Your Path to Foreign Study

The semester abroad at one of our partner univer­si­ties is possible in the 6^th semester. However, you apply for a place during your 3^rd or 4^th semester. The selec­tion process takes place once a year in November and December. If you are in the 4^th semester, you apply for a place in the coming winter semester; third semester students apply for the summer semester the year after next.

What exactly is the appli­ca­tion procedure?

Your required appli­ca­tion docu­ments include the appli­ca­tion form in which you name your three desired univer­si­ties, your curri­culum vitae and a letter of moti­va­tion. The CV and letter of moti­va­tion can be written in both German and English. In the letter of moti­va­tion you describe why you would like to spend your semester abroad at the univer­si­ties you named, how the semester there can help you to make progress and which specific areas of specia­li­sa­tion and courses you are parti­cu­larly inte­rested in. General state­ments about your stay abroad are not decisive for us. You should formu­late a sepa­rate section for each of your preferred univer­si­ties. The letter of moti­va­tion should not be longer than two DIN A4 pages. Your docu­ments in a PDF docu­ment can only be accepted if they are posted here by 15 November 2022 at the latest:

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The Inter­na­tional Exch­ange Fair provides all neces­sary infor­ma­tion and helps you to clarify specific ques­tions about the appli­ca­tion procedure.

For the later reco­gni­tion of your achie­ve­ments, it is essen­tial that you submit a lear­ning agree­ment before the begin­ning of the semester abroad. In the lear­ning agree­ment the modules from the 6^th semester at the Univer­sity of Applied Sciences S.G. are already regis­tered. Important: The content and scope of these modules must corre­spond to the courses you wish to take abroad. For each module at the here at the Univer­sity you should take at least one course at the partner univer­sity. The choice of courses is always made in accordance with your course of study. The Inter­na­tional Office will be happy to assist you in drawing up the lear­ning agreement.

The Erasmus+ program enables you to study at a Euro­pean partner univer­sity – inclu­ding Norway and Turkey – and receive finan­cial support through the program. The same curr­ently applies to our Israeli partner univer­si­ties in Tel Aviv and Jeru­salem. The appli­ca­tion for a place at a Euro­pean partner univer­sity for the 3^rd and 4^th semester takes place at the end of November. Once you have been accepted at a Euro­pean partner univer­sity, you will auto­ma­ti­cally be funded by the Erasmus+ program. You do not have to apply for funding separately. 

Which docu­ments do I have to submit and when?

Those who parti­ci­pate in the Erasmus+ program must complete and sign the lear­ning agree­ment before the start of their studies, have it approved by the Head of Studies and coun­ter­si­gned by the partner univer­sity. Later changes to the lear­ning agree­ment must be recorded in the section ​„During the mobi­lity“. You must also fill in and sign the grant agree­ment before you start your studies at the partner univer­sity. This docu­ment sets out all rights and obli­ga­tions for parti­ci­pants in the Erasmus+ program and is a prere­qui­site for finan­cial support. You will receive the grant agree­ment from the Inter­na­tional Office before the begin­ning of the semester abroad. At the begin­ning of the semester abroad it is neces­sary to fill in the certi­fi­cate of arrival and send it to the Inter­na­tional Office. The same applies to the certi­fi­cate of atten­dance after the end of the semester abroad.

Documents and forms

You would like to study abroad for a semester, but you cannot find your dream univer­sity among the our partner insti­tu­tions? Then you can orga­nise your semester abroad yourself as a so-called free­mover. You are not bound by our univer­si­ty’s coope­ra­tion agree­ments and have the possi­bi­lity to apply for a place of your choice as a ​„non-degree seeking student“. This means that you are not aiming for a degree at the host university.

What should I consider? 

As a free­mover you unfort­u­na­tely do not benefit from the agree­ments that we have made with our inter­na­tional part­ners. You have to take care of your own travel and accom­mo­da­tion, you are not exempted from their tuition fees and you do not receive any finan­cial support from your home univer­sity. Important: Your achie­ve­ments are not auto­ma­ti­cally reco­gnized at the Univer­sity of Applied Sciences S.G. As a free­mover, you should defi­ni­tely submit an appli­ca­tion for a semester off in advance in consul­ta­tion with the exami­na­tion office.

Can courses be reco­gnized as Freemovers? 

The prere­qui­site for a possible reco­gni­tion of study achie­ve­ments at the host univer­sity is that it is accre­dited. It is strongly recom­mended to prepare a lear­ning agree­ment with your course director in order to select courses that could possibly be credited to your major. To avoid making your stay abroad a finan­cial adven­ture, we recom­mend that you apply for a scho­lar­ship.

The Inter­na­tional Office is located in the main buil­ding in room H 1.01 – if you have any ques­tions, please do not hesi­tate to contact us perso­nally or we help you by e‑mail or phone: