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1. Information for students who want to go abroad.

Information for students who want to go abroad.

You are studying at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences at the TU Dresden and are interested in an ERASMUS stay at a foreign university? On this page you will find information on the ERASMUS partner agreements of the Faculty of Forestry, Earth and Hydrosciences and on how to apply.

Please note the information provided by the ERASMUS Office of the TU Dresden.

ERASMUS Information evening

09.12.2026

Partner Universities

The ERASMUS programme allows you to study at partner universities in Europe. If you are planning to study abroad outside of Europe, you can find more information on the website of the International Office: TUDworldwide

The European partner universities in the ERASMUS programme are organised by disciplines in the Faculty of Environmental Sciences. As a student of a specific degree programme you can apply to the agreements of the respective subject area:

Agreements of the Department of Forest Sciences for students of the degree programmes BSc and MSc Forstwissenschaften (Forest Sciences), MSc Tropical Forestry and MSc Holztechnologie und Holzwirtschaft (Wood Science and Technology).
Agreements of the Department of Geosciences for students of the degree programmes BSc and MSc Geographie (Geography), Geodäsie und Geoinformation (Geodesy and Geoinformation) and MSc Geoinformationstechnologien (Geoinformation Technologies)
Agreement of the Department of Hydrosciences for the degree programmes BSc Hydrowissenschaften (Hydrosciences), MSc Abfallwirtschaft und Altlasten (Waste Management and Contaminated Sites), MSc Hydrobiologie (Hydrobiology), MSc Hydrologie (Hydrology), MSc Wasserwirtschaft (Water Management) and MSc Hydro Science and Engineering.
Students of the MSc Raumentwicklung und Naturressourcenmangement (Spatial Development and Natural Resource Management) are eligible to apply for the agreements of all the disciplines.
You can also use a partner agreement from another subject area (e.g., if you are studying Geosciences, you can use an agreement from Forest Sciences) if there are places available. However, students from the respective department have priority in the selection process. You should therefore discuss in advance with the ERASMUS coordinator of the respective department whether an application for a particular partner university is likely to be successful and makes sense in terms of content.

Agreements at the Departments

Visit the MobilityOnline portal for a detailed overview of all exchange places.

Agreements at the Department of Forest Sciences

Partneruniversitäten der Fachrichtung Forstwissenschaften

The Department of Forest Sciences offers agreements with 17 universities in the ERASMUS programme. Please note that not all agreements are equally suitable for all study programmes and stages of study. Please check the websites of the partner universities to find out what they offer.

Finland	Kuopio	University of Eastern Finnland
France	Paris	Agro Paris Tech - Institut des Sciences et Industries du Vivant et de l'Environnement
Italy	Padua	Università degli Studi di Padova
Italy	Viterbo	Università degli Studi della Tuscia
Lithuania	Kauna	Vytautas Magnus University
Austria	Wien	Universität für Bodenkultur Wien
Poland	Krakow	Uniwersytet Rolniczy im. Hugona Kołłątaja w Krakowie
Poland	Warschau	Uniwersytet Kardynala Stefana Wyszyñskiego w Warszawie
Portugal	Evora	Universidade de Evora
Romania	Brasov	Universitatea 'Transilvania' din Brasov
Sweden	Uppsala	Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Switzerland	Bern	Berner Fachhochschule
Slovakia	Zvolen	Technicka Univerzita Vo Zvolene
Slovenia	Ljubljana	Univerza v Ljubljani
Spain	Cordoba	Universidad de Córdoba
Spain	Madrid	Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Czech Republic	Brünn	Mendel University in Brno
Czech Republic	Ústí Nad Labem	Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyne v Ústí Nad Labem
Hungary	Szeged	Szegedi Tudományegyetem

Agreements at the Department of Geosciences

Map with partner universities — Partner universities of the Department of Geosciences within the ERASMUS programme

The Department of Earth Sciences offers agreements with the following universities in the ERASMUS programme. Please note that not all agreements are suitable for all degree programmes:

