Outgoing

Bachelor students of the Faculty of Computer Science

Students in the Bachelor's degree programs in Computer Science and Media Computer Science/Applied Computer Science who would like to spend a semester abroad are recommended to complete the modules of the compulsory elective area "Specialist specialization" (Computer Science) or the compulsory elective modules of the corresponding specialization (Applied Computer Science), i.e. the 5th semester at a partner university. Together with 6 additional credits from compatible modules of the compulsory area or the Bachelor's internship, the language modules and the AQUA modules, you can earn a total of 30 credits abroad.

Diploma students of the Faculty of Computer Science

For Diplom Computer Science students, basically every semester of the main course of study is suitable, in which compulsory elective modules are typically completed. In addition: the semester abroad is recognized for INF-25-Ma-BPr professional practice!

Master's students of the Faculty of Computer Science

If possible, Master's students should have already studied some modules of their degree program in order to find an orientation in their own degree program. All Master's degree programs include compulsory and compulsory elective modules that are suitable for studying abroad.

In addition ...

• Find out about the credit transfer options in advance! In particular, if you wish to receive credit for modules that are typically subject to a complex examination, credit transfer may be denied.
• Find out in advance on the Examination Office website about the procedure for applying for credit transfer!
• Please also note that you should have already studied at TU Dresden for at least one year at the beginning of your stay abroad.

The following list gives you an overview of the requirements that must be met in order for you to be nominated for a study abroad program:

• You are enrolled at TU Dresden as a student (including doctoral studies) and are pursuing a course of study leading to a recognized degree.
• Nationality is irrelevant for the application. However, you cannot go to your home country as part of Erasmus+ funding.
• As a Bachelor's or Diplom student, you should have successfully completed at least the first year of study (this only applies to a limited extent to Master's students).
• There is a valid bilateral ERASMUS+ agreement with the partner university for the relevant academic year and department.
• Before the start of the stay abroad, a Learning Agreement must be drawn up together with the subject coordinator of the Faculty of Computer Science at TU Dresden and the partner university.
• Sufficient knowledge of the language in which the courses to be attended are held must be available (recommended language level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: at least B1/B2).

Application deadline

The deadline for applying to study abroad is always

February 15th

Regardless of whether you are planning your stay abroad at the beginning of the winter semester or the summer semester of the next academic year, the application documents must be submitted in full by this date.

Remaining places can be allocated until around the beginning of May for the start of the winter semester and until September 15 for the start of the summer semester. You can see which places are still available in Mobility Online.

Application documents

The Mobility Online platform is the linchpin for your application and other tasks during your stay abroad. MobilityOnline will continue to support you even after you have been accepted.

You must prepare the following documents for your application:

• Letter of motivation
  With the letter of motivation, you communicate the personal and academic reasons for your decision to study abroad. In it, you describe why you have chosen the selected partner universities. How will studying abroad fit in with your studies at TU Dresden? What added value can studying at the partner university in question offer you for your own development?
  Be creative and convince us to select and nominate you for the study abroad program!

• Overview of grades issued by the Examination Office
  Please note that your transcript of records will not be issued automatically! To receive this, you must first contact the Examination Office of the Faculty of Computer Science. They will provide you with the grade overview via selma. A simple pdf printout from the selma website will not be accepted!

• Language certificate (English or national language, depending on the language of instruction)
  Your Abitur certificate is sufficient for the TU Dresden. It typically states the language level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
  Please note, however, that the partner university may require special language certificates once you have been accepted. It is therefore best to find out in advance which certificates are accepted!

• Draft Learning Agreement
  It is essential that you familiarize yourself with the courses offered by the partner university of your choice when you apply! The required draft should contain a list of the courses you are particularly interested in from the partner university's range.

• Curriculum vitae
  The CV reflects your career to date. It contains your personal data (name, date of birth, origin), your school career, any practical and professional experience, any experience abroad, information on social commitment (e.g. hobbies, club work, student committee work, etc.) as well as language and specialist knowledge.
  It is advisable to prepare this in tabular form. It should generally be no more than 2 pages long.

Please note: Always include a second or third preference for a partner university! Not every first preference can be realized.

There is no official list of courses recommended by the TU. Therefore, check the current curriculum of your partner university for information on the courses offered and their content! Also find out about course catalogs from previous semesters if no current one is available for your exchange period! Courses from the previous winter/summer semester are often offered again during your semester abroad.

In order to have the credits you have earned credited later, you should choose courses that are as equivalent as possible to modules in your degree program. By applying for a prior approval, you can obtain confirmation in advance that the courses you have chosen can be credited to your degree program.

The Learning Agreement can still be changed during your stay. Therefore, you do not have to make a final decision about which courses you would like to take at the time of application.

Why do I need a Learning Agreement?

With the Learning Agreement, you determine which courses you will take abroad and the number ofcredits you will earn. The partner university confirms in the Learning Agreement that you can participate in the selected courses. And last but not least, your Erasmus coordinator at the faculty will sign the Learning Agreement to confirm that the courses are a useful addition to your studies.

