University of Fribourg, Switzerland
The University of Fribourg is unique as the only bilingual university in Switzerland, offering a wide range of courses of study in French, German or both. There are also a number of courses with an international aspect which are offered in English.The University of Fribourg has two main locations of Miséricorde and Pérolles and there are many other University buildings spread over the whole city.
Fribourg is in western Switzerland. It is located on both sides of the river Saane/Sarine, on the Swiss Plateau, and is a major economic, administrative and educational center on the cultural border between German and French Switzerland (Romandy). Its Old City, one of the best-maintained in Switzerland, sits on a small rocky hill above the valley of the Sarine.
Mobility partner
>> Information for incoming students
- Estimated number of mobility places for each subject: 1-3 full-year or 2-6 semester places
Available Subject Areas
Please ensure that you research the courses available to you as an exchange student, and check with your subject coordinator(s) that these courses are suitable for your Glasgow degree programme. Please note that partner course offerings may change on a yearly basis.
Please research course level; content and assessment structures; partner academic pre-requisites for exchange students; whether enough courses / credits are available in your degree subject(s) to meet your Glasgow degree credit requirements; language of teaching and for Joint Honours students, whether the partner has any restrictions on taking courses from different Schools/Faculties.
- Law
Key facts
- Language of teaching mainly French. UofG students should ensure that all required courses are taught in a language in which they are at least proficient at B2 level.
- Accommodation
Travel and costs
University of Fribourg, Av. Europe 20, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
Partner web
http://www.unifr.ch/home/welcomeE.php
Partner mobility web
http://www.unifr.ch/international/en/in/exchange
Mobility contact
internationalincoming@unifr.ch
Disability support
https://www.unifr.ch/campus/en/support/learning-and-success/studies-and-disability.html