Admission and application

To be admitted, you must meet one of the following requirements:

• Either holding a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from a university or higher education institution in data science, mathematics, business, economics, finance, management, human resources, marketing, IT/informatics, software development, law 
• Or with 5-year professional experience in a relevant field

The language of instruction is English. Students are expected to have a sufficient level of English for a university-level continuing education programme.

The programme is taught online. Students are therefore expected to have the adequate IT equipment as well as basic IT skills.

In order to complete the form, you need to supply the following documents:

• a passport photo;
• a copy of your Bachelor's or Master's degree;
• a CV;
• a copy of your ID or of your passport;
• a cover letter (max. 1 page).

1. Click on the «Registration form» button below.
2. Create your SWITCH edu-ID account
   In order to apply, you will first need to create a SWITCH edu-ID account (if you already have one, you can skip to point 4 of this process). You will be automatically redirected to the SWITCH edu-ID account creation page by clicking on the «Create an account» button.
3. Confirm your edu-ID account
   After creating your account, you will receive an e-mail to confirm your credentials. Click on the link in the e-mail and confirm your e-mail address.
4. Fill in the online application form
   Once your SWITCH edu-ID account has been confirmed, you can fill in the application form. To do this, click on the «Registration form» button again and then on «Sign in». Then fill in the required information and upload the needed documents.
   Once your SWITCH edu-ID account is created, you will receive an e-mail from us. You may also start the online application procedure by clicking on the link provided in the e-mail.
5. Sign your application confirmation
   Once you have completed the form, you will receive a confirmation of application, which you will need to print, sign and date.
   Please note that we will only process your application once we have received your signed confirmation of application.
   This document should then be sent to us by e-mail or by post to:
   • continuing-education@unidistance.ch 
     or
   • UniDistance Suisse
     Department for Continuing Education
     Schinerstrasse 18 
     3900 Brig
6. Receive the admission documents and the invoice for your tuition fee
   After receiving your signed confirmation of application, we will send you the enrolment confirmation and the invoice for the tuition fees by e-mail and by mail.