Application Form Explore – Academic Orientation Program for Refugees at UZH

Personal details

Form of address *

First name (according to official ID) *

Name (according to official ID) *

Date of birth *

DD.MM.YYYY

Citizenship (according to official ID) *

Residence permit *

Date of entry to Switzerland *

DD.MM.YYYY

Residential address (considered as correspondence address) and contact details

Street *

House number *

Postal code *

Place of residence *

Canton *

Email *

Please make sure that your email address is correct.

Mobile phone *

Details of a contact person in the applicable municipality (case manager, social services officer, asylum organization supervisor, etc.)

Form of address *

First name *

Name *

Organization *

e.g. social services of the municipality Hintersee

Street *

House number *

Postal code *

Municipality *

Email *

Phone *

Language skills

Mother tongue *

Level of German *

Level of English *

Educational background

Highest academic degree *

Date of highest academic degree *

DD.MM.YYYY

Have you already studied at an institute of higher education? *

Name of the institute of higher education

Name of the department / faculty

e.g. Department of Economics

Subjects studied

e.g. Law, Informatics, Biology, etc.

Number of completed semesters

Work Experience

Do you already have work experience ? *

Please briefly describe your work experience.

Interest in Explore

What academic modules are you interested in taking at the University of Zurich?

e.g. Law, Economics, Biology, etc.

Why would you like to participate in the Explore program? *

Please describe your motivation in at least 3 full sentences.

Have you already participated in a program to introduce you to studying at a Swiss university? (Discovery Program, Offener Hörsaal etc.?) If yes, in which one? *

Uploads (marked with * = mandatory uploads)

Declaration of consent from the case manager*

CV*

Copy of residence permit / foreign national identity card*

Proof of level of German*

Proof of level of English

Upper secondary school-leaving certificate*

Transcript of the last three 3 years of high school, if available

Bachelor's degree certificate, if available

Master's degree certificate, if available

Transcripts of your Bachelor's studies, if available

Transcripts of your Master's studies, if available

Diploma supplement, if available

Further diplomas, transcripts, etc., if available

Please make sure you uploaded all the mandatory documents before submitting your application.

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