Application process

To apply, please download and complete the registration form and send it to contact@lqlab.com

After having examined your registration, we will contact you for an interview and/or under which conditions you may be admitted. You will have to deliver the documents required for application during the interview.

The head of the department, acting under the supervision of the directors of studies, decides on admissions. The decision is based on the results of the application interview in which the applicant’s existing knowledge and qualifications, as well as his or her motivation, are considered.

Bachelor degree in architecture or an equivalent architectural training in university or college

Documents required for the Application to the MAA course (Interview)

A) Graduates of BUAS (Bern University of Applied Sciences)

• Copy of the official final diploma certificate
• 2 photos (1x application form / 1x student card)
• Curriculum vitae
• Reference(s) relating to your working experience
• Swiss nationals or residents: copy of your „Schriftenempfangsschein/ Niederlassungsausweis“
• Foreigners: copy of your residence permit* and copy of your birth certificate

B) Graduates of EPF Lausanne, ETH Zurich, a Swiss university or a Swiss University of Applied Sciences

• Officially verified copies of the certificates from your university with diploma (Diplomprüfungszeugnis, Diplomurkunde)
• 2 photos (1x application form / 1x student card)
• Curriculum vitae
• Reference(s) relating to your working experience
• "Exmatrikulationsbestätigung" (Certificate of ex-matriculation) from your university indicating your student number
• Swiss nationals or residents: copy of your „Schriftenempfangsschein/ Niederlassungsausweis“
• Foreigners: copy of your residence permit* and copy of your birth certificate

C) Graduates of a Chinese or other foreign university

Please submit all documents in English and attach copies of diplomas/certificates in the original language.

• Curriculum Vitae
• Short portfolio
• English language credentials (TOEFL4, IELTS and/or GRE)
• Maximum 500 word long personal statement explaining the motivation to undertake a Master of Architecture program with BUAS
• Copies of previous diplomas/certificates (B.Sc. / BA) Official transcripts or officially verified copies of all the courses attended during B.Sc. / BA. 
• 4x recent passport photos in color, with white background, size 3.5cm x 4.5cm (1x registration form / 1x student card / 2x visa application)

Incomplete applications will not be considered