Overview

Engineers must be able to address the challenges of society and to respond to its evolving demands in creative and responsible ways. Process engineers have a broad education, firmly rooted in the fundamentals of natural sciences and engineering, which provides them with the ideal profile to enable them to play a key role in addressing issues such as new materials and production technologies, sustainable energy systems, technologies to investigate climate change, pollution prevention, and processes for the food and pharmacological industries.

Course overview

The Process Engineering at ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology prepares students to play a key role in the development of new materials, sustainable energy systems, technologies to mitigate climate change and to reduce pollution and processes for the food and pharmaceutical industries.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Materials
Micro and Nanosystems and Processes
Particle Technology
Separation Processess
Sustainable Energy Systems
Transport Processes and Reactions

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-30 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-09-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-30 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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100

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Credits

90 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Zürich, Switzerland

Disciplines

Mechanical Engineering General Engineering & Technology View 4 other Masters in Mechanical Engineering in Switzerland

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Candidates for the Master’s Program must present proof of specialized and sound knowledge, abilities in the field of mechanical engineering or chemical engineering and very good study performance in the fundamental disciplines

Admission is made by the admission committee of the Master’s Program, based on an

individual evaluation of the application file (evaluation sur dossier):
Assessment of the profile;
Performance and grades;
Academic ranking;
CV and motivation letter describing personal goals and motivation for studying for the Master’s in Process Engineering at ETH Zurich;
Three preferred tutors and their order of preference;
2 letters of recommendation;
GRE Test;

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

1460 CHF / year

≈ 1460 CHF / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

1460 CHF / year

≈ 1460 CHF / year

Living costs

Zürich

Switzerland

1920 - 2572 CHF / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Delivered

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Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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International Applies to you

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Living costs

Zürich

Funding

Scholarships Information

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