r/UZH

Hey everyone,

I was recently admitted to a Master’s program in Informatics at UZH and will be moving there soon. I am a non-EU/EFTA citizen and currently a non-resident.

I’m trying to figure out the logistics of setting up a bank account. I know Switzerland is strict and usually requires a physical residence permit to open an account. However, I need the bank account to request my residence(chicken and egg problem).

Ideally, I'd like to have an account or a valid Swiss IBAN set up as early as possible to handle the visa bureaucracy.

• Has anyone here managed to open a valid Swiss Domiciled Account from a similar situation?
• Do you know any banks that accept that request and do not ask for 10 million CHF to open a private banking account? I just want to have my account with the 21'000 CHF and move on with it.

Any advice, tips, or specific bank recommendations for a non-EU resident+citizen would be super helpful.
Thank you!

Hey everyone - I'm leaving for 5 weeks starting June 1st and it feels like a waste to let my flat sit empty during this time. I failed finding someone to sub-let for that period so I thought lets do someone a favour and give it away for that time - this is what this is about.

I do have preferences: I need to be able to trust you - get to know you a bit before we hand over the keys and, maybe lets do a 500-1k chf Kaution and formal sub-letting contract for the period (although price set to 0 chf) - how does that sound?

Also, my top priority goes to people who can profit most from it -

Priority 1) people in stressful life circumstances where this would offer relief:

- e.g. people with low income that could need a break / tiny vaccation

- caretakers of people in need (family friends whoever) that need a break themselves

- people in the education process that e.g. have to commute long or are doing an internship but didnt find a room nearby, or students who need a break from WG-life.

- Also prefer students who get a stipendium due to low income of parents (also if you read this and are unsure - pls check e.g. stipendium.ch)

Priority 2) people who would genuinely have a good time, recharge their batteries (dont use too much power though please, lol) e.g.:

- just a change of place of living for a month

- hobbies align with local offerings

- a way to get capacity to do smth good for others (e.g. volunteering work)

About the flat:

65 qm - living room kitchen combined, bedroom & homeoffice separately

4th floor, top floor of building, renovated in 2019

3min to public park with lake access (literally across the street)

5min to coop / migros & Bahnhof

15 min to Zurich HB with S-Bahn, 12 minutes to Stadelhofen

lake view from the balcony

free gym membership - 2min walk - we have arm-bracelets, I'll leave it here so you can use the gym as well, comes with sauna

Living room / kitchen, Balcony with lake view

Anything else?

Did I miss something? If you read this and think "omg this is a horrible idea because xyz" please tell me! :)

How to apply & whats next

make a comment why you should get it or if you know someone why they should (why person / couple / family X would be helped with this) - (if its private stuff pls just DM me) - I'll consider all posts next week & take contact with someone from there!

if anything comes to mind as well - please let me know too!

I have been admitted to AI masters @ UZH and also I was admitted to CS at TUM (Technical University of Munich). I had this thought for a while that although I love Zurich and Switzerland overall and my current goal is to go there and stay there afterwards ( fully relocate), going to UZH would decrease my chances over graduates from ETH and EPFL. Maybe by choosing to go to TUM although I dont want to as my gf will be in Switzerland and also I adore the city and my primary goal is to relocate there , maybe I would have better chances for later in life?Are there people who got into big tech or quants or just had a great job opportunity as a EU after graduation from masters in Informatics at UZH?

Hoiii, Ich werde voraussichtlich 2027 meinen Abschluss machen und möchte anschließend Humanmedizin und danach Chiropraktik an der UZH studieren. Meine Freunde, die das NC bereits gemacht haben, raten mir, jetzt schon mit dem Lernen anzufangen. Ich nutze die Appertus-App und wollte fragen, ob jemand weitere Empfehlungen oder Tipps hat.
Gerne könnt ihr auch eure persönlichen Erfahrungen mit einem der beiden Studiengänge teilen.
Danke :))

Hello, I would like to study human medicine at UZH. For this I would have to take the EMS (Numerus Clausus), which takes place in July every year. However, I only receive my official A-Level results in August. Can I still take the exam, without having received my grades yet? Can I register for the test based on expected grades?

I am Swiss and have completed the Oberstufe. I am now studying at an International school.