Studying with ERASMUS+

German as a Foreign language and German Studies

ERASMUS+ is the EU's exchange program for cross-border international cooperation in different areas of the general education program.

ERASMUS+ makes several cooperations within the higher education sector possible, above all, stays abroad for students and lecturers. This program seeks to expand the existing dimensions of higher education in Europe and to support the mobility of students and lecturers alike.

General information about the ERASMUS+ program can be found on the relevant website of the International Office.

Students who wish to apply for the ERASMUS+ program should contact the ERASMUS-coordination of the Faculty SLK:

Lina Bräu and Paulina Hösl
Koordinationsstelle Internationales
Wiener Straße 48
room 0.06
01219 Dresden

Office hours 

Our office hours take place online only during the term break. You can find us via the  Matrix Web Messenger (ZIH Login necessary).

Phone 0351 463 39455
E-Mail

There are many benefits to a stay abroad. It can provide important experience opportunities for personal development in a foreign environment, and lead to professional gains in the chosen field of studies. In addition to an improvment of your language skills, you will have the chance to network in an international environment, which can help increase future career opportunities.

ERASMUS+ offers:

• 4 – 24 months, financially supported stay abroad at a partner university (Depending on the course of study: 12 months during the Bachelor degree, 12 months during the Master degree, 24 months during the State Exam.)
• Exemption of study fees at the chosen partner university
• Recognition of academic performances (ECTS)
• Support and advice during the preparation for the stay abroad
• Repeated funding opportunity: As of the winter term 2014/15, there is the possibility to receive repeated funding from the ERASMUS+ program.
  When enrolled in a Bachelor or Master degree program: up to 12 months for each stage of studies can be funded
  When enrolled in a single-track study program: up to 24 months  can be funded.
  Past ERASMUS+ funding grants will be considered.

Mobility Grant

When applying for a semester or year abroad with the ERASMUS+ program, you are applying for the ‘ERASMUS scholarship’ as well, by submitting your online application. This scholarship is the socalled Mobility Grant.

The group of countries to which the partner university belongs determines the monthly stipend given. The monthly allowance ranges between 330€ and 450€.

  *At the moment, Switzerland is not part of the ERASMUS-program, the exchange, however, is guaranteed via the Swiss-European Mobility Programme. The funding through the mobility allowance occurs through the Swiss partner universities.

The Mobility Grant is split into two payment units: 70% of the calculated amount of allowance is given to the student before the start of the stay abroad, 30% is paid after the stay abroad.

Add On for Green Travelling

Also in the ERASMUS program you can reduce your ecological footprint and apply for a one-time grant of 50 EUR for travels that are predominantly low-emission, environmentally friendly and sustainable means of transport such as bus, train or carpooling (valid from summer semester 2022).
In addition, up to 4 additional travel days can be funded if the travel duration is significantly extended due to sustainable travel.
You can apply via Mobility Online after your ERASMUS coordinator has confirmed your application by submitting a declaration on your honor and proof of your use of sustainable means of transport. You will receive information about this in good time by e-mail.

Social Top-Ups

The special funding for Green Travelling can be combined with one social top-up. Only one social top-up can be applied per application. 

• Students with children
• Students with diasbilities and or certified chronic illnesses
• First-time academics
• Working students

All information on the social top-up criteria can be found on the website if the International Office under section 4. Funding.

The conditions for the Mobility Grant are:

• Adequate language skills for a study program at the partner university (in general B1).
• Completion of the first year of study at the beginning of the stay abroad (Exception: for English studies the second year of study must be completed).
• Enrollment at the faculty of Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies.
• For students not enrolled at the faculty of Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies special rules regarding the study possibilities at the host university apply.

The application for the ERASMUS+ programmes is done via the Mobility Online platform and is completely online. Please, do not hand in any printouts.

To apply for an ERASMUS+ study place, the following documents have to be handed in to the ERASMUS-office before the deadline:

• Application in the Mobility Online platform
  The Application serves as the application for the Mobility Grant and is to be completed via the Mobility Online platform. The application is completely online. The following documents will be uploaded into the platform.
  We created a guide to facilitate the application process. (Only available in German.)
• Letter of Motivation, including personal information, academic goals and the anticipated duration of the stay abroad; the letter should justify the chosen partner university. Letters of motivation should not be longer than one A4 page and be written in German. Exceptions are the English studies’ partner universities, where the letter of motivation should be in English (Warsaw, Galway and Coventry).
• Curriculum Vitae including personal information, education, course of studies, practical experiences.
• Overview of grades from HISQIS/SELMA, a simple download is enough, no signature from the Prüfungsamt is needed. If you do not have many grades yet, you can additionally upload any interim certificates or your Bachelor's certificate.
• ECTS Learning Agreement (Learning Agreement), page 1 and Table A: Compilation of courses from the current course handbook from the partner university to the amount of 30 ECTS per semester, NO signature of the professors needed.

Application deadline

The application deadline is always valid for the entire following academic year (including both semesters, currently winter semester 2022/23 and summer semester 2023).

