Study at Partner Universities in Europe with Erasmus+

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If you are a student or doctoral candidate at the University of Bonn and would like to experience life in another European country, you can spend a semester or a whole year at one of your department’s partner universities as part of the Erasmus+ Programme.

The most important information at a glance

Key facts

• Study or work on your doctorate in another European country.
• At one of your department’s partner universities.
• For one or two semesters.
• For a short-term stay (can be combined with an online component). Further information can be found on the Erasmus Traineeship1web page.
• No need to pay tuition fees at your partner university, plus receive financial support.
• Additional funding and short-term mobility available for promoting inclusion and diversity.
• Funding available for “green” travel.
• Gain recognition for coursework and exams completed abroad.
• Digital processes in the framework of Erasmus without Paper.
• Support from both the University of Bonn and your host university.
• Involvement in the “Erasmus community” and opportunities for civic engagement.
• Application deadlines usually between December and February for mobilities in the coming academic year.

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Your contacts

Since every department has its own partner universities, you should contact the Erasmus Departmental Coordinator responsible for you in order to apply for an Erasmus study visit. They will be able to give you more information on their partner universities, the actual study options available and how the application process works.

Once you have been selected by your Departmental Coordinator, the International Office will help you prepare and sort out all the other organizational aspects of your stay.

If you are interested in a traineeship (internship) in another European country, you can find more information on the Erasmus Traineeships2 web page.

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Partner universities

The University of Bonn has a total of 280 partner universities in 31 European countries. The United Kingdom is still a possible destination for students.

Study options

Each department signs its own agreements with partner universities in Europe. This means that you will only be able to apply for places at universities that have partnered with your department. You can find an overview of Erasmus partnerships on the web page of your Erasmus Departmental Coordinator3 or in the search portal for exchange programs. Please note that the semester dates in other countries4 sometimes differ considerably from Germany.

Many UK partner universities are still offering the opportunity for an Erasmus exchange even after Brexit. You can find information on insurance cover and visa/ residence permit requirements on the Before Your Stay Abroad5 web page.

You can choose one of the following study options:

1. Study abroad for one to two semesters (2 to 12 months).
2. Blended mobility: complete an online degree program or traineeship and a short-term stay of between 5 and 30 days.
3. Doctoral students can also complete short-term stays of between 5 and 30 days without an online component, either a study/ research visit to a partner university or as a short-term traineeship at a university or other institution in an Erasmus+ Programme country6 (plus the United Kingdom).

Further information on short-term stays (2nd and 3rd) can be found on the Erasmus Traineeship1 web page.

The search portal includes details of the partner universities as well as personal reports by University of Bonn students who have already taken part in the Erasmus+ Programme.

Find exchange opportunities7

Study around the world with Erasmus+ worldwide

Within the Erasmus+ Programme, some departments also have exchange agreements in place with non-European universities for students and doctoral candidates to spend time abroad. You can find more information on the funding options and application criteria on the Erasmus+ Worldwide web page.

Learn more8

Application

If you are interested in an Erasmus mobility, you should turn to your Erasmus Departmental Coordinator, who will tell you how the application process actually works and what documents you will need. Application deadlines also vary from department to department, although they will generally be between December and February for mobilities in the coming academic year.

Erasmus Departmental Coordinator3

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The most important information at a glance

What do I need to know before I apply?

Eligibility

• You must be properly enrolled as a student or doctoral candidate at the University of Bonn and remain so for the duration of your stay abroad (as doctoral candidate you can alternatively submit proof of your doctorate).
• Your nationality is irrelevant.
• Your stay can last between 2 and 12 months
• You may participate in the Erasmus program for a maximum of 12 months per study phase (Bachelor, Master, doctorate) (including Erasmus internships and short-term stays)
• You must have a good enough knowledge of the language of instruction.
• Please find out about any additional subject-specific requirements from the web page of your Erasmus Departmental Coordinator3.

What language skills will I need?

To make your time studying abroad both meaningful and successful, you should also have a good command of the language spoken in your host country. As a bare minimum, however, you should be proficient in the language of instruction—which may not be the same as the national language at many partner universities.

Since some departments and/or partner universities require evidence of language skills to be submitted together with an application for an Erasmus mobility, make sure to find out about this in good time. You can find the relevant information on your Departmental Coordinator’s web pages or the websites of your partner universities.

Either way, it is a good idea to acquire the necessary language skills or consolidate your existing knowledge as early as possible. The University of Bonn runs a wide range of its own language courses.

You can find more information in the “Linguistic preparation9” section of the Organizing a Stay Abroad web page.

How do I apply?