Central Europe / Czech Republic

Palacký University Olomouc, https://www.upol.cz/, suitable for BSc Geodesy and Geoinformation, MSc Geodesy, MSc Geoinformation Technologies
Czech University of Life Sciences University Prague, https://www.fzp.czu.cz/en, suitable for BSc und MSc Geography (Physical Geography und Geoinformation), MSc Geoinformation Technologies, MSc Geodesy as well as MSc Spatial Development and Natural Resources Management
Charles University Prague, https://cuni.cz/, suitable for BSc and MSc Geography
Czech Technical University in Prague, https://www.cvut.cz/, suitable for BSc Geodesy and Geoinformation, MSc Geodesy, MSc Geoinformation Technologies

Central Europe

Eötvös Loránd University Budapest, Hungary, https://www.elte.hu/en/, suitable for MSc Geoinformation Technologies
Technische Universität Wien, Austria, https://www.geo.tuwien.ac.at/, suitable for BSc Geodesy and Geoinformation, MSc Geodesy, MSc Geoinformation Technologies as well as MSc Spatial Development and Natural Resources Management
Uniwersytet Wroclawski, Wroclaw, Poland, https://uwr.edu.pl/en/, suitable for MSc Geography with focus on Human Geography
Wroclaw University for Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland, https://upwr.edu.pl/, suitable for BSc Geodesy and Geoinformation, MSc Geodesy, MSc Geoinformation Technologies, MSc Spatial Development and Natural Resource Management

Southern Europe

Universidad de Córdoba, Spain, http://www.uco.es/, suitable for MSc Spatial Development and Natural Resources Management, MSc Geoinformation Technologies
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, https://www.uni-lj.si/, suitable for BSc Geodesy and Geoinformation, MSc Geodesy, MSc Geoinformation Technologies, MSc Spatial Development and Natural Resource Management, MSc Geography (Physical Geography)
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy, http://www.unina.it/, suitable for BSc and MSc Geography (with focus on Human Geography, urban studies)
Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain, https://www.upv.es/, suitable for BSc Geodesy and Geoinformation, MSc Geodesy, MSc Geoinformation Technologies

Western Europe

Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium, https://www.vub.be/, suitable for MSc Geography and MSc Spatial Development and Natural Resource Management
Université Paris Cité, France, https://u-paris.fr/, suitable for BSc and MSc Geography, MSc Spatial Development and Natural Resource Management
Université de Strasbourg, France, https://de.unistra.fr/, suitable for BSc and MSc Geography, MSc Spatial Development and Natural Resource Management, MSc Geoinformation Technologies

Northern Europe

Högskolan I Gävle, Sweden, https://www.hig.se/, suitable for BSc Geodesy and Geoinformation, MSc Geodesy, MSc Geoinformation Technologies or BSc Geography with specialisation in Geoinformatics
University of Eastern Finland, Finland, https://www.uef.fi/en, suitable for BSc and MSc Geography (with specialisation in Physical Geography or Geoinformatics), MSc Geoinformation Technologies, MSc Geodesy, MSc Spatial Development and Natural Resource Management

Agreements of the Department Hydrosciences

Belgium	Brussels	Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences
Bulgaria	Sofia	University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Faculty of Hydraulic Engineering
France	Grenoble	Grenoble Institute of Technology , Ecole National Superieure de l'Energie, l'eau et l'Environment
France	Strasbourg	National School for Water and Environmental Engineering Strasbourg
Greece	Chania, Crete	Technical University of Crete, Department of Environmental Engineering
Italy	Padua	University of Padua
Latvia	Riga	Technical University Riga
Netherlands	Wageningen	Wageningen University
Norway	Trondheim	Norwegian University of Sciences and Technology, Information for Exchange Students
Austria	Vienna	Universität für Bodenkultur Wien, Department für Wasser, Atmosphäre, Umwelt
Austria	Vienna	TU Wien, Fak. Bauingenieurwesen
Poland	Gdansk	University of Gdansk Faculty of Chemistry
Portugal	Lisbon	Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciencias e Technologia
Sweden	Lulea	Lulea University of Technology, Department of Waste Science & Technology
Spain	Barcelona	Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, School of Civil Engineering / Escola de Camins
Czech Republic	Prague	Tschechische Technische Universität Prag

FAQs

Questions about the application process

When does an ERASMUS stay make sense?

An ERASMUS stay is recommended if you have already acquired the basics in your degree program.

For stays abroad in the bachelor's and teaching degree programs, you must have completed at least the first year of study. A mobility window is provided for in these degree programs in the 4th or 5th semester and is shown in your respective study plan; we recommend that you take advantage of this mobility window. This restriction does not apply to the Master's programs.

An ERASMUS stay is also possible after you have already completed the majority of your study achievements. However, keep in mind that you must earn at least 25 ECTS/credit points abroad. If you have already earned most of the ECTS in your studies, you can also take additional modules, but these will not be shown on your certificate. Under certain circumstances, the Erasmus stay can also be used for writing the final thesis or for an internship. The Leonardo office will be happy to advise you on internships.

How do I find a suitable ERASMUS place?

An up-to-date overview of our partner universities and possible exchange places can be found in the Mobility-online portal of the TU Dresden:

Students should primarily apply for agreements of their own discipline, i.e. geodesy students for agreements of the discipline Geosciences. In principle, however, applications from other disciplines are also possible, e.g. Hydrology students can use the agreements of the Department of Forest Sciences. Please discuss applications from other disciplines with the responsible coordinator. Each partner university and each study program has its own profile. Therefore, in order to find a suitable place, please have a careful look at the profiles of the respective universities.

What is the application process?

until February 28: You apply via the Mobility-online portal of TU Dresden. On this portal you will be guided through all steps. You can indicate a first, second and third wish for your ERASMUS stay. For the application you need a letter of motivation describing your first, second and third wish (English or German), your current CV, an informal language certificate and a draft of a learning agreement. Please research whether your desired university requires special language certificates and include them with your application or describe in the letter of motivation how you plan to acquire them by the time of your stay.
March: The ERASMUS teams of the departments select the applicants and inform you about the selection. You accept or reject the place selection in Mobility Online.
March/April: The ERASMUS coordinator nominates you at the host university for stays in the winter semester or for the entire academic year
April - June: You will be contacted by the partner university. In case of delays, you contact the host university and find out about the rules for enrollment.
April onwards: Once you have received your funding, you will draw up your Digital Learning Agreement (DLA). Coordinate this with your academic advisor, especially if you want to receive credit for the courses and exams you have taken. The Learning Agreement must be digitally signed by the ERASMUS coordinator at both the TU Dresden and the host university.
From May: The International Office sends out the Grant Agreement.
August/September: The ERASMUS coordinator nominates you at the host university for stays in the summer semester.

When should I apply?

Please prepare your application in December/January for the following winter and/or subsequent summer semester. The application deadline is always 28.02. A remaining place allocation takes place in September (application deadline is then 15.09.).

What documents are required for application?

For the application you will need a letter of motivation describing your first, second and third choice (English or German), transcript of records, your current CV, an informal language certificate and a draft of the Learning Agreement. Fill out Table A in the Learning Agreement. The Learning Agreement does not need to be signed by the ERASMUS coordinator at this stage.

Please research whether your university of choice requires special language certificates and enclose them with your application or describe in your letter of motivation how you would like to acquire them by the time of your stay.

What language certificates are required for the application?

For the application you only need an informal language certificate. Language certificates are perfect, but certificates from language courses, your high school diploma or a self-assessment based on your previous experience and stays abroad are also sufficient. Please note, however, that the partner university may require formal proof of language proficiency/language certificate for enrollment. Please inquire independently and in time about the respective rules at the partner university.

What contacts do I need to include in the application?

Please select your responsible coordinator in the respective exchange agreement in Mobility Online.

What are the decision criteria for selecting suitable applicants?

The decision in the selection of applicants is based primarily on a comparison of your first choice of the guest university and the number of available places. So far, in most cases the first request could be met. If there are more applicants than places available, the selection is made on the basis of the letter of motivation, the suitability of the desired place for the respective course of study (proof on the basis of the learning agreement), the previous course of study and on the basis of the language certificates. Applicants from other faculties have a lower priority.

Questions about the preparation of the stay abroad

How can I have my courses recognized for my studies at the TU Dresden?

Recognition varies by department. Please refer to the respective pages for more information. Automatic recognition of course credits is not possible at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences.

Examination Office for Forest Sciences

Examination Office for Geosciences

Examination Office for Hydrological Sciences

You can also find general information on credit recognition on the International Office’s website.