With the Erasmus+ program, you can study for a semester at one of our European partner universities and fund your stay of at least three months (period of study abroad). Information on Erasmus+ funding.

Condition: You are enrolled at Fulda University of Applied Sciences and have completed your first academic year.

Erasmus+:

• Fee-free university studies
• Recognition of achievements gained abroad
• Special grants for students with children and students studying with a disability

You can find out more about other advantages of the Erasmus+ program on the website of the International Office.

Application deadlines FB SW for the following academic year:

- 15 January for the winter semester

- 15 April for the summer semester

Erasmus+ application: You submit your application via the application portal. The application portal is open from 1 December to 15 January (application for the winter semester) and from 1 March to 15 April (application for the summer semester). An application is only possible during this period via the following link. Please read the application instructions carefully before you start. Further information and links can be found on the homepage of the International Office.

Application documents (to be uploaded as a .pdf file when applying):

• Curriculum vitae
• Letter of motivation
• Language certificate (if available, can be submitted at a later date)
• passport photo
• identity card
• Evidence of achievement (transcript of records from horstl)
• Enrolment certificate
• Course selection (completed template)

Learning Agreement: If your application is successful (confirmed place), please discuss your Learning Agreement with the department.
Your Learning Agreement must be finalised and signed by 30 June or 30 October at the latest.
Contact: International Affairs Officer Polina Gromykhalova.

North America, Asia, Australia, Africa - as a student at Fulda University of Applied Sciences, you have many opportunities to go abroad during your university studies. You can study abroad for a semester at one of our partner universities outside the EU and then have your achievements recognised.
Take advantage of this opportunity - we will be happy to support you!

Overseas programs:

• Global exchange (outside Europe)
• free of tuition fees
• QSL & PROMOS funding

Application deadline FB SW for the following academic year:

- 15 January for the winter semester

- 30 May for the summer semester

Application: You submit your application via the application portal. The application portal is expected to be open from 1 December to 15 January (application for the winter semester) and from 15 April to 30 May (application for the summer semester). An application is only possible during this period via the following link. Please read the application instructions carefully before you start. We recommend that you apply early!

Application documents (to be uploaded as a .pdf file when applying):

• Curriculum vitae
• Letter of motivation
• Language certificate (usually TOEFL test)
• Passport photo - identity card
• Evidence of achievement (transcript of records from horstl)
• Enrolment certificate
• Course selection (completed template)
• Letter of recommendation (optional)

Further information about the conditions and the currently advertised places can be found on the homepage of the International Office.

Learning Agreement: Discuss your Learning Agreement with the department in parallel to the application procedure. If your application is successful (place accepted), the Learning Agreement must be finalised and signed by 30 June or 30 October at the latest.
Contact: International Affairs Officer Polina Gromykhalova.

The special preparatory offer in the BASA-P International Study Route study programme takes place as part of the International Course in Social Work and lasts one semester.

Information about the International Course

Together with international exchange students from our partner universities from different countries, Fulda students take part in courses in English, visit social work facilities, develop projects, go on excursions, travel and much more. Apply for one of the limited places for Fulda students and prepare for your period abroad by socialising with international students and improving your English skills.

Conditions: You are studying BASA-P, have an interest in interculturality and have a good command of English.

Application documents:

• Curriculum vitae in tabular form
• Letter of motivation "International Study Route/International Course in Social Work" (max. 2 pages).
  Please address the following points:

• What are your expectations of this course and of your semester abroad?
• What personal contribution do you think you can make to this course?
• What competences qualify you for attendance of this offer?
• What would you like to take away from this course for yourself and what can you offer other participants?

• Letter of motivation "Semester abroad" (Erasmus+ or Overseas)
• Language certificate

Application and enrolment deadlines:

- 30 January (summer semester)

- 30 April (winter semester)

Submit to: Polina Gromykhalova, International Affairs Officer, Department of Social Work
Polina.Gromykhalova(at)sw.hs-fulda.de

Have your achievements abroad recognised using our form:

After your period abroad, submit the completed and signed application for recognitiontogether with the Learning Agreement and the Transcript of Records from the foreign university digitally via your workflow in Mobility Online. The entries in the recognition form must correspond to the modules previously recorded in the Learning Agreement.

The documents are automatically uploaded to your departmental coordinator (Department of Social Work: Polina Gromykhalova, Polina.Gromykhalova@sw.hs-fulda.de) for further processing. After processing at the department, your recognition will be forwarded to the Student Administration Office for entry in Horstl. As a rule, the social services: benefits will be included in Horstl and the achievements will be credited to your regular university studies.

If you have any questions regarding recognition and/or conversion of grades, please contact the International Coordinator.

When: no later than two months after your return.

Belgium VIVES University of Applied Sciences

Belgium USLL Leuven

Belgium USLL Limburg

Finland Deaconry University, Helsinki

France Université Bordeaux Montaigne

Great Britain Northumbria University Newcastle

Italy Università degli Studi di Padova

Lithuania Klaipėdos Valstybinė Kolegija

The Netherlands Saxion University of Applied Sciences

AustriaUniversity of Applied Sciences Burgenland

AustriaUniversity of Applied Sciences Campus Vienna

PolandLomza State University of Applied Sciences

RomaniaWest University of Timişoara

Romania Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca

SwedenUmeå University

SpainUniversidad de Huelva

SpainUniversidad de La Laguna

SpainUniversidad Complutenze de Madrid

Czech RepublicMasaryk University, Brno

Czech RepublicUniversity of Hradec Kralove

AustraliaUniversity of the Sunshine Coast

ChinaWuhan University of Technology

GeorgiaIvane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

IndiaTata Institute of Social Sciences

JordanGerman Jordanian University, Amman

NamibiaUNAM University of Namibia

Russia University associated with Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of EurAsEC, St. Petersburg

South AfricaUniversity of the Free State, Bloemfontein

South KoreaSungkyunkwan University, Seoul

USASan Francisco State University

SUNY Cortland (State University of New York)

University of North Florida, Jacksonville