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Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics (Department of Informatics): 1 Computer Science programs for 2027/28 are coming soon. A personalised route opens once the approved admission rules are published.
1 programs listed for 2027/28
Status checked 30 Oct 2026
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- Computer science bachelorGerman
- Bachelor Informatik · Mostly German, some courses in English.
- How to applyCountry rule
- Directly to the university online
- Deadline
- 1 January–30 April for the autumn semester; 1 January–28 February if you need a visa (Medicine 31 March, swissuniversities registration by 15 February)
- School certificateCountry rule
- Requirements for each country's school certificate are listed by swissuniversities; some certificates need an entrance or supplementary exam (ECUS).
- Language
- German C1 (Goethe C1, DSH-2, TestDaF average 4, telc C1 Hochschule…)
- Tuition (non-EU)
- CHF 1,220 per semester for foreign bachelor's students (CHF 720 base + CHF 500)
- UZH: Application deadlines · checked 30 Oct 2026
- UZH: Language requirements · checked 27 Oct 2026
- UZH: Fees and contributions · checked 27 Oct 2026
- swissuniversities: Admission requirements by country · checked 27 Oct 2026
APPLICATION ROUTE
Admission requirements
Waiting for the approved admission rules
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PROGRAMS COMING SOON
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Bachelor's · Computer Science · 2027/28
- Informatics (German)Informatik
The checked page does not state the 2027/28 rules for this programme, so DocRoute shows the latest published rules for orientation only. No personalised route or checklist, and residence steps for this country are not covered yet. UZH's deadlines recur each year without a year on the page; country requirements are published per academic year by swissuniversities.
Last year's rules (2026/27), for orientation
These are not the rules for 2027/28. They often change little from year to year, but dates, thresholds and fees can change. Check the 2027/28 rules before you apply; DocRoute will replace this block once they are approved and checked. UZH admission, deadline and fee pages (no year stated) and the Department of Informatics bachelor page.
- Application deadline
- Foreign certificates: 1 January – 30 April; 1 January – 28 February if you need a visa. Statutory, not extended. No spring start for Informatics.
- Admission
- Country-specific requirements (swissuniversities list). If the certificate does not give automatic access to all university studies, proof of a study place in the same field in the issuing country is needed; certificates from non-Lisbon-Convention countries need the ECUS exam (August).
- Language
- German C1 for non-native speakers; many modules in German, some only in English.
- Fees
- Application CHF 150; semester fee CHF 1,220 for bachelor students with a foreign certificate, plus CHF 59 compulsory contributions.
- Informatics (German)Three-year BSc (major 150 ECTS + minor 30); majors in Information Systems, Software Systems or Informatics with natural sciences.
- Application deadlineschecked 30 Oct 2026
- Fees and contributionschecked 30 Oct 2026
- Bachelor's studies in Informaticschecked 30 Oct 2026
- Admission to bachelor's studieschecked 30 Oct 2026
Application documents
- Online application 1 January – 30 April (28 February with visa).
- CHF 150 fee; German C1 certificate.
Entrance requirements
- Certificate meeting the country requirements, or a study-place confirmation from the home country.
After admission
- Semester fee CHF 1,220 + CHF 59.
- Swiss student residence permit (not covered by DocRoute).