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Switzerland (26/09/2011)

Academic Qualifications

Universities

The qualifications awarded by the Universities listed below qualify for the points indicated:

Qualification

Abbreviation*

Level in NZ terms

Points under SMC

Apothekerdiplom (Pharmacy)/Diplôme de pharmacien/Diplôme universitaire de pharmacien/Diplôme fédéral de pharmacien/Diplom eines Apothekers

Ad

7

50

Baccalauréat universitaire

Bu

7

50

Bachelor of Arts

BA

7

50

Bachelor of Dental Medicine and Master of Dental Medicine, in combination

BMDM

7

50

Bachelor of Engineering

BE

7

50

Bachelor of Law

BL

7

50

Bachelor of Medicine and Master of Medicine, in combination

BMM

7

50

Bachelor of Science

BSc

7

50

Bachelor of Theology

BT

7

50

Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Master of Veterinary Medicine, in combination

BMVM

7

50

Bachelorstudienfach/Bachelorstudiengang

Bsf

7

50

Certificat de fin d’études médicales

Cdm

7

50

Diplôme fédéral de médecin/Diplôme de médicine

DfdM

7

50

Diplôme fédéral de médecin dentiste

Dfmd

7

50

Doctorat en droit

Ded

7

50

Doctorat en théologie

Det

7

50

Eidgenössisches Arztdiplom (human medicine)

EA

7

50

Eidgenössisches Tierarztdiplom (veterinary medicine)

ET

7

50

Eidgenössisches Zahnarztdiplom (dentistry)

EZ

7

50

Licence en médicine dentaire

Lemd

7

50

Lizentiat der Rechte or Licentiatus iuris

LdR

7

50

Lizentiat der Rechtswissenschaften/Licence en droit

LdRecht

7

50

Diplom: Dipl. (field-) Ing.) in the fields of:

Agriculture engineering (Agr.-)

Agronomy engineering (Agr. -)

Chemical engineering (Chem.-)

Civil engineering (Bau.-)

Environmental and geodetic engineering (Kultur.- or Verm.-)

Food engineering (Lm.-)

Forestry engineering (Forst-)

Geomatics engineering (Geomatik-)

Industrial management and manufacturing engineering (Betr.-u. Prod.-)

Informatics engineering (Informatik-)

Information technology and electrical engineering (El.-)

Material science engineering (Werkstoff-)

Mechanical engineering (Masch.-)

Process engineering (Verfahrens-)

DZ

7**

50

Diplôme d’ingénieur

DIng

7**

50

Lizenziat or Licence or Licentiatus (except in droit, iuris, rechte, medicine, dentistry)

L

7**

50

Lizentiat (2 Teil)

Refer to NZQA

Lizentiat (zweiter Teil der Lizentiatsprüfungen)

Refer to NZQA

Master of Advanced Studies

MAS

8

50

Maîtrise

Mai

8**

50

Master of Arts

MA

8**

50

Master of Business Administration

MBA

8**

50

Executive Master of Business Administration

EMBA

8**

50

Master of Engineering

ME

8**

50

Master of Law

ML

8**

50

Master of Science

MSc

8**

50

Master of Theology

MT

8**

50

Masterstudienfach

Msf

8**

50

Doktor or Doktorat or Docteur or Dottorato or Doctor of Philosophy or Doktor in Natural Sciences

Refer to NZQA

* Abbreviations used are for the purposes of this list and may not be stated on the award certificates.

** If an applicant believes their qualification may be higher than the level stated they should apply to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.

Note: All honorary degrees must be referred to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.

If any courses leading to the award of one of the qualifications listed above were taken outside of Switzerland, including courses which have been cross-credited towards the listed qualifications please refer to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.

For qualifications with the title beginning ‘Professional Diplôme or Professional Diploma’ or ‘Professional Bachelor’, the applicant must apply to NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.

Awarding Institutions

The following Universities may award the qualifications specified from the dates shown. For the purposes of the List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment ‘Any date’ or ‘until’ refers to a date on or after 1960.

