Special study grant refused for foreign university attendance

ATA/573/1998Court of Justice / Administrative ChamberSep 15, 1998Dismissed

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Omnilex summary

The applicant requested a special study grant for studies abroad, arguing that the foreign program used particular teaching methods. The court held that such methods, including multimedia-supported instruction for ethnology, do not justify study abroad when equivalent training with the same professional opportunities is available in Switzerland. The request was therefore rejected under Art. 6(1)(c) LEE.

Omnilex headnote

LEE art. 6 para. 1 let. c; special study grant for education abroad; a foreign place of study is not justified merely because it offers different teaching methods. The decisive criterion is objective educational necessity. If the same type of instruction and comparable professional prospects are available in Switzerland, a preference for multimedia or other pedagogical means does not establish entitlement to an additional allowance for foreign study (consid. not specified).

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Descripteurs

BOURSE D'ETUDES; ALLOCATION SPECIALE; INSTRUCTION ET FORMATION PROFESSIONNELLE; ETAT ETRANGER; FORMATION PROFESSIONNELLE; UNIVERSITE; RECONNAISSANCE D'UN DIPLOME; IP

Normes

LEE.6 al.1 litt.c

Résumé

Des méthodes d'enseignement particulières, comme l'utilisation de supports multimédia pour des études d'ethnologie, ne sauraient motiver un déplacement à l'étranger, alors que le même type d'enseignement, offrant les mêmes possibilités professionnelles, est dispensé en Suisse.

Keywords

scholarshipstudy abroadprofessional traininguniversityrecognition of diplomateaching methodsforeign country

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether a special study grant may be awarded for foreign studies based on particular teaching methods abroad despite comparable training being available in Switzerland.

Extracted holding

No. Particular teaching methods, including multimedia-based instruction for ethnology studies, do not justify training abroad when the same type of instruction and comparable professional prospects are available in Switzerland.

Extracted reasoning

Under Art. 6(1)(c) LEE, the decisive point is not a preference for a different teaching format, but whether the foreign course offers an objective educational necessity. Where the same educational possibilities and professional opportunities exist in Switzerland, the foreign destination is not justified.

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