Studying with Erasmus+

• Students must be enrolled at FAU for the entire duration of their stay abroad and study a subject that leads to a degree at FAU. Students must carry out their physical mobility activity in a program or partner country that is neither the country of their home university, nor their country of residence during their degree.
• Depending on the degree program and the host university, the duration can vary between one semester/term (but at least 2 months) and one academic year (a maximum of 12 months per stay).
• Students can take part in the Erasmus program more than once. A period of 12 months of mobility is available to students for every degree (BA – MA – PhD) (studying and/or internship). This corresponds to 3×12 = 36 months. Students whose degree programs are not split into Bachelor’s degrees or Master’s degrees (State Examination, Diplom) can also benefit from the new multiple funding offered by Erasmus+: A total of 24 months of mobility (studying and/or internship) is available to them until they complete their degree program.
• A stay of one year can only be taken in the winter semester and the following summer semester.
• Students interested in a shorter stay abroad can participate in short-term mobility (BIP).

International Affairs (RIA / S-INTERNATIONAL) is responsible for coordinating the Erasmus program at FAU for all faculties and is happy to assist you with any questions you may have about administrative matters. In the departments and degree programs, department coordinators are responsible for coordinating the Erasmus program and are your point of contact for applications and subject-related queries.

So that you are well prepared for your consultation with your Erasmus department coordinator, you should first consider these questions:

• How do I start planning a stay abroad? Which organizational and formal aspects need to be considered?
• Who is my subject coordinator and which partner universities and countries come into consideration for an Erasmus exchange for my degree program? (Note: Stays abroad are linked to a bilateral Erasmus agreement in your own subject. Applications for other subjects may be possible under certain circumstances, but only for very closely-related disciplines. Please contact the department coordinator of the desired subject or the closely-related subject).
• Do I have sufficient language skills in the language of the country or the teaching language? (Please use the courses on offer by the FAU Language Centre)
• Which options are open to me for the accreditation of achievements from abroad?
• How can I finance my time abroad? What does Erasmus+ funding include?

During your consultation, make sure that you ask about how to apply and what is required (necessary qualifications, application deadlines, documents that need to be submitted).

At FAU, there are various deadlines and procedures for the application process for the Erasmus program. The application process is usually conducted as follows:

1. Applying at FAU: Submit your application to your Erasmus department coordinator within the deadline. The application deadlines can vary greatly depending on the subject, but they are usually between December and February for the following winter and summer semester.
2. Registration: If your application is successful, you will receive confirmation from your department. It will then forward your information to International Affairs. You will then receive an email with initial information on how to register for our platform “Mobility Online”. Follow the instructions. As this information is only sent by email, you are advised to check your emails regularly (including your spam folder). Your data are processed in accordance with EU data protection guidelines.
3. Nomination: As a rule, International Affairs forwards your data to the host university (in some exceptional cases this is carried out by the department coordinators).
4. Application to the host university: After the application/nomination at FAU, you usually have to register/apply at the host university. Further information about this (deadlines, documents to be submitted) is available from your host university. You must apply within the deadlines! If you miss the application deadline at the host university, it cannot be guaranteed that you will be able to take part in the Erasmus+ program. Stay in contact with your host university after you have applied in order to clarify any questions regarding arrival, accommodation, course selection, orientation programs, enrollment, etc.
5. Documents to be submitted: To take part in the program, submit the documents required to International Affairs. As an Erasmus student, you have certain obligations before/after your arrival and after your return. After completing time abroad as a Erasmus student, all participants are required to fill out a final report online (EU Online Survey). You will receive information regularly about this from us as part of your application via “Mobility Online”. In addition, a compulsory information event usually takes place at the beginning of July.