Recognition of academic achievements abroad
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After your stay abroad, you can have credits earned abroad recognized for your studies at the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics. Applications for recognition of credits earned abroad are processed by the Examination Committees.
Please submit your documents in written form (and original signature) to the following address:
TU Dresden, Academic Affairs Office Construction and Environment, Examination Office Business Administration and Economics, 01062 Dresden.
Notes on the application for recognition of foreign credits
Cover sheet application(cover sheet - can be filled out online, only valid with signature )
Attachment to the application for recognition of examination achievements
must also be enclosed:
- for recognition of subject modules
Attachment module descriptions
+ original course descriptions from the partner university (in German or English: otherwise to be submitted with a technical translation) - when applying for the modules
International Studies I, II, III (Master/Diploma) :
Report on the stay abroad (pdf) or Report on the stay abroad_Master_Diplom.docx (Master/Diplom) or
International Qualifications I, II, III (Bachelor) Bericht_Auslandsanerkennung_Bachelor (pdf) resp.
Report on the stay abroad_Bachelor.docx - for graded recognition requests, a supplementary sheet if necessary (please note further information on grade conversion in the FAQ and seek advice if necessary)
- Only one report is issued for the recognition of several modules abroad.
- The grades awarded are based on the achievements abroad (see Transcript of Records)
- anonymized sample report
Notes on the application for recognition of work abroad
Sample application for recognition abroad
Sample module description
FAQs on the recognition of achievements abroad
Priority is given to the international modules of your degree program.
Master and Diploma:
International Studies I (5 CP), International Studies II (10 CP), International Studies III (15 CP)
Bachelor's degree
International Qualifications I (5 CP), International Qualifications II (10 CP), International Qualifications III (15 CP)
These modules have been specially created for study abroad and are assigned to the supplementary area.
You can also incorporate international credits into subject modules of your degree program, subject to equivalence. These are assessed by the Examination Committee and subject representatives on the basis of the attached detailed course descriptions.
Coursework completed abroad is recognized according to our module structure. This means that you would like to include a 6 LP course in a 5 LP module here. In this case, only 5 CP will be recognized. The international modules offer advantages here, as they offer many CPs in total and the examinations taken can also be allocated proportionately.
No, you can have all modules abroad recognized (max. 30 CP), depending on how many CP you have completed at a foreign university.
An examination is recognized as "passed" if the grading systems are not comparable. For universities with a similar grading structure, we can offer you graded recognition on request.
In many Eastern and Northern European countries, however, there is a significant difference in the grading system. For this reason, conversion certificates from the host university must be enclosed for graded recognition requests (e.g. for stays in Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Austria, Poland, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Slovakia, Czech Republic). Otherwise, only ungraded recognition can be granted.
Transcript of Records (original)*
Application to the Examination Committee (original) and attachment to the application
Report (M/D) / Report (B) (for the modules International Studies and International Qualifications)
Module descriptionattachment (for subject-specific recognition)
+ original course descriptions* from the partner university (in German or English: otherwise to be submitted with a technical translation)
For the international modules, the required report must be submitted together with the application (+ attachment) to the Examination Committee. Instructions for preparing the report can be found here.
All forms are available on the homepage Internationales https://tu-dresden.de/bu/wirtschaft/studium/internationales/outgoing-students/formulare
If you earn at least 20 ECTS credits abroad in your main study program, you can choose the specialization in International Studies upon written request (§6 SO).
In addition to the modules recognized abroad, the module"Collaboration in the Virtual Classroom" by Prof. Schoop can be credited as a foreign course and thus for the International major.
This international field of study offers you a higher proportion of coursework in the supplementary area (see study plan).
For WING students, the minimum number of credits for a major also changes (see DPO, § 21)
For further and more detailed information, please contact the Student Advisory Service.
No, but you can. It is also possible to take coursework and examinations during your leave of absence. Please contact the Admissions Office for advice on the advantages and disadvantages of taking a leave of absence.
You can find all information on taking a leave of absence from your studies on the Admissions Office website https://tu-dresden.de/studium/im-studium/studienorganisation/beurlaubung
Pure language courses not related to economics must first be included in the language modules of your degree program, unless they have already been taken or TUDIAS refuses to recognize them. An overview of the language modules can be found in the module handbooks of your degree program or in the overview of the Examination Office: Examination dates > Examination offer foreign languages.
For language recognition, please submit the following documents to TUDIAS by email:
- Attachment of the application for recognition
- Extract of the description of the desired language module from our module handbook
- Detailed course description from the partner university (for languages other than English/French/Spanish/Italian only with English translation)
- Transcript of Records
Incomplete applications will not be processed by TUDIAS.
After returning the application, you must enclose the confirmed attachment with your application to the Wiwi Examination Committee.