Facts
[A.] had an accident in 1995 and has since suffered from cognitive impairments. In January 2018, he completed his biology degree at the University of Bern with a diploma, with a mobility study completed at ETH Zurich in 2016 being credited to him. Since autumn 2019, [A.] has been studying at ETH Zurich. In an application dated September 19, 2021, he requested that the eight subjects he completed as a mobility student in the spring of 2016 be credited to his current master's program (23 ECTS credits). ETH Zurich rejected the request. The appeals filed against this were unsuccessful. [A.] has filed an appeal in public law matters, requesting that the academic credits from the mobility semester be credited to him.Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court first examines its jurisdiction and the admissibility requirements. It finds that [A.] has a current and practical legal interest, as according to ETH Zurich, he is still missing six ECTS credits. The main issue is whether [A.] is entitled to have the 23 ECTS credits from the mobility study credited. The lower court has conclusively determined that [A.] had already credited the 23 ECTS credits to the degree from the University of Bern. According to the Admission Regulations of ETH Zurich, a renewed crediting is excluded, as [A.] does not hold a master's degree from ETH Zurich. [A.] argues that the regulation in the Admission Regulations, which only allows for renewed crediting for master's graduates of ETH Zurich, violates the principle of legal equality. However, the Federal Supreme Court does not see this as a violation of legal equality, as the regulation serves a justifiable purpose and is within the wide scope of legislative discretion. Furthermore, [A.] invokes the prohibition of discrimination and the Disability Equality Act (BehiG). However, the Federal Supreme…