What is Erasmus

Erasmus is the European universities’ student exchange programme, created by the European Union.
The aim of Erasmus/Socrates is to promote student mobility. Although Switzerland is not a member of the EU, Swiss universities were originally able to participate in the Erasmus programme, thanks to a bilateral agreement with the EU.

This bilateral agreement expired in 1995 and was not renewed for the follow-up programme, Socrates. Nevertheless, the financial support of the Swiss government (which provides grants for both Swiss students and guest students from abroad), as well as carefully maintained contacts with our partner institutions, allow us to continue with this exchange programme.