Mission & Vision
Internationalisation, intercultural integration and interculturality are recognised as central strategic fields of Fulda University of Applied Sciences and are firmly anchored in the university structures. The university has set itself the goal of becoming an international university. In order to achieve this, interculturality is to be further developed throughout the university as an important component of internationalisation. This includes an internationally oriented campus as well as an open and inclusive atmosphere for all university members.
Fulda University of Applied Sciences wants to prepare its students in the best possible way for the demands of an increasingly globalised world and equip them with the necessary skills to do so. At the same time, in view of demographic, social and economic change, attracting international students is of outstanding importance, especially in the STEM subjects, to compensate for a shortage of skilled workers.
The following strategy is part of the University Development Plan 2021-25 of Fulda University of Applied Sciences and is embedded in the overarching strategy of the university. As a cross-sectional task, internationalisation is anchored in the fields of action of study and teaching, research, governance, digitalisation and administration. Accordingly, Fulda University of Applied Sciences aims to further expand its high level of internationalisation at all levels and to strengthen its self-image as an international university in all dimensions.
- a high proportion of foreign students (2019: 11%)
- an above-average number of international study programmes, in which 17.5% of all students are enrolled
- international short programmes such as the International Summer and Winter University or the specialisation International Course in Social Work
- a comprehensive range of pre-study programmes (preparatory programmes)
- an above-average proportion of outgoing mobility (Erasmus: 8-9% in the last 10 years)
- several third-party funded projects with international appeal
- In the areas of doctoral training and the internationalisation of research, Fulda University of Applied Sciences plays a pioneering role among HAWs/FHs.
- As a campus university, Fulda University of Applied Sciences has the advantage of short distances and a familiar atmosphere with very good personal contact between students and professors. At the same time, Fulda is a very safe city with a very high quality of life and good transport connections.
- Very good contacts to stakeholders in the city and region
Strategic and concrete goals 2021-2025
Four strategic overarching goals are pursued, each of which is assigned a number of concrete objectives:
Expansion of international development cooperation.
The internationalisation process is to be restructured and measures for the internationalisation of the departments, the administration and the campus are to be promoted.
The university's openness and international impact on the region, on businesses and on society is to be strengthened.
In the sense of holistic internationalisation, the university partnerships are to be aligned with the new university profile and strategically established and further developed
Here you will find the Internationalisation Strategy (in German) as a pdf file.
European Policy Statement (EPS)
Fulda University of Applied Sciences has received the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) 2021-2027
Erasmus Code: D FULDA01
Organisation ID (OID): E10206200
Internationalization plays a key role for the future success of academia and shall become a profile-building element in developing Fulda University further over the next years. Read more on the "Planned strategic achievements by participation in the Erasmus Programme with regard to our general internationalisation strategy".
Fulda University of Applied Sciences strives for a broad participation in the Erasmus Actions in order to profit from the programme as good as possible. This can only be achieved by more visibility of the Erasmus Actions throughout the institution, thus departments, other relevant units as well as the university board have to be better involved. Read more on "Implementation of Erasmus actions and contribution to achieving the objectives of our institutional strategy".
Read more on "Impact of participation in the Erasmus Programme
Contact person
Julia-Sophie Rothmann Head of the International Office
internationalisation strategy • university partnerships • funding programmes • fundamental questions international students and refugees • international marketing
Contact person
María Campuzano Deputy Head of International Office
Erasmus Institutional Coordinator • Bilateral Agreements • Erasmus Student and Staff Mobility • Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility