NARIC guide on Higher Education Systems in the European Union

I.2. Number of students
In 1996, 40 students were matriculated at the IAP and 250 students at the FHL. About 70% of all students at the FHL came
from abroad, mainly from Switzerland and Austria. At the IAP all students are from foreign countries, approximately half
from western Europe, the United States and Latin America and half from eastern Europe.
I.3. Organisation of course of study
The academic year for long-term studies is divided into semesters, the first beginning no later than the end of October, the
second beginning in April. The summer break is in July and August. Courses and postgraduate studies have flexible timetables
and are organised when considered necessary. The official teaching language is German. Several seminars and special lectures
are also held in English or French.
At the FHL students have to pay a tuition fee per semester of about ECU 460 for long-term studies and ECU 7000 for
postgraduate studies at the FHL. At the IAP students pay ECU 1650 per semester, auditors ECU 170 per event.
Grading system
The grading systems are the following.
FHL 6: very good ECTS grading scale
5: good A-B-C-D-E-F-FX
4: passing is used in parallel
3, 2, 1: insufficient
sub-grades are possible
IAP 1: very good
2: good
3: satisfactory
4: passing
5: failing