Add some international experience, good knowledge of a foreign language and key qualifications like self-help, tolerance and flexibility to your resume and, in many professions, it can improve your chances of getting a good job. Studying and living abroad help you develop your personality and might be for many of you a great step towards achieving more independence. You become more self-confident when you decide to leave your familiar environment and to spend some time among people speaking a foreign language, being confronted with different academic and practical systems and challenging yourself to adapt to foreign customs and everyday life practice.  

That is why we would like to encourage you to take your chance with the international study and internship offers of Ingolstadt University. Our university strives to develop its range of international services through a close cooperation with international universities, companies, establishments and organizations.

The team of the International Office will be glad to help you with all necessary arrangements for your stay abroad. Your commitment and proactive behavior will be very important for a good planning of your trip. Below and on our intranet pages you can find all information you might need for your study and stay abroad. 

FAQs

How long can I study abroad? 
You can study or do an internship abroad for one or two semesters.

What are the partner universities of Ingolstadt University? You can find here an overview of all partner universities of Ingolstadt University. For more information about our partner universities and other relevant topics (e.g. application deadlines), please click on Partner University Profiles. 

When should I start making the necessary arrangements for the semester abroad? Approx. one year before the intended stay abroad. You find detailed information on the exchange semester under Guidelines for study abroad. 

How can I find the best partner university for me? On the one side, you will make your decision for a foreign university according to personal criteria like e.g. your own professional targets, level of foreign language or special interest for a certain country. On the other side, it is the study offer (generally in English) of the respective university which plays an important role. For further information, please see:
• List of university partners (see the right faculty) 
• Profiles with links to curriculum and study offers of guest universities
• Subject choice: recognition of elected subjects, current learning agreements, courses taught in English 
• Reports of former exchange students 

What are the application deadlines? 
15.11.: non-European target countries (except South Africa) - the following academic year and European target countries (Erasmus program) - the following academic year (winter semester and summer semester)
15.06.: South Africa - the proximate academic year (summer semester and winter semester)
Other European target countries (Erasmus program) and all other non-European target countries - the following summer semester

How to apply? 
Please send your application online. 

What kind of documents should I enclose with my application?
Please submit by post, via e-mail or in person a print-out of your online application, your Curriculum Vitae in English and a print-out of your grades (Source: Intranet) to Career Service / Student Counseling & International Office / Annika Wust. Please do not use any plastic covers, etc. 

Do I get my grades recognized? 
Recognition of lectures attended abroad is the main condition for the student exchange. Ingolstadt University uses the standard European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) which has been successfully implemented across Europe. Therefore international students become credits of Ingolstadt University recognized by their home universities. At the same time, the recognition of credits from abroad for students of our university will succeed without difficulty. For more details, please read the course contents (curriculum) of the respective program of study. 

The most important component of the recognition procedure is the learning agreement (LA). This is a study contract between you as a student, Ingolstadt University and the partner university from abroad. The learning agreement is a guarantee for the recognition of your international course achievements after your return to Ingolstadt University. Below you find a short description of the procedure. Read more on this under General Information.

• Choose your subjects according to the ECTS-Guide of your guest university (see its homepage). The learning agreement should cover a minimum of 20 credits. 
• If you choose subjects that had not been recognized so far, please submit a course description in English and the examination regulations to your faculty representative who signs the learning agreement   
• Learning agreements must be signed by the ECTS coordinator of your faculty and the academic coordinator at Ingolstadt University  
• Please leave a copy of your learning agreement at the Career Service / International Office
• The original copy of the learning agreement must be signed at the guest university by the academic coordinator and the ECTS coordinator of the department 

What happens in case of more applicants for a study place abroad?
The selection procedure takes into account the previous academic grades and, if necessary, the results of a selection interview in English. Present procedure is subject to modifications and amendments. 

Are there any opportunities of financial support?
There are various possibilities of financial support, depending on the target country. The most common financial support in Europe is the Erasmus scholarship, besides the other financial support programs for stays abroad (e.g. DAAD, BAföG). You can find an overview of scholarship programs including application deadlines and requirements here.