Find out what our international students have to say about studying at our university and about life in Switzerland.
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Viral vectors by day, Rhine swimming after work
For Rodrigo Trinca Paulino, going abroad was never just about adding another research experience to his CV. It was about changing perspectives. About becoming an outsider for a while, discovering a different culture and realising just how much people have in common, wherever they come from.
- Date
- 20.10.2026
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Crossing Borders for Science: From Calgary to Muttenz
What is it like to swap Canada for Switzerland?
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- 19.8.2026
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A different kind of chemistry
For four months, Emily Atallah swapped the University of Calgary for the FHNW School of Life Sciences (HLS) in Muttenz.
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- 19.8.2026
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From East Africa to Basel, the heart of Europe's pharmaceutical industry
A personal journey driven by one goal: to learn how better medicines can improve patients' lives.
- Date
- 1.7.2026
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From Prague to Muttenz and then straight to Roche
Czech student Jakub Poplštein used the Double Degree programme as a springboard to join Roche.
- Date
- 5.5.2026
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Irina Hauri
Head of International Office and Continuing Education Management
Sarah Lehmann
Assistant International Office







