break (from - to) | December 26th, 2022 - January 8th, 2023 | April 17th-23rd, 2023
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Study project
Students from partner Institutions of HEIG-VD use the various labs and work on a compulsory Study Project under the supervision of one of the professors. This student’s home institution and the HEIG-VD agree on content and general conditions beforehand. An agreement must be set up and signed by the supervising professor at HEIG-VD, the student and the professor in charge at the partner institution.
Grants
Switzerland is not currently associated to the Erasmus+ programme but has its own programme to cooperate with European Higher Education Institutions, SEMP (Swiss-European Mobility programme).
Incoming students from European countries can benefit from SEMP subsidies.
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Application Procedures
Incoming students to HEIG-VD have to apply through the International Office of their home institution. Students from partner institutions of HEIG-VD who wish to do a personal Study Project should apply through the International Office of their home institution to request a list of possible projects.
Once selected by their university, incoming students will have to submit
- a completed application form
- their academic transcript
- a copy of their picture ID (passport or identity card)
Students coming for Study Projects, additionally submit:
- Curriculum Vitae
- a recommendation of their tutoring professor
Application deadline is
- for the fall semester: April 30th
- for the spring semester: December 15th
Our Team
The International Office is an administrative department of the School. It serves as the primary point of information for incoming and outgoing exchange students, researchers and other international guests. We manage HEIG-VD's expanding network of international contacts, implement the School’s exchange, scholarship and mobility programmes, and help promote internationalisation on campus.
If you are an exchange student from one our partner universities abroad, we are here to help you answer questions and find your way around – even before you arrive. Likewise, we provide counselling, support and financial assistance to HEIG-VD students who wish to spend some time abroad studying at one of our partner universities or completing an internship with a foreign company. Furthermore, we assist faculty and staff from partner universities who visit HEIG-VD as guests on a mobility programme.
Our International Office staff are happy to answer your questions.
Head of International Office
Christopher Martellet
International Office Team
Marlène Godinat
Corinne Perrenoud
Please note: If you wish to study for a full Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, please contact the secretariat for further information and assistance: info@heig-vd.ch, +41 24 557 63 30
