Studying with ERASMUS+

ERASMUS+ is the EU's exchange programme 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 programme 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+ programme can be found on the relevant website of the International Office.

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

Lina Bräu and Paulina Hösl
Stabsstelle Internationales
Wiener Straße 48, room 0.06
01062 Dresden

Office hours online via TU Dresden Matrix

This way to our open office hours
Tuesday 3pm – 5pm
Thursday 10am – 12pm

Phone 0351 463 39455
E-Mail erasmus.slk@mailbox.tu-dresden.de

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:

• 3 – 12 months, financially supported stay abroad at a partner university
• 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+ programme.
  When enrolled in a Bachelor or Master degree programme: up to 12 months for each stage of studies can be funded
  When enrolled in a single-track study programme: up to 24 months  can be funded.
  Past ERASMUS+ funding grants will be considered.

When applying for a semester or year abroad with the ERASMUS+ programme, you are applying for the ‘ERASMUS scholarship’ as well, by submitting your online application to the International Office. 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.

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 , 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 2021/22 and summer semester 2022).

All applications – including those for the summer semester 2022 – have to be completed and handed in online by February 28^th, 2021. 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 2021. 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. 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 youracademic coordinator after your ERASMUS+ semester.

With the academic coordinator 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)

• 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).

A database, courtesy of the International Office, offers various experience reports from students who spent time abroad. Those reports are a great source for information about the universities that have a contract with the TU Dresden.

Writing an experience report is part of the ERASMUS+ programme. All experience reports are collected and, after the author has given consent, will be published anonymously or with contact information on the International Office’s website.

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. You can search for information regarding a specific country or field of study, partner universities and experience reports for their regions.

The department coordinators (contact on department website) and academic coordinators can answer content-related questions about the curriculum.

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

Lina Bräu and Paulina Hösl
Tel: +49/ 351 46339455
Fax: +49/ 351 46339456
erasmus.slk@mailbox.tu-dresden.de

Visitor’s address
Wiener Str. 48, room 0.06
01219 Dresden

Office Hours ONLINE ONLY
Our office hours only take place online at the moment. Please visit the online Matrix Web Messenger - you need a university ZIH Login.

Tuesday, 3pm - 5pm
Thursday, 10am  - 12pm

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

Important forms and downloads regarding the topic of staying abroad can be found, for example, on the website of the International Office. 

A compilation of some important documents can be found here as well:

Learning Agreement (complete)

Confirmation of Attendance

Transcript of Records (for Incomings)

Presentation of the information meeting regarding the stay abroad (ERASMUS-internship, ERASMUS-Studies, Dual Master Degree with Trento, PAD, language courses, further university cooperations)

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

(Checklist)

Welcome page of the International Office​

Overview of all programmes and funding possibilities

Newsletter of the International Office including their current offers about studying abroad

Language and culture tandems

German as a Foreign language and German Studies