FAQ

• The Master of Science ETH in Management, Technology, and Economics (MSc ETH MTEC) welcomes applications from entrepreneurial-minded students holding a Bachelor’s degree in fields such as engineering, physics, mathematics, computer science, technology or other natural sciences from internationally recognised universities.
• Details on qualifying Bachelor’s degrees, additional requirements, and the application process can be found on the ETH Admissions Office’s website

• The tuition fee is 730 Swiss francs per semester.
• You should budget about 21,000 Swiss francs (19,000 Euro) per year for the cost of living in Zurich (accommodation, subsistence, health insurance, etc.).
• A very limited number of scholarships are available for applicants with outstanding academic records. For more answers to your financial questions check here

You can find more information on the MSc MTEC admission page or refer to the ETH Admissions Office’s website

Please complete the online application.  

• The tutor is a faculty member of the D-MTEC, who, together with the student, plans an individualised specialisation programme (including core, elective, and supplementary courses).
• The tutor also supervises the student’s Master's thesis and helps the student with questions concerning the industrial internship or international mobility.
• In addition, the student can be supported by a PostDoc or doctoral student of the tutor during the writing process.

During November of your first semester, you will have to preliminarily choose a tutor. You will receive an email with instructions on how to do that. For your Master’s thesis, you will have to decide in which research group to do it. This can either be group of the tutor chosen in your first semester or the group of another D-MTEC professor who agrees to supervise your Master’s thesis.

ETH students who have already passed courses of the MSc MTEC curriculum, cannot repeat these courses during their MSc MTEC studies.

If these courses were part of a ETH Bachelor’s degree programme, the credit point requirement of a skill area is reduced accordingly.

However, according to Downloadregulations, art. 22, par. 2d (PDF, 264 KB)vertical_align_bottom:

• A reduction of the minimum number of credit points (42 CP) required for core courses is not permitted.
• 120 credit points must be acquired over the course of the MSc MTEC programme.

• Courses in the field of the Bachelor’s degree. The level of courses is not specified.
• According to Downloadregulations, Art. 21 (PDF, 264 KB)vertical_align_bottom the supplementary courses must be chosen from courses outside of the department MTEC and aim to strengthen and deepen your technical background. They should not focus on management issues (even though they might be offered through other departments).
• Supplementary courses need to be documented in the learning agreement on .  

• Language courses are handled according to the Directive of the Rectorate: Science in Perspective, art. 8 and are accepted for credit on the condition that the course level for European languages is at least B2 and for German courses C2 and higher.
• Language courses are offered by the ETH/UZH external pageSprachenzentrumcall_made

Examinations mostly take place at the end of each semester.

Examination scheduling at D-MTEC:

• End-of-semester examinations are carried out during calendar weeks 2-3 (Autumn Semester) and 23-24 (Spring Semester)
• Session examinations are carried out during calendar weeks 4-7 (Autumn Semester) and 32-35 (Spring Semester)
• Semester performances can also take place during the semester.

• Session examinations: The schedule for session examinations will be published in myStudies
• End-of-semester examinations: No examination schedule is displayed in myStudies for end-of-semester examinations. A detailed end-of-semester examination schedule is available on the MTEC website.
  

• The results of performance assessments decreed can be checked in protected pagemyStudieslock. Students may view their completed, written exam copies within 6 months.
• For details, please consult the Directive of the Rectorate: Viewing and transfer of performance assessment records
• Students have the right of appeal and means of legal redress regarding grades: If students do not agree with the grades and performance evaluations issued, they can proceed by either lodging an appeal or seeking legal redress.

• Students can largely act on their own initiative when choosing their internship.
• Students may look up organizations who recently worked with MTEC interns and learn about topics MTEC students focus on during their internships on the protected pageMTEC Internship Platformlock
• Internship positions can be found on the MTEC Website
  
• D-MTEC students are encouraged to explore international internship opportunities via professional organisations such as external pageIEASTEcall_made

1. Check out the DownloadInternship Guidelines. (PDF, 37 KB)vertical_align_bottom
2. Register for the internship via the protected pageMTEC Internship Platform.lock
   
3. During the registration process you have to state the internship organisation, objectives and tasks for your internship.
   
4. The registration has to be acknowledged by .
5. Once the registration has been confirmed, the internship has to be registered via protected pagemyStudieslock to ensure the correct awarding of the 6 credit points.

Please submit your internship report via the protected pageMTEC Internship Platformlock and upload the confirmation certificate of the host organisation.

• International students from non-EU countries need to provide a confirmation from the D-MTEC to the prospective employer, that the internship is mandatory.
• To obtain such a confirmation from D-MTEC, please contact .  

• You must have passed your Bachelor’s degree.
• You must have sucessfully completed the MTEC internship.
  
• You must have passed the academic writing course.

• The student shall choose an appropriate topic in collaboration with the tutor.
• The tutor defines the tasks which have to be addressed and the evaluation criteria.

• The Academic Writing Course (363-1063-00) is compulsory for students who entered in spring semester 2015 onwards.
• The DownloadD-MTEC Chair Guide (PDF, 5.1 MB)vertical_align_bottom outlines the opportunities and prerequisites for writing a Master’s thesis at an MTEC chair.  
  
• Students should take elective and supplementary courses in the research area of the chair at which they would like to write their Master's thesis (see DownloadRegulations Art. 23: (PDF, 264 KB)vertical_align_bottom Individual specialisation programme, tutor system).

• The Master's thesis is written on a full-time basis and lasts six months.
• The tutor defines the starting date and the submission deadline, which are shown in protected pagemyStudieslock.
  
• The signed DownloadDeclaration of Originality (PDF, 183 KB)vertical_align_bottom is a component of the Master's thesis.
• The submission form (bounded, PDF-file, etc.) is carried out in agreement with the tutor.

• The Master’s thesis should be submitted within six months.
• The Master's thesis is considered failed if it is handed in too late ("Verspätete Abgabe der Masterarbeit gilt als nicht bestanden" as per external pageLeistungskontrollenverordnung, Art. 11, Abs. 1call_made).

The Director of Studies may on request approve an extension if cogent reasons are given.

For 2 years (external pageLeistungskontrollenverordnung, Art. 23, Abs. 3call_made).

No. A payment for the Master's thesis is not possible as per Directive: DownloadRemuneration of semester papers, Bachelor’s or Master’s theses by third parties (PDF, 23 KB)vertical_align_bottom.

• Understanding and avoiding plagiarism is an important issue in academia.
• Therefore, you must have completed the academic writing course before starting your Master’s thesis.

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• In case of questions, please contact

ETH course fees are relatively moderate compared to other top academic institutions in the world. For details, please refer to the ETH student page.

An application for travel allowances may be made to the Scholarship Office for individual journeys that are closely associated with a course of study or doctoral programme.

• D-MTEC strongly supports the international mobility of its Master’s students.
• As a member of the IDEA League, UNITECH, and the IARU International Alliance of Research Universities, ETH provides unique international exchange opportunities.
• Please check out the information on the MTEC website

• All Master's students with an ETH Bachelor's degree are eligible for the regular student exchange programmes.
• If you are a Master's student with a Bachelor's degree from another university, you can study abroad via a self-organised stay, by writing your Master's thesis abroad or by participating in external pageIARU summer programmescall_made

Within the MTEC Master’s studies, up to 30 credit points can be acquired by participating in international exchange programmes.

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