Switzerland 2017/18 - examinations

Examinations of the academic year

Type of programme: Universities, universities of applied sciences, universities of teacher education (ISCED 6 and 7):
Universities and universities of teacher education fix the periods of examinations autonomously. Usually they take place within 1 to 3 weeks before the end of a semester.
At the universities of applied sciences, the examinations usually take place at the end of the teaching period. For that reason, their teaching activity period usually lasts about two weeks longer than indicated above.

Type of programme: Colleges of professional education and training (ISCED 6):
Institutions are free to fix examination dates.