Table of contents

1. 1. 1. your place in the world
   2. 2 Get out into life: How a stay abroad broadens your horizons
   3. 3rd application: Let's go!
   4. 4. funding: You can count on this support
   5. 5. preparatory language courses / online language support
   6. 6. FAQ - Further information
   7. 7. testimonials - what other students say
   8. 8. what happens after you have been accepted?
   9. 9. contact persons and application deadlines in the faculties
   10. 10. contact at the International Office

1. your place in the world

The ERASMUS exchange program enables you as a student:at the TUD Dresden University of Technology to spend short or long-term stays within the EU and in selected partner countries worldwide. During this time, you will receive financial and organizational support. More than 800 exchange places at partner universities are available each semester.

2 Get out into life: How a stay abroad broadens your horizons

Get out of the study rut. See the world. Learn or perfect a foreign language. Get involved with other cultures and mentalities. Expand your own network with international contacts - there are many different reasons to go abroad for a few months or a whole year with ERASMUS. You can also find some personal impressions and inspiration in the experience reports of TUD students who have already spent a semester abroad with Erasmus.

We at the International Office of TU Dresden will support you from the application to the steps you take after you have been accepted; you can find a compilation of the most important information in the ERASMUS checklist. The Mobility Online Portal (mobility portal) will guide you easily through the individual steps. But formalities are not everything. To ensure that your time abroad is a professional and personal benefit, here are a few practical tips to help you on your way:

• Find a shared flat with locals

• Take part in excursions, get-togethers and buddy programs to get to know the country and its people

• Don't just take Erasmus courses at university, but also regular seminars

• Get involved in local clubs and initiatives

• Learn not only the language of instruction, but also the local language

The ERASMUS Charter for Students informs you about your rights and obligations.

Good reasons especially for student teachers

When you go abroad with ERASMUS, you gain a lot of life experience and mature as a person. Anyone who has seen something of the world and can report on it first-hand enjoys respect - a benefit for anyone who will soon be standing in front of a class and teaching young people. In addition, stays abroad are becoming increasingly important for all student teachers due to the growing cultural heterogeneity of school classes in Germany. And last but not least, the insight into new teaching and learning methods will help you on your way.

Good reasons especially for engineering students

One in four jobs in Germany depends on exports. Accordingly, internationally experienced, cosmopolitan employees are in demand. If you can conduct negotiations in English or French and are familiar with other legal and market systems, you will have a trump card up your sleeve at the job interview. But ERASMUS will also help you in the long term: one in three companies say that graduates with international experience are better at their jobs than those without international experience.

Are you studying a different subject? We are sure that there are also good reasons for studying abroad. ERASMUS is for everyone!

Good reasons especially for students with limited opportunities

The current generation of Erasmus programs aims to promote equal opportunities, inclusion, diversity and fairness in all areas. TU Dresden also sees itself as an inclusive university where being different is a matter of course, see the services offered in the TUD's equal opportunities section.
For Erasmus-funded study visits, students with disabilities or chronic illnesses, students with child/children, students from a non-academic family and working students can apply for a monthly top-up amount, see 4. funding: You can count on this support.

3rd application: Let's go!

Prerequisites

• Enrollment at the TU
  You must be enrolled as a student at TU Dresden for a full degree program. This can also be a doctoral program.
• Study progress
  Are you enrolled in an undergraduate degree program? Then you must have completed the first year of study. This restriction does not apply to Master's students.
• Good academic performance
  You should have a good academic record at the time of your application. Specific grade requirements are not defined.
• Language skills
  Your language level in the language of instruction should be good enough for you to follow the lectures and seminars at the partner university.

Application process: Easier than expected

Don't worry: you don't have to overcome any major bureaucratic hurdles for your application. You find out about the application criteria from the ERASMUS representative or ERASMUS subject coordinator in the faculty, select the ERASMUS place you want and apply online via the mobility portal between January and March for the following academic year. A guide for the application part 1 will help you with the first application steps (you can find the guide for the application part 2 under What happens after you have been accepted).

Your application should include the following documents:

• Proof of previous study progress (e.g. overview of grades)
• Curriculum vitae in tabular form
• Proof of knowledge of the language of instruction at the host university
• Possibly a Learning Agreement with your signature. As a rule, 30 ECTS credit points are required for one semester and 60 ECTS credit points for a full academic year,
  Information and a template can be found under General information on the Learning Agreement. In principle, however, the Learning Agreement relevant for funding must be created digitally after the place has been allocated . Further information can be found under 8. What happens after acceptance?

Specific requirements of individual faculties can be found on their websites. Please note: The start of the semester at universities abroad often differs from that at TU Dresden!

Special features of ERASMUS worldwide

An exchange via ERASMUS worldwide requires a little more communication and initiative. The subject coordinators at TU Dresden and at the host university are therefore important contacts for planning your stay.

The application form and learning agreement must be uploaded to the mobility portal at least three months before the planned stay abroad.

4. funding: You can count on this support

In addition to a waiver of tuition fees at the partner university, you will receive a financial grant for the duration of your stay abroad, which you can apply for regardless of your income situation and, under certain conditions, combine with other grants.

How to apply

• You apply for an ERASMUS place.

• After your ERASMUS coordinator has successfully awarded you a place, you will receive information about the funding opportunities in the ERASMUS program by email via Mobility Online.

• If applicable, you can apply for a grant for green travel and/or social top-up (with only one criterion for the payment of the social top-up being applied in each case). Please note that additional funding can only be granted if sufficient funds are available.

• The International Office will issue you with your grant agreement, which you must sign and return in the original.

• Your fully (digitally) signed Learning Agreement must be available in the mobility portal by the start of your stay at the latest.

Funding opportunities

Special features

• Germany is not an eligible country for TUD students.
• United Kingdom: Funding for a stay at a partner university in the UK is subject to the availability of funds, see also information on Brexit and the impact on the ERASMUS program.
• Switzerland is not an ERASMUS program country, but the exchange will continue as the Swiss-European Mobility Program / SEMP, see SEMP application.

5. preparatory language courses / online language support

You can improve your language skills in the main working language of your host university with free language courses at TU Dresden. The ERASMUS Online Language Support (OLS) serves the same purpose.

6. FAQ - Further information

What do I need to know about health insurance? Where can I find testimonials about my university? Can I extend my stay? And what happens if I can't start my stay abroad? We answer all the questions that have remained unanswered so far.

7. testimonials - what other students say

Benefit from the experiences of ERASMUS students from previous years! Here they report first-hand on their experiences and adventures - including practical tips for an enriching and fulfilling time at your host university.

8. what happens after you have been accepted?

Once youhave been accepted for your exchange place, there are only a few formalities to complete. Your ERASMUS Subject Coordinator will guide you through a structured 4-step process: from the nomination to the Digital Learning Agreement.

9. contact persons and application deadlines in the faculties

Who is responsible for me? Please find out the contact details of the ERASMUS officers at the various faculties and the respective application deadlines. You will submit your application to them - and they are your contact persons for all questions that go beyond the general ERASMUS formalities.

10. contact at the International Office

For all questions and problems relating to your stay abroad with Erasmus, please contact the International Office: