Selection process
After the application deadlines have passed, we will forward your documents to the faculties/departments and the relevant departmental coordinators. They will select who will be nominated for the available exchange places. The selection may be based on the application documents submitted or on additional selection interviews. Each departmental coordinator can decide on the procedure themselves. Please remain attentive in case you receive invitations to selection interviews.
Please check your e-mail inbox (university e-mail) regularly, as well as the corresponding spam and quarantine folder.
Timing: The results of the selection process will be known at approximately the following times:
| Application round 1 | approx. beginning of February |
| Application round 2 | approx. beginning of July |
Selection criteria
A survey of the Departmental Coordinators revealed the following criteria for the selection of students for semesters abroad:
- Subject-specific qualifications and achievements
- Degree of preparation
- Appearance during the selection interview
- Existing language skills
- Knowledge of the host country (culture, politics, etc.)
- Knowledge of the partner university
- Cultural commitment / interest
- Social commitment
- Extracurricular qualifications
- Involvement in academic self-administration / university politics
Acceptance
Once the procedure in the faculties has been completed and you have been selected for a stay abroad, you will be informed by the International Office by e-mail. You then have a short period of a few days to accept or decline the place. You will be accepted for the highest priority you have been selected for. You will receive a maximum of one acceptance. There is no succession procedure.
Please note: If you reject the acceptance, you will be blocked from further application rounds in that academic year.
Rejection
If the selection committee has not selected you for an exchange in an application round or if the places for your preferred university(ies) have been allocated, you will also be informed by the International Office and are invited to reapply in the following application round.
Please note that the final acceptance or rejection is only done by the International Office, not by the faculties.
Please check your e-mail inbox (university e-mail) regularly, as well as the corresponding spam and quarantine folder.
Nomination and Application
If you accept the place, we will nominate you at the partner university. This usually happens in the spring/autumn. Afterwards, you will usually have to fill out the application forms of the partner university (application, accommodation forms, etc.) and submit further documents. You will receive the necessary information from us or from the partner university in good time.