Institution

(Previous names and dates of change, and alternative institution names which may be included on the award certificate are indicated in brackets.  Names and dates of institutions have been included in the List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment for immigration purposes only.)

Qualification awarded from

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) (EPFL)

BA (architecture only) 2004

BE 2004

BSc 2004

DIng 1969 - 2004

MAS 2005

MA (architecture only) 2005

ME 2005

MSc 2005

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich) (ETH Zurich)

Ad until 2006

BE 2008

BSc 2008

DZ until 2006

MAS 2006

MBA 2006

ME 2007

MSc 2007

University of Basel (Basle) (Universität Basel) (Unibas)

Ad until 1979

BA 2005

BMDM 2008

BMM 2008

BSc 2005

Bsf 2005

EA until 2007

EZ until 2007

LdR until 2012

L until 2012

MAS 2007

MA 2007

ML 2007

MSc 2007

MT 2007

Msf 2007

University of Bern (Universität Bern) (UNIBE)

Ad until 2012

BA 2005

BMDM 2010

BMM 2010

BMVM 2010

EA until 2007

ET until 2012

EZ until 2007

LdR until 2006

L until 2006

MAS 2006

MA 2006

MSc 2006

University of Fribourg (Universität Freiburg) (Université de Fribourg) (UNIFR)

BA 2007

BSc 2007

LdRect until 2012

L until 2012

MAS 2005

MA 2007

EMBA 2007

ML 2007

MSc 2007

University of Genèva (Université de Genève) (UNIGE)

Ad until 2012

Bu 2005

BMDM 2009

BMM 2008

Cdm until 2007

DfdM until 2007

Dfmd until 2007

Lemd until 2007

LdRecht until 2012

L until 2012

Mai 2009

MAS 2008

MA 2009

MSc 2009

University of Lausanne (Université de Lausanne) (UNIL)

Ad until 2012

Bu 2005

BMM 2009

DfdM until 2007

LdRecht until 2012

L until 2012

Mai 2005

MAS 2007

University of Lugano (Università della Swizzera italiana) (USI)

BSc 2008

L until 2012

MAS 2009

MSc 2010

University of Luzerne (Lucerne) (Universität Luzern) (UNILU)

BA 2007

BL 2007

BT 2007

L 2004 - 2007

MAS 2009

MA 2008

ML 2008

MT 2008

University of Neuchâtel (Université de Neuchâtel) (UniNE)

Bu 2007

LdRecht until 2012

DIng until 2012

L until 2012

Mai 2006

MAS 2008

University of St. Gallen - Graduate School of Business Administration, Economics, Law and Social Sciences (Universität St. Gallen - Hochschule für Wirtschafts, Rechts- und Sozialwissenschaften) (HSG); (Universität St. Gallen 1994 – 1995) (Universität St. Gallen - Hochschule für Wirtschafts, Rechts- und Sozialwissenschaften 1989 – 1994) (Hochschule für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften 1963 – 1989) (Handels-Hochschule 1960 – 1963)

BA 2004

LdR 1981 -2004

LdRecht 1981 - 2004

L until 2004

MA 2003

University of Zurich (Universität Zürich) (UZH)

Ad until 2012

BA 2007

BMDM 2008

BMM 2009

BSc 2007

BT 2009

BMVM 2012

Ded until 2012

Det until 2012

EA until 2007

ET until 2007

EZ until 2007

L until 2012

MAS 2007

MA 2006

MSc 2006

MT 2008

Distance education and University level institutions

The qualifications awarded by the distance education and university-level institutions listed below qualify for the points indicated:

Qualification

Abbreviation*

Level in NZ terms

Points under SMC

Bachelor of Law

BL

7

50

Bachelor of Science in Psychology

BScP

7

50

Master's degree

M

8**

50

Master of Advanced Studies

MAS

8

50

* Abbreviations used are for the purposes of this list and may not be stated on the award certificates.

** If an applicant believes their qualification may be higher than the level stated they should apply to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.

Note: All honorary degrees must be referred to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.

If any courses leading to the award of one of the qualifications listed above were taken outside of Switzerland, including courses which have been cross-credited towards the listed qualifications please refer to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.

