Information for mobility coordinators
The following people and departments are involved in student exchanges (links to detailed contacts):
- The International Relations Office (IRO) is responsible for signing and renewing exchange agreements.
- The Social Affairs and Student Mobility Service (SASME) handles the administrative aspects of exchanges (selection, enrolment, hosting, scholarships).
- The mobility coordinators in the faculties deal with the academic aspects of exchanges (advice to IN and OUT students, choice of courses, recognition of marks and credits, etc.).
- The mobility managers in the faculties deal with strategic issues relating to international exchanges in their faculties (signing of new agreements, etc.).
All exchange agreements and research agreements signed with UNIL's partner universities are recorded in this database.
Internet consultation
Access via administrative intranet for PAT
Mobility advisers can consult the administrative application managing exchange agreements. This application can be accessed via the intranet (under the heading "Exchange agreements").
For access questions, please contact Mr.Marc Pilloud (tél. +41 21 692 20 23).
Exchange scholarships
In principle, the following scholarships are awarded to selected UNIL students. Please note: for a few rare destinations, no grant is awarded by UNIL, but accommodation and/or meal expenses are covered by the host university. Only the information in the exchange agreement database is authentic.
SEMP agreements
- Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate: CHF 320/month
Bilateral agreements in Europe
- Bachelor's and Master's: CHF 1,600/semester
- Doctorate: CHF 3,500 per semester
Bilateral agreements outside Europe
- Bachelor's and Master's: CHF 2,500 per semester
- Doctorate: CHF 4,000/semester
Swiss mobility
- Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate: HF 500 per semester (provided that the destination university/EPF is located in a non-French-speaking region, and that the candidate's mother tongue is different from the language used at the host university/EPF).
Complementary exchange grants
UNIL offers social grants to students selected for an exchange and facing financial difficulties. More information on this page.
Travel insurance
UNIL offers travel insurance to its students and staff who travel outside Switzerland as part of their studies or professional activity.
The International Relations Office (IRO) is responsible for signing and renewing agreements.
Next steps
- The interested professor contacts the International Relations Office (IRO) and presents his or her project.
- If the SRI's preliminary opinion is positive, the SRI contacts the faculty mobility officer to check that the faculty supports the project. If the agreement includes student exchanges, the mobility coordinator is also informed.
- If the faculty supports the project, the IRO negotiates the agreement with the partner and collects the signatures.
- A copy of the signed agreement is sent to the faculty for information (mobility officer and mobility coordinator, if applicable).
Contacts
- SEMP/Erasmus Agreements: erasmus@unil.ch (+41 21 692 20 24)
- Europe, Asia and Oceania Bilateral Agreement: Mr Marc Pilloud (+41 21 692 20 23)
- Africa and Americas bilateral agreements: Mr Mattias Buess (+41 21 692 20 21)
UNIL participate in EGRACONS, an online grade conversion tool. It is based on the distribution of grades within the participating institutions, and thus follows the recommendations of the 2015 ECTS User's Guide. Do not hesitate to join EGRACONS (free of charge) to benefit from a reliable and user-friendly grade conversion tool.
Otherwise, please refer to the distribution of awarded grades at UNIL overall or by ISCED discipline to facilitate the grade conversion.
Please contact Mr Marc Pilloud (tel. +41 21 692 20 23) if you have any question.