Recognition / credit transfer

At some other universities, exchange students are guaranteed in the Learning Agreement that the coursework completed abroad will be recognized during their studies. This is not the case at TU Dresden. Therefore, the field "Automatische Anerkennung" / "Automatic recognition" must not be activated. Please write the following sentence as a justification:
"Recognition of academic achievements obtained abroad is still pending".
After your stay abroad, you can use the application for credit transfer to decide for yourself which of the courses you would like to have credited to your degree program.

Versions of a Learning Agreement

The Learning Agreement is created and managed digitally via the Mobility Online platform. It can be adapted during your stay.

Your stay abroad is divided into 3 phases:

• Before the stay (in the Learning Agreement this concerns tables A and B): You fill in the tables of the Learning Agreement with the courses you are planning. You must also indicate for which modules of your degree program you intend to receive credit after your studies abroad. Please note the information described under Recognition / Recognition!
• During your stay (in the Learning Agreement: Tables A2 and B2): You can and probably have to adapt your Learning Agreement during your stay. There may be various reasons for this, e.g. your courses may not be offered or there may be time overlaps between courses.
  Please note that adjustments to the Learning Agreement must be made within 6 - 8 weeks of the start of the semester/trimester at your partner university! Otherwise you may jeopardize your funding.
• After your stay: You do not need the corresponding tables in the Learning Agreement for after your stay at our faculty or university - these will be replaced by the credit transfer application (see below) after your stay abroad. This means that even courses that you have not specified in advance in the "Application for preliminary examination" can be credited to you if the Examination Committee determines that they can be credited.

There are often more applications for a study abroad program at a partner university than available places. The following criteria are used to decide who gets their first choice:

• Academic and personal motivation 25%
  (What subject specializations would you like to pursue at the partner university? How does this complement your previous course of study? What is the academic rationale for the courses you have chosen at the partner university? What personal motivation brings you to the partner university / host country?)
• Academic achievements to date 50%
  (How do your academic achievements to date compare with those of your fellow students? Are you within the standard period of study?)
• Social commitment, hardship cases etc. 25 %
  (Are you involved in student or social causes etc. alongside your studies?
  Are there personal reasons that justify a case of hardship?)

If you have any questions, please contact your subject coordinator!

You can find detailed information on this page by the International Office.

It is strongly recommended that you take a leave of absence for the duration of your stay abroad. The semester of leave is counted as a university semester, but not as a subject semester; therefore no study time is "lost". You can find more information at the Admissions Office.

If you decide not to apply for a semester of leave, you must expect that you may be upgraded by one (further) semester after courses have been credited. Your examination regulations state that credit points must also be credited for periods of study. You can find more information on credit transfer below.

During the application process, a grant agreement is drawn up which regulates the financial support. The exact amount of funding you can receive depends on the duration of your stay and the destination country.
You can find more detailed information on the website of the International Office.

Before the stay

The tables in the Learning Agreement template do not clearly assign the courses to be completed abroad to the modules for which credit is to be transferred at a later date. For this reason, the Erasmus coordinator will not sign your Learning Agreement if you have activated the "Automatic recognition" field in the Learning Agreement.

Even if the option of automatic recognition is not available, you have the opportunity to confirm in advance whether the selected courses can be credited to modules or specific examinations of a module. This gives you the security of only attending courses that you can use for credit in your degree program.

To have the preliminary examination carried out, proceed as follows:

• Complete the application for a preliminary examination for the recognition of coursework and examinations to be completed as part of an ERASMUS program in full!
• Sign the application!
• Enclose the relevant course descriptions from the course catalog of your host university and
• submit the application to your Erasmus coordinator at the Faculty of Computer Science (see contact box)!

The Erasmus coordinator will comment on the course module assignments with regard to creditability and send you back the confirmed application for your documents.

After your stay

After your return to the Faculty of Computer Science, you decide which of the courses you have completed you would like to have credited. With the help of the application for preliminary examination (see above), you can be sure that the course module assignments confirmed in the application will be credited, provided there have been no changes.

• Crediting on the basis of the application for preliminary examination is the quickest way. To do this, you can use the crediting form provided on the Examination Office website for the crediting of coursework and examinations completed as part of your studies abroad.
• If there have been changes between the application for a preliminary examination and the application for credit transfer, the general credit transfer application form provided by the Examination Office should be used to apply for credit transfer.
  In this case, processing will take longer, as the technical examination of the acquired competences and the comparison with the corresponding module descriptions of the degree program is time-consuming.

Please note ...

• Grades will not be converted if the grading system is not comparable to that of your degree program. This is a requirement of your examination regulations (Framework Examination Regulations of TU Dresden or Section 1: General Provisions (§ 22, paragraph 4) adopted by the Senate of TU Dresden): "In the case of incomparable grading systems, the note "passed" is included, grades from incomparable grading systems are not included in the further grade formation."
• Crediting in the additional area, e.g. as additional modules, is not possible.
• Credit transfers can be applied for and approved at module level and at examination level. Recognition of partial credits is not possible.
• For Erasmus+ funding, you must provide evidence of courses worth approx. 25 ECTS. It is up to you to decide whether you apply for these credits to be credited to your studies. Applying for credit transfer is voluntary.

Please communicate with our subject coordinator exclusively via your TUD e-mail address!
E-mails from private addresses will not be answered.