Exchange Programmes

Studying abroad offers you numerous opportunities to acquire new knowledge and skills. Alongside your studies, you will navigate a foreign land, experience a new culture, gain a variety of impressions, meet new people, and learn a new language. Moreover, in times of increasing internationalization, employers welcome experience abroad as additional qualification.

Exchange Programmes

We at the Office for International Relations and Mobility are excited that you have decided to participate in an exchange programme at one of our many partner universities and are ready to support you in all areas of your transition. You will find important information on our website and our regularly scheduled information sessions .

In the search bar below, you can search for partner universities and their corresponding exchange programmes by subject, degree programme, and study level. 

The exchange programme options will appear below after you have entered your preferred country. For more information about the partnerships and for notifications about field reports, please click on the search results.

The “Partnerdatenbank” button takes you to the search mask, which you can use to search for partner universities and the corresponding exchange opportunities according to subject area, degree program and study level.

In this database you will find important information on applying to the partner university as well as experience reports from TUDa students who have already been abroad, with valuable recommendations for your future exchange studies (click on “Experience reports” in the details pop-up).

Partnerdatenbank

At the partner universities, lectures are held in the respective national language or in English. Thorough language preparation of at least two to three semesters is recommended in any case before your stay abroad.

Make sure that you have sufficient command of the language of instruction, i.e. the language in which the courses are offered, to be able to study your subject. This will ensure the success of your semester abroad. The partner institution expects you to take part in the course and therefore expects you to have an appropriate language level. This is the only way you can successfully take subject-specific courses and only these can be credited to you. Language skills are also important for contact with your fellow students. TU Darmstadt therefore attaches particular importance to students participating in a study abroad program having good language skills in the respective language.

The Language Center of TUDa and the Adult Education Center offer a wide range of language courses.

As a rule, proof of language proficiency is required when applying – therefore find out about the language requirements in the partner database or directly from the planned host university. It is important to note which language certificate is required. There are strict requirements, especially in non-European countries.

  • The application period starts at the beginning of October. The application procedure is open from 15 October.
  • The central application deadline is November 30. A second application round for the summer semester in the following year takes place in May (exclusively for Erasmus+ stays in Europe).
  • You must submit your application documents online via the application form for outgoing students in the application portal.
  • The selection is carried out by your home department. Please note that the application documents are department-specific and will be requested accordingly in the online portal, so make sure to select the correct option at this point. For further information, please also refer to your department’s webpage.
  • If you haven’t done so already, please make sure to configure your student email (either activate the student mailbox or set up forwarding) via the IDM portal (www.idm.tu-darmstadt.de) before starting the online application.

Note: There should be at least one week between the activation of the student mailbox and the start of the online application, as the systems are not updated daily.

  • After you have submitted all the documents, the departments will decide whether you will be selected for a stay abroad at one of our partner universities. Selection is based on academic performance, language skills, study plans and personal suitability. If you have any questions about the selection process, please contact the international coordinator in your department.
  • As soon as the departments have made a selection, these decisions will be forwarded to the International Relations Office for further processing. If you have not been accepted for a place, you will be informed promptly by your international relations officer. If you have been selected for a stay abroad, you will receive an e-mail to your TU e-mail address and will be asked to accept the place (declaration of acceptance).

Please note: In order to ensure reliable delivery of all study-related information, the use of the student e-mail inbox is mandatory in accordance with the TUDa Enrolment Regulations (ESO)!

  • You will only be considered for this place once you have been accepted. The next steps are then taken at the partner university.