Academic year 2024-2025
Below are the conditions required by HEC Lausanne for participating in an exchange program. These conditions apply to following types of exchanges: General agreements, SEMP, CIVIS (excluding BIPs), Faculty, QTEM Program, Swiss Mobility & Free Mover.
Application File for an Exchange
Please ensure the following conditions are met, otherwise, your application will not be accepted:
1. Includes all required documents, as per the provided instructions
2. Meets the grade average required by HEC Lausanne and the partner universities
3. Complies with the language requirements of the partner universities
4. Is submitted complete and by the deadline
Your application will be assessed based on academic and extracurricular criteria, as well as your motivation for your chosen destination(s).
Selection process
The allocation of an exchange seat is not guaranteed, as the number of seats available at each institution is limited.
If you are allocated an exchange seat in the first selection round, you will no longer be eligible to apply for other destinations.
If you decline a seat that has been offered to you, you will not be eligible for any other exchange, including a Free Mover.
If the selection occurs before the publication of the Winter session results and your application does not meet the required gade average, it will be cancelled. You will then be unable to apply for other destinations (with the exception of Swiss Mobility, Spring semester - Bachelor).
New grade average requirement for exchanges at Universität St.Gallen starting in the 2024-2025 Academic Year:
The minimum grade average has been updated to 4.5. More info here.
You apply for an exchange during your 2nd year of the Bachelor’s degree to study abroad in your 3rd year (Fall semester, Spring semester, or the full academic year), provided you meet the required minimum grade average.
If you started your 1st Bachelor year before 2023 (“volée avant 2023”) and you are currently in your 2nd year: a grade average of at least 4.2 is required at the 2025 Winter exam session (grades weighted by credits).
If you are repeating your 2nd year in 2024-2025: a grade average of at least 4.2 is required at the 2024 & 2025 Winter exam sessions (grades weighted by credits).
| Program | Conditions for application | Conditions to go on exchange |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor | Module 2.1: minimum grade average of 4.2 at the Winter exam session and Module 2.4: 6 ECTS validated at the Winter exam session. | 120 ECTS validated at the end of the 2nd year. |
You apply for an exchange during the 1st year of your Master's degree to study abroad in the first semester of your 2nd year (Fall semester only), provided you meet the required minimum grade average.
Exception
QTEM Track 2 Exchanges: you apply before starting the first year of your Master
| Program | Conditions for application | Conditions to go on exchange |
|---|---|---|
| Management | Module 1: minimum grade average of 4.5 and Module 2: minimum grade average of 4.5. | 60 ECTS validated, included 18 ECTS from Module 5 at the end of the 1st year. |
| Finance | Module 1: minimum grade average of 4.5. | 60 ECTS validated at the end of the 1st year. |
| Economics | Module 1: minimum grade average of 4.0. | 60 ECTS validated at the end of the 1st year. |
| Accounting, Control and Finance | Module 1: minimum grade average of 4.0. | 60 ECTS validated at the end of the 1st year. |
| Law and Economics | 24 ECTS validated at the Winter exam session. | 45 ECTS validated, included 24 ECTS from Module 1, at the end of the 1st year. |
| Information systems and digital innovation | Module 1: minimum grade average of 4.0 and Module 3: 12 ECTS validated at the Winter exam session. | 45 ECTS validated at the end of the 1st year. |
| Actuarial science | Module 1: minimum grade average of 4.5. | 60 ECTS validated at the end of the 1st year. |
