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Re:Swiss Ph.D student’s dismissal spotlights China’s influence by wolverine876 on Saturday August 07, 2021 @11:54AM (#28099540)
> students are paid a salary at these universities and hold dual status as employees and students

OT: How much? Undergraduates too?

Re:Swiss Ph.D student’s dismissal spotlights China’s influence by zahllos on Sunday August 08, 2021 @11:36AM (#28107469)
Only PhDs are paid. I think the salary scale starts at around 51,000 CHF. That's a lot for other countries but it isn't for Switzerland. The exact amount is public knowledge and you can find it if you look. It is slightly higher for ETHZ, but not much.

Bachelors and masters pay fees according to: https://www.epfl.ch/education/studies/en/rules-and-procedure... or https://ethz.ch/en/studies/financial/tuition-fees.html

Tuition is definitely not free, but also not extortionate.

Re:Swiss Ph.D student’s dismissal spotlights China’s influence by zahllos on Sunday August 08, 2021 @11:41AM (#28107513)
Here you go: the salaries of PhD students at ETH Zürich: https://ethz.ch/en/the-eth-zurich/working-teaching-and-resea...
Re:Swiss Ph.D student’s dismissal spotlights China’s influence by gerbler on Saturday August 07, 2021 @12:21PM (#28099750)
In Swiss federal institutes grad students are paid but it's free for undergrads.
Re:Swiss Ph.D student’s dismissal spotlights China’s influence by zahllos on Sunday August 08, 2021 @11:43AM (#28107531)
I'm afraid it isn't free for undergrads, even outside the federal domain. Actually St Gallen is more expensive than ETH! https://www.unisg.ch/en/studium/informationsangebote/gebuehr...
Re:Swiss Ph.D student’s dismissal spotlights China’s influence by Naracion on Saturday August 07, 2021 @01:30PM (#28100281)
Free for undergrads here meaning that they attend school for free (no tuition), or that they are not paid? Or both?
Re:Swiss Ph.D student’s dismissal spotlights China’s influence by gerbler on Saturday August 07, 2021 @02:01PM (#28100524)
For undergrads, no tuition fees and they are not paid