The following distance education and university-level institutions may award the qualifications specified from the dates shown.

Distance education and University-level institutions

(Alternative institution names which may be included on the award certificate are indicated in brackets.  Names and dates of institutions have been included in the List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment for immigration purposes only.)

Qualification awarded from

Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Gèneve (Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement) (IHEID)

M 2009

Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch (IUKB)

MAS 2007

Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration, Lausanne (Institut de hautes etudes en administration publique, Lausanne) (IDHEAP)

M 2008

University of Distance Education, Switzerland (Formation Universitäre á Distance Schweiz)

BL 2009

BScP 2009

Universities of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule)

The qualifications awarded by the Universities of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule) listed below qualify for the points indicated:

Qualification

Abbreviation*

Level in NZ terms

Points under SMC

Bachelor's degree

B

7

50

Master of Advanced Studies

MAS

8

50

Master's degree

M

8**

50

Master of Business Administration

MBA

8**

50

Executive Master of Business Administration

EMBA

8**

50

* Abbreviations used are for the purposes of this list and may not be stated on the award certificates.

** If an applicant believes their qualification may be higher than the level stated they should apply to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.

Note: All honorary degrees must be referred to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.

If any courses leading to the award of one of the qualifications listed above were taken outside of Switzerland, including courses which have been cross-credited towards the listed qualifications please refer to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.

Awarding Institutions

The following Universities of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule) may award the qualifications specified from the dates shown.

Institution

(Alternative institution names which may be included on the award certificate are indicated in brackets.  Names and dates of institutions have been included in the List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment for immigration purposes only.)

Qualification awarded from

Berne University of Applied Sciences (Berner Fachhochschule) (BFH)

B 2009

MAS 2007

M 2009

MBA 2009

EMBA 2007

Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences Switzerland (Kalaidos Fachhochschule Schweiz) (FH KAL)

B 2009

MAS 2006

M 2009

EMBA 2006

Les Roches-Gruyère University of Applied Sciences (Les Roches-Gruyère Fachhochschule) (LRG-UAS)

B (Hospitality Management only) 2012

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (University of Applied Sciences of Central Switzerland) (FHZ) (Hochschule Luzern and Fachhochschule Zentralschweiz) (HLSU)

B 2009

MAS 2006

M 2009

MBA 2009

EMBA 2006

University of Applied Sciences Eastern Switzerland (Fachhochschule Ostschweiz) (FHO)

B 2009

MAS 2006

M 2009

MBA 2009

EMBA 2006

University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz) (FHNW)

B 2009

MAS 2007

M 2009

MBA 2009

EMBA 2006

University of Applied Sciences Southern Switzerland (Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana) (SUPSI)

B 2009

MAS 2006

M 2009

MBA 2009

EMBA 2006

University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale) (HES-SO)

B 2009

MAS 2009

M 2009

MBA 2009

EMBA 2007

University of Applied Sciences Zurich (Zürcher Fachhochschule) (ZFH)

B 2009

MAS 2006

M 2009

MBA 2009

Private Institution

The qualifications awarded by the Private Institutions listed below qualify for the points indicated:

Qualification

Abbreviation*

Level in NZ terms

Points under SMC

Bachelor of Arts

BA

7

50

* Abbreviations used are for the purposes of this list and may not be stated on the award certificates.

Note: All honorary degrees must be referred to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.

If any courses leading to the award of one of the qualifications listed above were taken outside of Switzerland, including courses which have been cross-credited towards the listed qualifications please refer to the NZQA for an International Qualification Assessment.

Awarding Institution

The following Private Institution may award the qualifications specified from the dates shown.

Institution

(Names and dates of institutions have been included in the List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment for immigration purposes only.)

Qualification awarded from

Franklin College

BA 2006 - 2012:

  • Art History
  • European Studies
  • History and Literature
  • International Banking and Finance
  • International Communications
  • International Economics
  • International Management
  • International Relations
  • Literature
  • Modern Languages (French, Italian)
  • Visual and Communications Arts

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