• Find out what Erasmus partnerships10 your department has.
• Go on the partner universities’ websites and look at what degree programs they offer.
• Take note of the application documents and deadlines required by your department3. The deadlines for the next academic year will generally be between December and February.
• Apply via the portal for exchange programmes Mobility-Online. Applications for Erasmus places in the following academic year will open at the beginning of November. You will receive the link to the portal from your Erasmus Departmental Coordinator. Please submit only one application per subject and follow the steps in the instructions for completing the online application11.
• If you have any questions before submitting your application, please contact your Erasmus Departmental Coordinator.3
• Your application will be reviewed after your department's application deadline. This may take a few weeks. Following the selection procedure, you will be informed of the result. In the meantime, please refrain from making inquiries.

What happens after I’ve been selected?

Once you have been selected, your Departmental Coordinator will nominate you at the partner university.

In addition, you must provide further information in your Mobility-Online account that is important for Erasmus funding. The International Office 12will inform you accordingly..

After being accepted

If you have been accepted by your Erasmus Departmental Coordinator, the following pages contain some important information on what to do next in order to obtain your funding. They also tell you what documents and deadlines you will need to remember before, during and after your Erasmus abroad, while you are there and after you come home.

Before your stay abroad5

During your stay abroad13

After your stay abroad14

New in Erasmus+

Enabling equal opportunity

With promoting inclusion and diversity a key priority of Erasmus+, participants with a disability/chronic condition,  participantsfrom non-academic households, working paticipants and participants with children qualify for an additional Erasmus grant of €250 a month. Read more under “Funding.”

Would you like to discover what else the University is doing to promote equal opportunity?

Learn more15

Strengthening sustainability

There is a financial reward for leaving the plane behind. Find out more under “Funding” below (“green” travel).

However, there are also numerous ways in which you can get involved in promoting sustainability here at the University of Bonn.

Learn more16

Funding

You can spend up to 12 months abroad with Erasmus+ per study cycle (bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate) or up to 24 months if you are studying for the state examination. Studying for a second degree does not confer any increased entitlement to receive financial support.

Previous Erasmus traineeships abroad and Erasmus grants from another university will also be taken into account.

The most important information at a glance

What is the funding made up of?

• Being given a study place at a partner university.
• Status of “Erasmus Programme student” at your host university: support from your host university and no need to pay tuition fees.
• Free online language courses.
• Support with getting ready to go abroad5.
• Generally a mobility allowance. The various destination countries in Europe are divided into three country groups, each with different funding rates, based on the average cost of living there.
• Additional funding for equal opportunity and “green” travel (see below).

How much is the mobility allowance?

The monthly funding rates are the same for all universities in Germany and may be recalculated every year. The mobility allowance is paid out in two installments, one at the start and one at the end of your stay abroad.

The following applies for the academic years 2024/25 - 2026/27:

• *Country group 1: €600 per month (€20 per day)*Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom
• *Country group 2: €540 per month (€18 per day)*Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain
• Country group 3: €540 per month (€18 per day)\ Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Turkey
• Erasmus+ partner countries (except UK): €700 per month (€23.33 per day)\ Armenia, Georgia, Tanzania

There is a maximum funding period:\ 2025/26: 120 days for a semester stay and 240 days for an annual stay.\ 2026/27: The maximum funding period cannot be determined until June 2026, but is likely to be slightly lower than in 2025/26.

Travel allowance from the academic year 2025/26:\ In addition to the monthly Erasmus grant, all participants receive a one-off travel allowance, the amount of which depends on the distance to the place of study.\ The travel allowance is between € 211 and € 395 as a rule  if you do not travel "green". If you are traveling "green", you will receive a higher travel allowance (see below). Details on the scaling of the travel allowance depending on distance and “green”/non-“green” travel can be found in the information sheet on "green travel"17. \ \ There is also the chance to receive a one-off grant of €500, which Santander Bank awards annually in spring to 40 Erasmus students in the current academic year. All participants can apply for this at the beginning of the year. The grant is awarded by lottery in early summer.

Although Switzerland is not an Erasmus+ Programme country, it provides financial support to German exchange students out of its own funds. More information on the Swiss-European Mobility Programme18 (SEMP) is available from your Erasmus Departmental Coordinator or your chosen university in Switzerland.

Is there any additional funding available to promote equal opportunity?

The following circumstances qualify you for additional funding:

1. Long-term mobility s of 1–2 semesters (2–12 months)—€250 a month:

1. You have a disability (starting at a degree of disability of 20)
2. You have a proven disability giving rise to additional financial requirements while abroad
3. You have a chronic condition giving rise to additional financial requirements while abroad
4. You will be taking your child abroad**An extra subsidy for studying abroad can be obtained from the Office of Family Services19, where you will also find guidelines on studying abroad with a child.**
5. You are a student/doctoral student and hold a job (not self-employment) earning you net monthly income of more than €450 but less than €850. For this group, it is still uncertain whether the additional funding can still be granted in the academic year 2026/27, though.
6. Students who are the first from their household to enter higher education:you are a student/doctoral student whose parents or carers do not hold a degree from a university or university of applied sciences

The following also applies to groups a–d: if you will be facing additional costs of over €250 a month, you can alternatively submit a a real costs application up to two months before you go abroad (this can also be used for a preparatory trip if you have a disability).

