Exchange Students from Partner Universities

Please see our Freemover page if you do not come from a partner university.

FH Aachen  (Erasmuscode D  AACHEN02) cooperates with more than 150 universities worldwide. If you are a registered student at one of these universities, you can complete a part of your studies as an exchange student at FH Aachen. In such a case, you should first contact the International Office of your home university and get registered for the exchange programme. The coordinators at your university will then contact us. Your contact person for Aachen is Ms. Sabrina Beeker, for Jülich it is Ms. Britta Ritzal.

FH Aachen offers the following services for students from partner universities:

  • Assistance in finding accommodation
  • German language courses
  • Assistance with registration at FH Aachen, residence permit (Aufenthaltserlaubnis) and other formalities
  • Excursions and social activities

Exchange students for Business Studies should contact the International Faculty Office (IFO) of the Faculty of Business Studies.

Important information about your stay at FH Aachen and in Germany is summarised in the Guidebook for International Students.

Summer Term 2024 - German Intensive Course for Exchange Students

Duration: 07.03. - 23.03.2024
Online Course: 07.03. - 08.03.2024

Presence Course:

Group A:

Group B:

11.03. - 23.03.2024

09:00 - 13:00 (beginner)

13:30 - 17:30 (intermediate)

Address: Room E233, Building E, Eupener Straße 70, 52066 Aachen

You were informed via Email (sprachenzentrumfh-aachen.de) on Wednesday, 28th February 2024 to which course you have been allocated.

We wish you a nice and successful time!

Application

If you are currently studying at a partner university of FH Aachen and would like to spend a part of your course of study at FH Aachen, please contact the International Office at your university to ask for the application process. After you have been selected for an exchange period abroad by the International Office at your home university, an official nomination must be made by the relevant office at your home university via email.

The nomination email must be sent to mobilityfh-aachen.de

As soon as we have received the official nomination, we will send you the link to our online application platform.

Accommodations

Costs

The monthly rent for student rooms in Jülich is 225 to 300 EUR, in Aachen 250 to 350 EUR. At least 75 EUR a month have to be added for utilities (heating, power, etc.).

Furniture and Furnishings

Rooms in student halls of residence are mostly furnished. If necessary, please ask the Studierendenwerk if you are not certain about the furniture. Flats which are brokered by Home Company are almost always furnished as well.

Private flats are normally not furnished. This means, that these flats are virtually empty, even without kitchen furniture and lamps.

Flat Share (Wohngemeinschaft)

In a flat share, several students share a flat. There are men only, women only and mixed flat shares. Please look at advertisements and notices in local newspapers and at the notice boards at the university.

Flat-Hunting

If you wish to search for a flat on your own, find assistance in the section Living in Aachen and Jülich.

German Language Courses for Exchange Students

The Department of International Affairs offers intensive German language courses about two weeks before the semester begins in both September and March. German language courses are also offered during the semester in Aachen und Jülich.

These courses are free for our exchange students.

Grading System

The grading system in Germany has five levels with a corresponding numerical equivalent. Intermediate grades may be given.

"very good" (1)
"good" (2)
"satisfactory" (3)
"sufficient" (4)
"not sufficient" (5)

The minimum requirement for passing is "sufficient" (4).

Contact

mobilityfh-aachen.de

For Business Studies students: incoming.wirtschaftfh-aachen.de

Lectures in English
Course List in German

Visa and Residence Permit: Before Departure and After Arrival

Visa and Residence Permit: Before Departure and After Arrival

Further Information for International Applicants

Further Information for International Applicants

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