Requirements and Application

Bachelor students can apply for a study visit abroad if they have at least 50 ECTS credits with an average grade of at least 3.5 at the time of application and no third examination attempt is pending. In addition, all examinations of the 1st semester must have been successfully passed. Master's students can apply immediately after the start of their studies.

Sufficient language skills:

In order to be able to study abroad successfully, you must have knowledge of the language of instruction of the foreign university (usually level B2). For example, you can have taken a business language course of the respective language at FH Aachen with a grade of at least 3.3, have achieved at least 8 points in the Abitur (university entrance qualification) after 6 years (English), 4 years (French) or 3 years (other foreign languages) in a language course or have successfully passed a language test (e.g. Toefl test, D.E.L.F.).

The following documents must be submitted to the International Faculty Office by the deadline:

• Cover letter (letter of motivation, desired period of study abroad, preference list of desired partner universities)
• Curriculum vitae in tabular form according to europass requirements
• Transcript of Records (incl. failed attempts)
• Proofs and certificates of language skills in the language of instruction at the partner university

Please send the above application documents in German or English by email as a coherent pdf file to the International Faculty Office.

Please note for your application that our semester times can differ greatly from those of the partner universities!

How are places at university allocated?

The committee for the study semester abroad decides on the allocation of places at the partner universities. In order for the selection process to run smoothly, it is important that you submit a complete application and your preference list of desired partner universities. We usually have enough places for the number of applicants, but not necessarily for the desired university or country.

The allocation is made according to the following criteria:

• Number of credits achieved so far in relation to the number of semesters.
• Average grade
• Student commitment
• Letter of motivation