You will find more details in the information sheet on additional funding20.

How is “green” travel supported?

If you choose not to travel by plane to your host country and instead travel by train, bus, carpool or bicycle, up to 6 additional days of travel can be subsidized, depending on the distance to your destination.

In addition, all participants can win prizes worth a total of €1,000 in the “green on the road” competition. You will receive further information by e-mail and be inspired by last year's award-winning entries21.

From the academic year 2025/26, you will also receive a one-off travel allowance of €285 to €535 depending on the distance to your place of study.

Further information can be found in the Information sheet on "green" travel17 (applies to stays in 2025/26).

Can I combine my Erasmus grant with the BAföG or another scholarship?

BAföG recipients will receive the standard mobility allowance. However, any amount in excess of €300 per month will be taken into account when determining the BAföG. Exception: additional funding for equal opportunities of €250 per month in the event of disability, chronic illness or studying abroad with a child (does not apply to working students and first-time graduates).

Even if you are not eligible for the BAföG for your degree program in Germany, we still recommend finding out about the International BAföG on the Federal Ministry of Education and Research’s BAföG website 22(only available in German).

You cannot claim a scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and an Erasmus+ grant at the same time.

You cannot claim an Erasmus Mundus grant and an Erasmus allowance at the same time.

If you receive a scholarship from another institution (e.g. foundation, Deutschlandstipendium), you will still receive the standard amount of Erasmus funding. However, you should tell your scholarship provider about your Erasmus grant.

Recognition of credits and exams

Studying abroad also raises the question of whether and to what extent you will be able to get credits and exams completed abroad recognized as part of your degree program once you return to the University of Bonn. This will all depend on the Learning Agreement that you draw up before you start studying abroad.

At the University of Bonn, achievements earned abroad are recognized on the basis of the examination regulations23, which are in line with the Lisbon Recognition Convention.

If you have any questions about recognition and grade conversion contact the examination office24 responsible for your degree program and/or your Erasmus Departmental Coordinator.

In the state examination subjects, external bodies (e.g. state examination offices) are responsible for recognition. This may incur administrative costs.

On the After Your Stay Abroad25 web page (Organization and Procedure) you will find further information on recognition.

More information on recognition provided by the German Rectors’ Conference26

More information for Medicine and Pharmacy27

More information from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities28

More information from the Faculty of Law and Economics29

Recognition of coursework and exams

Learning Agreement, Transcript of Records and application for recognition

Recognition is a very important part of the Erasmus+ Programme and is governed by the Learning Agreement and transcript of records.

The Learning Agreement is the key document that you are required to fill in together with the person responsible in your department in Bonn and at your partner university before you start studying abroad. You should enter the courses that you would like to take at your partner university as well as the modules from Bonn that these courses are intended to replace. In the framework of Erasmus without Paper, the Learning Agreement is created digitally.

Once you return home, you can request recognition for your study achievements earned abroad from the examination office/ examination board24 responsible for you by submitting your Learning Agreement and the transcript of records (certificate) from the partner university. The examination office will then record your recognized achievements in BASIS.

Although doctoral candidates are also required to prepare a Learning Agreement, the requirements are more flexible and, unsually, no formal recognition takes place.

What you should consider when planning

The question of getting your achievements at the partner university recognized should be a key criterion right from when you are choosing a suitable destination.

Now what do I have to do?

• Find out as early as possible what degree programs your host university offers.
• Compare these against the courses that you would still need to do at the University of Bonn and would like to complete while you are abroad.
• Liaise with your Erasmus Departmental Coordinator, your subject advisor or the competent examination office to clarify the recognition situation.

Details on the recognition procedure can be found either on the web pages of your department/institute or by asking your Departmental Coordinator.

Contact

Gudrun Hille

erasmus-outgoing@uni-bonn.de

+49 228 73-6191

Erasmus Study Abroad (Outgoing)

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Poppelsdorfer Allee 53

53115 Bonn (Germany)

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Office hours

Please make an appointment via eCampus.30**

Your Erasmus Departmental Coordinator3

The following complaint procedures apply to the Erasmus+ Programme: 1. Erasmus Institutional Coordinator31 in the International Office \ 2. Dean of Studies or Dean of your faculty \ 3. Internal Reporting Office of the University of Bonn32

The University of Bonn’s participation in the Erasmus Programme is based on the Erasmus Charta for higher Education33.

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This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. The author bears sole responsibility for the contents of this publication; the Commission accepts no liability for any use made of the information that it contains.

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