Admission

Admission requirements

• A Master’s degree recognised by the ETH. Applicants without a Master or an equivalent degree may be admitted in exceptional cases, provided proof of special qualifications and sufficient professional experience.
  
• 2 years of professional experience in international cooperation; including sustainable development, development cooperation, corporate social responsibility or migration.
• PhDs conducting empirical work in low- and middle-income countries for their dissertation who wish to pursue a career in international cooperation are also eligible for admission. 

Course registration
Applications for courses in 2024 will be accepted starting on 30 October 2023.

Please register here. We recommend registering as soon as possible because class size for each course is limited to a maximum of 24 participants to allow for interactive teaching. Once a course is full, additional registrants will be placed on a waiting list.

If you take a course individually (and not as part of the CAS ETH GCSD), please submit a Curriculum Vitae with your application.

Incomplete registration dossiers will not be considered.

Language of instruction
English, unless otherwise stated

Exams
For each course, a written exam at the end of the semester OR a written assignment is offered. The required performance assessment as well as the exact exam dates will be published on the NADEL website. To obtain the CAS ETH Global Cooperation and Sustainable Development, a written exam OR a written assignment must be completed for all courses. The exams are mandatory only for CAS and ETH Master students as well as for PhDs.

Written assignments and exams are graded pass/fail. Failed examinations can be repeated once. Due to ETH regulations, the exams cannot be taken online.

Costs
Two and three-​day courses (1-2 ECTS point) cost 570 CHF; four-​ or five-​day courses (3 ECTS points) cost 950 CHF. Payment of course fees must be made by credit card upon registration. An invoice will not be sent.

Absences
Full attendance is obligatory. During five-day courses, in case of sickness, a one-day absence is allowed. Absences due to work commitments cannot be excused.

Cancellation terms
Cancellations are possible up to four weeks prior to the start of a course. Students cancelling less than four weeks before the start of a course must pay the full course fee.