All applications – including those for the summer semester 2023 – have to be completed and handed in online by February 28^th, 2022. Vacant spots can be applied for starting on April 2^nd.

ATTENTION: The semester times in other countries are different from those at the TU Dresden. The summer semester usually begins in January or February!

Applications for the regular places are evaluated in March. The official assignment of places will be announced by the TU Dresden no later than April 15th 2022. In an information session afterwards further steps will be explained to the nominated students.

Applications for vacant spots are only tied to the deadlines set by the partner universities and can therefore be handed in any time during the year via the Mobility Online platform. The specific deadlines for each university can be requested at the Erasmus office. From April 01st 2022 onward, an overview of the vacant spots can be found on the website for vacancies. 

Applicants will receive a notification immediately after the application has been reviewed. If they have been nominated, applicants will receive detailed information about all further steps in a timely manner.

It is possible to count the academic results from the partner university towards the credit points or grades at the TU Dresden. For the recognition of your academic achievements from the partner university please contact your study adviser after your ERASMUS+ semester.

With the study adviser of the specific field of studies, please fill out the following document and then bring it to your examination office. The basis to recognise your results is the Transcript of Records you received from the partner university after you completed your exams.

• Bachelor und Master: Antrag auf Anerkennung von Leistungen (only available in German) and additionally the Anlage "Statistische Erhebung studienbezogener Auslandsaufenthalte" (only available in German).  

• Staatsexamen (further information): Antrag auf Anerkennung von Prüfungsleistungen (only available in German)

• Transcript of Records (overview over the grades you received during the stay abroad, Table E of the Learning Agreements)

It is advisable to think about the possible recognition during the formulation of the Learning Agreement. Contact the academic coordinators before your stay abroad to talk about the different possibilities (Table B from the Learning Agreement).

Here, you can find more general information by the International Office.

A database within the Mobility Online Portal offers various experience reports from students who spent time abroad. Those reports are a great source of information about the universities that have an agreement with the TU Dresden and our Faculty.

Writing an experience report is part of the ERASMUS+ program. All experience reports are collected and, after the author has given consent, will be published anonymously or with contact information within the Mobility Online Portal.

The database contains all the partner universities of the TU Dresden where students can study abroad. The reports contain personal experiences concerning the situation at the university, the housing situation and among other things how expensive the time abroad was and where the students were able to find help. 

The study advisors can answer content-related questions about the curriculum as well as questions about the recognition of classes from the stay abroad.

Concerning organizational questions about your stay abroad please contact the ERASMUS-coordinators of the Faculty of Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies.

Lina Bräu
Tel: +49/ 351 46339455
Fax: +49/ 351 46339456

Visitor’s address
Wiener Str. 48
Room 0.06
01219 Dresden

Office Hours
Our office hours take place online via Matrix Web Messenger (ZIH Login required) and in person in our office.

And upon request. 

Consultation is provided on the following topics:

• Assistance with motivational letter, CV, grade overview, Learning Agreement
• Mentoring before, during and after the stay abroad
• Advice on election of ERASMUS placement and preparation for stay abroad
• Nomination at the partner university
• Registration for the Mobility Grant
• Changes of the Learning Agreement
• Extension of the stay abroad
• Possible problems with the communication between students and partner university
• Preparation of application and registration documents
• Development and expansion of the communication between former and new Erasmus-students

To get a first idea of ERASMUS+, please download our presentation from the information meeting.For the preparation of the stay abroad and a general overview, please download thisChecklist

For a semester abroad, there are a couple of generally important documents that can be downloaded here.

Information about the Learning Agreement and how to fill it out can be found on the website of the International Office

Confirmation of Attendance (for students from TU Dresden)

Informationen about the ERASMUS+ programme and the application modalities (Download)

Checklist in German only

International Office

Finally, we would like to inform you about the services offered by the International Office, as well as the registration for the newsletter issued by the International Office to keep yourself updated about your possibilities to study abroad. 

Language and cutlure tandems

For students who are interested in improving their language skills as well as getting in contact with international students in Dresden, the university offers numerous language and culture tandem possibilities. 

The Department for Italian Studies offers a language tandem within the Doppia Laurea Double Master Degree Program, where students from Dresden will get in contact with the Italian studentd from Trento.
The Lehzentrum Sprachen und Kulturräume (LSK - Teaching Centre for Languages and Cultures) offers a language and cutlure tandem matching service, offered by the Multimediales Sprachlernzentrum (MSZ - Multi media language learning centre). 
The Cultural Office of the TU Dresden offers an overview of the language and cutlure tandems that are available at the university and beyond. 

The Faculty of Linguistics, Litetature and Cultural Studies has their own Buddy Program, where students from Dresden will get into contact with the international students from the faculty. 

Other programs and funding possibilities at the TU Dresden

If you are interested in more than Erasmus+, then you can find more information on other opportunities in the website for international programs and funding possibilities at the TU Dresden. Here, you will find information on TUDweltweit, international faculty cooperations, internships abroad, stipend and funding possibilities, as well as experience reports.

NB! Every faculty has their own specific website with information. Please make sure to not only cosnult the general information.